3 (Tricot album)

3 is the third studio album by Japanese math rock band Tricot. It was released on May 17, 2017 in Japan by the band's own label Bakuretsu Records.[1] The album was released on the same day by Big Scary Monsters Recording Company in the United Kingdom and by 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)		 Black
(2020)
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 "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, while not innovative, 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 written by Tricot (Motoko Kida, Ikkyu Nakajima and Hiromi Sagane).

  1. "Tokyo Vampire Hotel" – 2:31
  2. "Wabi-Sabi" – 3:06
  3. "Yosoiki" (よそいき) – 3:56
  4. "DeDeDe" – 3:28
  5. "Sukima" (スキマ) – 5:16
  6. "Pork Side" – 1:01
  7. "Pork Ginger" (ポークジンジャー) – 4:44
  8. "Echo" (エコー) – 3:47
  9. "18, 19" – 4:01
  10. "Namu" (南無) – 2:46
  11. "Munasawagi" – 4:12
  12. "Setsuyakuka" (節約家) – 4:28
  13. "Melon Soda" (メロンソーダ) – 2:44

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

Tricot

  • Motoko "Motifour" Kida – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ikkyu Nakajima – vocals, guitar
  • Hiromi "Hirohiro" Sagane – bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Yuma Abe – drums (track 12)
  • Kosuke Wakiyama – drums (track 7)
  • Yusuke Yoshida – drums (tracks 1–6, 8–11, 13)

Production

Design

  • Hikaru Cho – cover artwork

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: Apple Music. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. "tricotの「メロンソーダ – Single」" (in Japanese). Japan: Apple Music. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "3(ミニマルパッケージ盤) | tricot" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 29, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  11. "Tricot Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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