BBC

“an album that dazzles and never disappoints”

Guardian, rating 4 stars

“an urgency runs throughout the record like a pumping vein, presenting us with a man who feels vital again.”

Uncut, 4 stars

“Tricky is looking upon the signifiers of his childhood – dole queues, council housing, social decay – with a sense of pride and longing. Absence, in this case, clearly makes the art grow fonder.”

2008

01. Puppy Toy

02. Bacative

03. Joseph

04. Veronika

05. C’mon Baby

06. Council Estate

07. Past Mistake

08. Coalition

09. Cross To Bear

10. Slow

11. Baligaga

12. Far Away

13. School Gate