Here's the Music Japan episode with tricot performing http://www.miomio.tv/watch/cc252541/
It's quite bizarre seeing them with Morning Musume and Sexy Zone, E-Girls and Perfume. Credit goes to the producers I guess - as far as I know tricot is still only signed to their self-made indie label.
― abcfsk, Monday, 14 December 2015 05:58 (eight years ago) link
I really loved THE, but AND has a dense surface of hyperkinetic chops that I just bounce off. Maybe they have ascended to the stratosphere and my ageing brain is left behind, although I listen to a lot of Autechre and feel it's quite straightforward.
― MatthewK, Monday, 14 December 2015 06:22 (eight years ago) link
Maybe it's because I heard it first but I prefer A N D over T H E and the rest of the stuff I've heard, even though everyone tells me they're better. So many hooks.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 14 December 2015 11:44 (eight years ago) link
that tricot x disney thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILRHE-GRyY
― abcfsk, Monday, 21 December 2015 20:40 (eight years ago) link
this is such an odd mix of modern pop and like "signed to thrill jockey in 97" vibes
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 21 December 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
So good live! So glad I managed to make it out for them.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 16:23 (eight years ago) link
I'm really regretting not hearing A N D before making up my albums ballot from this year. It's really great.
― i;m the worst poster e9er (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:18 (eight years ago) link
Had every intention of seeing them but someone must've turned up the gravity on my sofa.
― François Pitchforkian (NickB), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
Great new single, EP out in a few
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFtbqm1EGRI
The climax brings everything together, serves some emotions
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 14:23 (eight years ago) link
Bump for a great song
― abcfsk, Friday, 15 April 2016 06:56 (eight years ago) link
<3 it, but i don't think it's going to supplant oyasumi from playing endlessly in my head
― mookieproof, Saturday, 16 April 2016 00:08 (eight years ago) link
oh i totally missed this ep. it rules
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 December 2016 21:38 (seven years ago) link
it really do. those first 2 tracks have to be the most inspiring seven minutes of 2016
― r|t|c, Thursday, 8 December 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
also think the last track is my new fav tricot song
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 December 2016 21:50 (seven years ago) link
i just really really like the ones where it's like they thought steely dan was the ultimate black belt in karate
― r|t|c, Thursday, 8 December 2016 21:58 (seven years ago) link
new album "3" out on may 19
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2017 13:59 (seven years ago) link
*patiently sits in one place until may 19*
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2017 14:04 (seven years ago) link
Hope it's better than singles/EPs they put out after AND, I thought they were a but formulaic. I'm probably still apparently the only person to prefer AND to THE though so I might just have wrong opinions on this band
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 9 February 2017 14:28 (seven years ago) link
Looking forward to it, hoping for a European tour.
In the meantime Tricot-influenced Hong Kong group GDJYB just put out a very good album.
https://youtu.be/U7ebN0GHVDo
― Iain Mew (if), Thursday, 9 February 2017 14:35 (seven years ago) link
That was quite nice, I liked the basslines
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 9 February 2017 14:56 (seven years ago) link
all ilm threads really do wind up at steely dan
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 February 2017 16:24 (seven years ago) link
New song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_PGAh04ors
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 31 March 2017 16:16 (seven years ago) link
aw yeah
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/20/524709819/tricots-melon-soda-is-a-math-rock-sugar-rush
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 20 April 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
I haven't really been blown away by any of the new stuff I've heard off this; I will still probably get it and enjoy it well enough though. And to be genre pedant for a minute I really don't think the math-rock tag has ever really applied, especially not now they're essentially a decent pop-rock band with the occasional time signature change.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 20 April 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
ya never rly considered tricot math
they have mathy moments but go back to almost standard rock/j-rock
always dug lite if we're talking j math rock
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Thursday, 20 April 2017 16:48 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, Lite are good. I also recommend Nuito and Marmalade Butcher for anyone into that stuff
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 20 April 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link
album is on spotify rn
it's great
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
XP - If anybody fancies a crash course in J Math stuff then you could do worse than check out this free compilation - https://feckingbahamas.bandcamp.com/album/i-japan
― MaresNest, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:29 (seven years ago) link
I really like "melon soda" and the "how to play" videos they posted for that one. Looking forward to digging into the LP
― calstars, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link
Nice one MaresNest, looks interesting
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
fb do good work
they have a map of mathy bands on their site if anyone wants an intro
http://feckingbahamas.com/world-math
some not 100% math but it's a decent intro
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:50 (seven years ago) link
Lot's of J Math (sorry) seems much less dissonant and overall prettier than it's western counterpart, I really like the bands that lean on the Piano as a central instrument like Atlantis Airport or Haisuinonasa
― MaresNest, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
Sry for temporary hijack btw -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8mSZBJzJA
― MaresNest, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
WRONG DUDE but these people look cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=266ecgV0mnA
― Cyborg Kickboxer (rushomancy), Thursday, 18 May 2017 20:38 (seven years ago) link
new album out!!!!
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 21:00 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axV7NhKArV0
oooh the singles for this one were excellent
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
.... this may be their best
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
I always dig their clean no-frills production
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
Really good record. Some really harsh/aggressive stuff, some really pretty stuff.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:23 (four years ago) link
Really.
will this be the rock album that finally unites ILM
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:40 (four years ago) link
First half is great, but it got a bit too Math in the second half and lost me. (Rock isn’t generally my thing though. I was coming at this as a J Pop fan and knew nothing about the band hitherto.)
― Jeff W, Thursday, 6 February 2020 01:02 (four years ago) link
I wrote a little bit more about the album.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
Can't wait to dig into this. Post THE I felt they struggled to reach those old heights but the singles for this album have been super promising and made me a born again fan.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 20:36 (four years ago) link
i play this album multiple times a day
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 February 2020 00:22 (four years ago) link
I love this record.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 February 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link
I really liked their Fender-y light sound on the early stuff - the newer material is thicker and I can't lose myself in the interplay as much. I reckon it will improve once I've listened more, but unlike their previous albums this one's not on Bandcamp so I can't buy it very easily.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 13 February 2020 01:18 (four years ago) link
Yeah, it's ironic that signing to a bigger label has likely improved their status in Japan, but handicapped them w/r/t growing their US audience. (The new record is on US Spotify, though.)
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 13 February 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link