False Idols
{{about|the album|religious practise|Idolatry}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = False Idols
| type = studio
| artist = Tricky
| cover = False Idols album cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|5|23|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Trip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=07}}
| label = False Idols
| producer = {{hlist|The Antlers|Fifi Rong|Tricky}}
| prev_title = Mixed Race
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Adrian Thaws
| next_year = 2014
}}
False Idols is the ninth studio album by English trip hop musician Tricky, released on 23 May 2013. It is Tricky's first release on his label False Idols, an imprint of !K7.{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49716-tricky-announces-new-album-false-idols-shares-track-nothings-changed/ |title=Tricky Announces New Album False Idols, Shares Track "Nothing's Changed" |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tricky--2/69965 |title=Tricky on 2011's surprise Glastonbury appearance: 'I'm not a fan of Beyoncé' |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=26 April 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430125011/http://www.nme.com/news/tricky--2/69965 |archivedate=30 April 2013 }}{{cite web |last=Morpurgo |first=Joseph |url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/25/false-idols-tricky-on-upsetting-jordan-thatchers-legacy-and-that-glastonbury-appearance-with-beyonce/ |title=False Idols: Tricky on upsetting Jordan, Thatcher's legacy, and that Glastonbury appearance with Beyonce |work=Fact |publisher=The Vinyl Factory |date=25 April 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}}
The album features guest vocals by Francesca Belmonte, Fifi Rong, Nneka and Peter Silberman of The Antlers.{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/tricky-announces-new-album-false-idols-released-28th-may-2013 |title=Tricky Announces New Album 'False Idols' Released 28th May 2013 |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=28 February 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}} The song "Nothing's Changed", which features Francesca Belmonte, was released on 27 February 2013.{{cite web |last=Larson |first=Jeremy D. |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/tricky-announces-u-s-tour-plus-hear-five-songs-from-his-new-album-false-idols/ |title=Tricky announces U.S. tour, plus hear five songs from his new album False Idols |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=1 May 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}} A music video for "Does It" premiered on 27 March 2013.{{cite magazine |last=Hyman |first=Dan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tricky-gets-ominous-in-does-it-premiere-20130327 |title=Tricky Gets Ominous in 'Does It' – Premiere |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media |date=27 March 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}}
Tricky compared False Idols to his debut album, Maxinquaye, concluding that "False Idols is a better album."{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/tricky-returns-with-false-idols |title=Tricky Returns With 'False Idols' |work=Clash |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}} He also stated that "False Idols was about him finding himself again."{{cite web |last=Martins |first=Chris |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/tricky-nothings-changed-false-idols-francesca-belmonte/ |title=Tricky Admits Last Albums Sucked, Shares Much Better 'Nothing's Changed' |work=Spin |publisher=Buzz Media |date=28 February 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2013}}
In support of the album, Tricky was to embark on a ten-date US tour, which would have kicked off in Columbus, Ohio on 8 June 2013. However, he was forced to postpone the tour until October due to unforeseen US visa issues.{{cite web |url=http://www.trickysite.com/tricky-reschedules-north-american-tour-dates/ |title=Tricky Reschedules North American Tour Dates |publisher=trickysite.com |date=7 June 2013 |accessdate=12 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611235152/http://www.trickysite.com/tricky-reschedules-north-american-tour-dates/ |archive-date=11 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,{{Cite web|url=https://www.impalamusic.org/content/impala-awards-european-independent-acts-hit-record-levels|title=IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels {{!}} Impala|website=impalamusic.org}} which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.{{Cite web | url=http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340 | title=IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels {{!}} Impala | access-date=27 August 2017 | archive-date=21 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321145318/http://impalamusic.org/node/340 | url-status=dead }}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Jason Lymangrover |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/false-idols-mw0002501655 |title=False Idols – Tricky {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2013-05-27 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev4 = Mojo
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}Some 18 years after his astonishing debut album Maxinquaye, Tricky has come close to making Maxinquaye II. [Jul 2013, p.88]
| rev5 = musicOMH
