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Ununiform[lower-alpha 1] is the thirteenth studio album by English trip hop artist Tricky. It was released by False Idols on 22 September 2017.[2][3] Three singles were taken from this album, 'The Only Way', 'When We Die' and 'Running Wild', all of them released before the album.[4] And alternative version of 'The Only Way' was uploaded on Tricky personal Soundcloud account a few weeks after the original, and later released as a single in 2018, this version was also included in the physical releases of the album, but unlisted in the back cover. The album features a variety of guest vocalists, including Russian rappers, American vocalists, his usual collaborator Francesca Belmonte, and Tricky's frequent-collaborator and former girlfriend Martina Topley-Bird.[5][6] American hip hop artist Jay-Z co-engineered the album.

Ununiform
Studio album by Tricky
Released	22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Recorded	Berlin, Germany
Length	41:23
Label	False Idols
Tricky chronology
Skilled Mechanics (2016) Ununiform (2017) Fall to Pieces (2020)

Recording

Tricky conceived the album while in Moscow, Russia; it consequently features vocal contributions from Russian rapper Smoky Mo.[1] The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany.[7] The album features a mixture of trip hop-inspired tracks as well as guitar-based tracks,[1] including a cover version of "Doll Parts" by Hole, featuring vocals from Los Angeles-based artist Avalon Lurks.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10[9]
Metacritic	71/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Exclaim!	5/10[12]
The Irish Times	[13]
Mojo	[14]
The Observer	[15]
Pitchfork	5.1/10[1]
PopMatters	6/10[16]
Q	[17]
Rolling Stone Russia	[18]
Uncut	[19]

Ununiform received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 12 reviews.[10] Kitty Empire of The Observer gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "Tricky creates a claustrophobic world full of stark bass lines, pop digressions and slinky Bristol moments; his duet with Francesca Belmonte, New Stole, is particularly moreish."[15] Ben Cardew of Pitchfork gave the album 5.1 out of 10 stars, summarising: "ununiform may come nowhere near to the jaw-dropping impact of those early Tricky albums. But buried deep in his 13th studio release, Tricky may just have sown the seeds of a new musical contentment."[1] The album was compared to Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971) and The xx's Coexist (2012).[20]

Track listing

Note

• 1 ^ "Doll" is a cover of "Doll Parts" by Hole.[1]
• 2 ^ "Running Wild" was also co-written by Mina Rose.[21]
• 3 ^ "New Stole" is a reworked version of Francesca Belmonte song Stole from her debut album Anima.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]	114
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]	52
French Albums (SNEP)[25]	74
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	47

Notes

References

External links

• ununiform at AllMusic

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