Trip9love
Trip9love | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 September 2023 | |||
Studio | Tirzah's and Mica Levi's home studios | |||
Length | 33:04 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Mica Levi | |||
Tirzah chronology | ||||
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Trip9love (stylised as trip9love...???) is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Tirzah. It was surprise-released digitally on 5 September 2023, and released physically on 17 November, by Domino Recording Company. The album was produced by Mica Levi.
Recording
[edit]The album was written and recorded in Tirzah's and Levi's home studios, as well as in southeast London and Kent,[1] over about a year's time.[2]
Release
[edit]Trip9love was surprise-released digitally on 5 September 2023 without any prior singles.[3][1] Tirzah had said she would be "sharing the record next week" on 29 August.[4] Along with the digital release, a physical release by Domino Recording Company was announced to follow on 17 November.[1] The album tease in August came with the announcement of tour dates in Europe and North America,[4] but the North American leg was cancelled after Tirzah contracted pneumonia.[5]
Style
[edit]The central instruments of the album are the piano and drum machine.[6][7] Most songs on the album are built on the same drum beat, with different mixing and distortion applied to each to differentiate them, while a few are drumless ballads.[6][8] The piano's tone is also very consistent track to track.[6] The two instruments contrast with each other, with Pitchfork's Philip Sherburne calling the piano "distant and mournful" and the drums "confrontational, in your face, charged with latent violence."[6]
Reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Clash | 7/10[7] |
Jenesaispop | [10] |
The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[11] |
Mojo | [12] |
MusicOMH | [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[6] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Trip9love received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[9] Sherburne called the album "tender as a bruise, the kind of bruise you press down on now and again, just to confirm that it still hurts—and to take secret pleasure in the ache."[6] Clash's Ana Lamond wrote that "it is within the intricacies of Tirzah and Levi's union that the record truly gleams."[7] Resident Advisor's Kiana Mickles wrote that "The effect of a wrong note pressed, a one-take vocal run or a perfectly misplaced guitar screech might seem inconsequential because, at this point, it's so indisputably Tirzah. But real care goes into her rule-breaking, which is what makes it sound so immaculate."[14] Bandcamp Daily's Diamond Sharp wrote that Tirzah's "delicate vocals pair well over the warbled 808s and distorted beats", and called the album "raw and ever-changing."[15]
Critics emphasised the need for multiple listens to fully grasp the album.[7][8] Sherburne said it took him "a dozen or more listens" to notice the repeated drum pattern.[6]
Year-end lists
[edit]Publication | # | Ref. |
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DJ Mag | — | [16] |
Gorilla vs. Bear | 13 | [17] |
Les Inrockuptibles | 8 | [18] |
The Line of Best Fit | 44 | [19] |
Loud and Quiet | 10 | [20] |
Resident Advisor | — | [21] |
Time Out | 9 | [22] |
The Washington Post | 6 | [23] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi. All tracks are produced by Levi.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "F22" | 3:38 |
2. | "Promises" | 2:37 |
3. | "U All the Time" | 4:12 |
4. | "Their Love" | 2:32 |
5. | "No Limit" | 3:02 |
6. | "Today" | 2:44 |
7. | "Stars" | 3:20 |
8. | "He Made" | 2:48 |
9. | "2 D I C U V" | 3:31 |
10. | "6 Phrazes" | 1:33 |
11. | "Nightmare" | 3:02 |
Total length: | 33:04 |
Personnel
[edit]Charts
[edit]Chart | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart (OCC)[24] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Monroe, Jazz (5 September 2023). "Tirzah Releases New Album Trip9love...???". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (5 September 2023). "Tirzah releases surprise new album, trip9love...???". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (5 September 2023). "Stream Tirzah's New Album trip9love...?". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (29 August 2023). "Tirzah Announces Tour Dates, Promises New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (12 October 2023). "Tirzah Cancels North American Tour Due to Pneumonia". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sherburne, Philip (6 September 2023). "Tirzah: trip9love...??? Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Lamond, Ana (6 September 2023). "Tirzah – trip9love...???". Clash. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b Bell, Kaelen (5 September 2023). "Listen to Tirzah's New Album trip9love...?". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b "trip9love...??? by Tirzah Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Alonso, Sebas E. (7 September 2023). "Tirzah / trip9love...???". Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Ims (5 September 2023). "Tirzah: trip9love...??? Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Cowan, Andy (November 2023). "Tirzah – trip9love...???". Mojo. p. 90.
- ^ Devlin, Ben (12 September 2023). "Tirzah – trip9love...???". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Mickles, Kiana (7 September 2023). "Tirzah - trip9love...???". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Sharp, Diamond (9 September 2023). "Essential Releases, 8 September 2023". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Ben (13 December 2023). "DJ Mag's top albums of 2023". DJ Mag. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023". Gorilla vs. Bear. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Best of 2023". Les Inrockuptibles. 29 November 2023.
- ^ Turner, Thomas (4 December 2023). "The Best Albums of 2023 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Loud and Quiet Albums of the Year 2023". Loud and Quiet. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ McTernan, Conor (14 December 2023). "The Best Albums of 2023". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Hewitson, Rosie (1 December 2023). "The 30 Best Albums of 2023". Time Out. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Richards, Chris (6 December 2023). "The best albums of 2023: Top pop from Peso Pluma to Sexyy Red". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2024.