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Mainzer |first=Jordan |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/tricky-false-idols |title=Tricky – False Idols {{!}} Album Reviews |publisher=musicOMH |date=2013-05-28 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Jeffrey|title=Tricky: False Idols|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/170994-tricky-false-idols/|publisher=Pop Matters|accessdate=24 June 2013|date=29 May 2013}}
| rev8 = Q
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}False Idols might fall short of such heights [of his debut], but at least sounds like the same person made it to the studio. [Jul 2013, p.111]
| rev9 = Sputnikmusic
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Hernan|title=Album Review – Tricky: False Idols|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57117/Tricky-False-Idols/|publisher=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=24 June 2013|date=27 May 2013}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}A return to a winning formula, if not an emphatic return to form. [Jun 2013, p.79]
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Somebody's Sins
| writer1 = Patti Smith
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Nothing Matters
| writer2 = {{hlist|Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws|Nneka Lucia Egbuna}}
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Valentine
| writer3 = {{hlist|Thaws|Richard Rodgers|Lorenz Hart}}
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = Bonnie & Clyde
| writer4 = Thaws
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Parenthesis
| writer5 = {{hlist|Thaws|The Antlers}}
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Nothing's Changed
| writer6 = Thaws
| length6 = 3:19
| title7 = If Only I Knew
| writer7 = {{hlist|Thaws|Fifi Rong}}
| length7 = 3:14
| title8 = Is That Your Life
| writer8 = {{hlist|Thaws|Francesca Belmonte}}
| length8 = 2:45
| title9 = Tribal Drums
| writer9 = {{hlist|Thaws|Belmonte}}
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = We Don't Die
| writer10 = Thaws
| length10 = 3:11
| title11 = Chinese Interlude
| writer11 = Rong
| length11 = 2:14
| title12 = Does It
| writer12 = {{hlist|Thaws|Sharon Shy|Henry Frost}}
| length12 = 2:58
| title13 = I'm Ready
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thaws|Belmonte}}
| length13 = 2:36
| title14 = Hey Love
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thaws|David Sylvian}}
| length14 = 3:08
| title15 = Passion of the Christ
| writer15 = Thaws
| length15 = 2:46
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus track{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/false-idols-deluxe-edition-mr0003954654 |title=False Idols [Deluxe Edition] |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation |accessdate=7 June 2013}}
| title16 = Does It
| note16 = Remix by Tricky
| length16 = 2:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes Store bonus track{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/false-idols-bonus-track-version/641130887 |title=False Idols (Bonus Track Version) by Tricky |date=24 May 2013 |publisher=iTunes Store UK. Apple |access-date=7 June 2013}}
| title16 = We Don't Die
| note16 = Remix by Tricky
| length16 = 3:22
}}
- "Valentine" contains excerpts from "My Funny Valentine" as performed by Chet Baker.
- "Does It" features a sample from "Love Is a Chainstore" by The Ropes.
- "Hey Love" contains elements from "Ghosts" by Japan.
Personnel
Credits for False Idols adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=False Idols |type=CD liner notes |others=Tricky |publisher=False Idols |year=2013 |id=K7308CD}}
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- Tricky – production (all tracks); vocals (3, 4, 6, 8, 12–15); additional vocals (5); photography
- The Antlers – guitar, lead vocals, production (5)
- Chet Baker – vocals (3)
- Francesca Belmont – vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10, 12, 13)
- Pepe Belmonte – guitar (4, 10)
- Ian Caple – mixing
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- Tristan Cassell – vocals (9)
- John Davis – mastering
- Lee Jaffe – harmonica (2)
- François Kerjan – engineering
- Nneka – vocals (2)
- Anna Aiko Roche – artwork
- Fifi Rong – vocals (7, 11); production (11)
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Charts
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|+ Chart performance for False Idols |
| scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Austria|34|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|17|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|43|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2013}} |
| {{album chart|France|93|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=12 June 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|83|id=217886|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|72|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|30|artist=Tricky|album=False Idols|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2013}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|66|date=20130602|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|15|date=20130602|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2013}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|149|artist=Tricky|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|24|artist=Tricky|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|5|artist=Tricky|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2021}} |