Trick (Kele album)

Trick
Studio album by Kele
Released 13 October 2014
Recorded 2012–14 in London and New York[1]
Genre
Length 40:58
Label Lilac Records
Producer
Kele chronology

The Hunter
(2011)		 Trick
(2014)
Singles from Trick
  1. "Doubt"
    Released: 19 August 2014
  2. "Coasting"
    Released: 22 September 2014
  3. "Closer"

Trick is the second solo album by Kele Okereke, the lead singer of British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 13 October 2014 through Lilac Records.[6] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 99.[7]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100[8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash 7/10[5]
The Guardian [2]
Pitchfork 6/10[9]
NME 7/10[10]
Consequence of Sound C+[3]
LA Times [11]
DIY [12]
MusicOMH [13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "First Impressions"  
 3:56
2. "Coasting"  Okereke 4:35
3. "Doubt"  Okereke 4:50
4. "Closer"  Okereke 3:26
5. "Like We Used To"  Okereke 4:41
6. "Humour Me"  Okereke 3:54
7. "Year Zero"  Okereke 3:45
8. "My Hotel Room"  Okereke 4:18
9. "Silver and Gold"  Okereke 3:18
10. "Stay The Night"  Okereke 4:15
Notes

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[7] 99
UK Dance Albums (Official Charts Company)[14] 9

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kele Okereke Announces New Album 'Trick'". Clash. 23 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gibsone, Harriet (9 October 2014). "Kele: Trick review - confident, carnal disco on Bloc Party singer’s second solo album". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Staples, Derek (16 October 2014). "Kele - Trick Review". Consequence of Sound.
  4. ↑ "Argy brings us "Closer" to Kele Okereke in new remix". Earmilk. 12 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kele - Trick Review". Clash. 10 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kele Okereke returns with second studio album, Trick". The Guardian. 24 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CHART: CLUK Update 25.10.2014 (wk42)". Zobbel.de. 25 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Reviews for Trick by Kele". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (16 October 2014). "Kele: Trick Review". Pitchfork Media.
  10. ↑ Cottingham, Chris (13 October 2014). "NME Album Reviews - Kele - 'Trick'". NME. IPC Media.
  11. ↑ Brown, August (14 October 2014). "Kele Okereke's 'Trick' full of smart, contemporary club sounds". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ↑ Boon, Henry (13 October 2014). "Kele - Trick". DIY.
  13. ↑ Marsh, Graeme (7 October 2014). "Kele - Trick". MusicOMH.
  14. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 25 October 2014.