3 (Tricot album)

3 is the third studio album by Japanese math rock band Tricot. The album was released on May 17, 2017 in Japan by the band's own label Bakuretsu Records.[1] It was also released the same day by Big Scary Monsters Recording Company in the United Kingdom and Topshelf Records in the United States.[1]

3
Studio album by
Tricot
ReleasedMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)
Studio
Genre
Length46:00
Label
Tricot chronology
A N D
(2015)		 3
(2017)
Singles from 3
  1. "Pork Ginger"
    Released: December 24, 2015[3]
  2. "DeDeDe"
    Released: March 27, 2017[4]
  3. "Melon Soda"
    Released: April 21, 2017[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Patrick St. Michel of The Japan Times wrote that 3 showcases Tricot's continued "ability to strike a balance between complex instrumentation and sudden emotional flourishes".[6] Phil Witmerwrote of Vice opined that "what makes 3 and the rest of Tricot's music transcend the 'experimental' label is a transparent, pop-derived emotional core", while noting 3 to be the band's "heaviest, most challenging album".[7] Chris DeVille of Stereogum described the album's music as "intricate and noodly" but played with "a frantic energy and melodic directness worthy of the Bangles."[1]

AllMusic critic John D. Buchanan found that Tricot, though "not doing anything new", are nonetheless "very good, and in a crowded marketplace they do manage to bring something unique to the table", citing their ability to "infuse their challenging avant-rock with a real pop sensibility".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tricot (Motoko Kida, Ikkyu Nakajima and Hiromi Sagane).

No.TitleLength
1."Tokyo Vampire Hotel"2:31
2."Wabi-Sabi"3:06
3."Yosoiki"3:56
4."DeDeDe"3:28
5."Sukima"5:16
6."Pork Side"1:01
7."Pork Ginger"4:44
8."Echo"3:47
9."18, 19"4:01
10."Namu"2:46
11."Munasawagi"4:12
12."Setsuyakuka"4:28
13."Melon Soda"2:44
Total length:46:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 20
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 31
US World Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

References
  1. DeVille, Chris (May 16, 2017). "Stream Tricot 3". Stereogum. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. Buchanan, John D. "3 – Tricot". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. Tricot. "ポークジンジャー – Pork Ginger" (in Japanese). Bandcamp. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. "tricotの「DeDeDe – Single」" (in Japanese). Japan: iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. "tricotの「メロンソーダ – Single」" (in Japanese). Japan: iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. St. Michel, Patrick (June 27, 2017). "Tricot fine-tunes a formula that got the trio noticed overseas on '3'". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. Witmer, Phil (May 16, 2017). "With '3,' Tricot Proves They're the Greatest Trio on Earth". Vice. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. 3 (liner notes). Tricot. Topshelf Records. 2017. TSR168.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-05-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums [ 2017/05/29 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  11. "Tricot Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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