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 Topshelf Records in the United States.[1]

3
Studio album by Tricot
Released	May 17, 2017
Studio	Dutch Mama (Machida, Tokyo) Volta (Nakano, Tokyo)
Genre	Math rock[1] experimental rock[2] indie rock[2]
Length	46:00
Label	Bakuretsu Big Scary Monsters Topshelf
Tricot chronology
A N D (2015) 3 (2017) Black (2020)
Singles from 3
"Pork Ginger" Released: December 24, 2015[3] "DeDeDe" Released: March 27, 2017[4] "Melon Soda" Released: April 21, 2017[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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, 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 are written by Tricot (Motoko Kida, Ikkyu Nakajima and Hiromi Sagane).

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		46:00

Personnel

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

Tricot Motoko "Motifour" Kida – guitar, backing vocals Ikkyu Nakajima – vocals, guitar Hiromi Sagane – bass, backing vocals Additional musicians Yuma Abe – drums (track 12) Kosuke Wakiyama – drums (track 7) Yuusuke Yoshida – drums (tracks 1–6, 8–11, 13)

Production Masayuki Nakano – mixing, recording Akihiro Shiba – mastering Design Hikaru Cho – cover art

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.CS1 maint: others (link)
9. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-05-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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.

External links

• 3 at Discogs (list of releases)
• 3 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)