Product Description
Tricky is back with an album named after the Bristol neighborhood where he grew up. It details the travels and travails of his youth, resulting in an eclectic aural history of his diverse upbringing. He reaches into post-punk, Two-Tone, reggae, hip-hop, and pop, twisting them into surreal songscapes. Tricky uses his astonishingly eclectic band and a host of great undiscovered singers to create the most varied and accessible set of his career.

1. Puppy Toy
2. Bacative
3. Joseph
4. Veronika
5. C'mon Baby
6. Council Estate
7. Past Mistake
8. Coalition
9. Cross To Bear
10. Slow
11. Baligaga
12. Far Away
13. School Gates

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CVCBEY/?tag=imwan-20

Tricky: '9/11 is why I didn't release an album for four years'
Knowle West Boy also reveals himself to be a closet Kylie fan

July 4, 2008
http://www.nme.com/news/tricky/37856



Tricky, whose new album 'Knowle West Boy' is released this Monday (July 7) in the UK, has blamed 9/11 for the long interval between this release and his last album, 2004's 'Vulnerable'.

The star said the 2001 terror attacks in New York affected him profoundly.

"I put on TV and saw the plane crashing into the building. I built up a spliff, smoked it, and went back to bed," he told The Sun's Something For The Weekend. "I knew things were going to change then. 9/11 is probably the main reason I didn’t release an album for five years."

The Bristol-born rapper also gave his opinion on the current state of pop music, declaring: "Madonna working with Justin Timberlake is supposed be cool but I don't think there's anything cool about it."

The trip-hopper did reserve praise Kylie Minogue, though. Tricky covers her 2003 hit 'Slow' on his new album.

"I think Kylie's underrated… Cool is knowing yourself and I think Kylie Minogue really knows who she is and doesn't try to be anything else," explained Tricky.

Check out the album website at http://knowlewestboy.com for more, or listen to a stream of the whole album at http://www.7digital.com - for my ears, it's a continuation of Tricky's more recent work, so anybody still looking for a Maxinquaye redux won't find it here.