Trick (Kele Okereke album)

Trick is the second solo album by Kele Okereke, the lead singer of British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 13 October 2014 through Lilac Records.[6] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 99.[7]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[5]
The Guardian	[2]
Pitchfork	6/10[9]
NME	7/10[10]
Consequence of Sound	C+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[11]
DIY	[12]
MusicOMH	[13]

Trick
Studio album by Kele
Released	13 October 2014
Recorded	2012–14 in London and New York[1]
Genre	Alternative dance deep house[1][2][3] breakbeat[4] 2 step[2][3] UK garage[5][3]
Length	40:58
Label	Lilac Records
Producer	Kele XXXChange Tom Belton
Kele chronology
The Hunter (2011) Trick (2014) Fatherland (2017)
Singles from Trick
"Doubt" Released: 19 August 2014 "Coasting" Released: 22 September 2014 "Closer" Released: 8 December 2014

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Impressions"	Kele Okereke Yasmin Shahmir Colin Bailey	3:56
2.	"Coasting"	Okereke	4:35
3.	"Doubt"	Okereke	4:50
4.	"Closer"	Okereke	3:26
5.	"Like We Used To"	Okereke	4:41
6.	"Humour Me"	Okereke	3:54
7.	"Year Zero"	Okereke	3:45
8.	"My Hotel Room"	Okereke	4:18
9.	"Silver and Gold"	Okereke	3:18
10.	"Stay the Night"	Okereke	4:15

Notes

• "First Impressions" features vocals by Yasmin.
• "Closer" features vocals by Jodie Scantlebury.

Chart performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[7]	99
UK Dance Albums (Official Charts Company)[14]	9

References

1. "Kele Okereke Announces New Album 'Trick'". Clash. 23 July 2014.
2. Gibsone, Harriet (9 October 2014). "Kele: Trick review - confident, carnal disco on Bloc Party singer's second solo album". The Guardian.
3. Staples, Derek (16 October 2014). "Kele - Trick Review". Consequence of Sound.
4. "Argy brings us "Closer" to Kele Okereke in new remix". Earmilk. 12 November 2014.
5. "Kele - Trick Review". Clash. 10 October 2014.
6. "Kele Okereke returns with second studio album, Trick". The Guardian. 24 July 2014.
7. "CHART: CLUK Update 25.10.2014 (wk42)". Zobbel.de. 25 October 2014.
8. "Reviews for Trick by Kele". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
9. Fitzmaurice, Larry (16 October 2014). "Kele: Trick Review". Pitchfork.
10. Cottingham, Chris (13 October 2014). "NME Album Reviews - Kele - 'Trick'". NME.
11. Brown, August (14 October 2014). "Kele Okereke's 'Trick' full of smart, contemporary club sounds". Los Angeles Times.
12. Boon, Henry (13 October 2014). "Kele - Trick". DIY.
13. Marsh, Graeme (7 October 2014). "Kele - Trick". MusicOMH.
14. "2014 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 25 October 2014.