Beats Per MinuteJul 22, 2026
Album Review: Tricky – Different When It’s Silent (opens in new tab)
The music media labels many artists as geniuses, progenitors, trailblazers, while only a handful are really deserving any of these or similar epithets.
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Different When It’s Silent
- PitchforkJul 21, 2026
Different When It’s Silent (opens in new tab)
The trip-hop icon’s latest album is stylistically uneven, but he sounds creatively energized, particularly on brooding, desolate songs where he grapples with parental grief.