tricot

"The Kyoto-based tricot makes sophisticated music that's as sweet and bubbly as soda." - NPR Music

"tricot’s guitar-driven tracks land the band in a territory all their own." - Stereogum

"The nonstop time-signature shifts and torrid playing that animate their tricky pop is the work of a band in its own lane." - Rolling Stone

"Since forming tricot in 2010, they’ve drawn on a wide variety of rock scenes -- slow-burning American post-rock, bustling Fukuoka’s frantic indie-rock -- to create guitar-centric songs that constantly pivot in new directions." - The Fader

"tricot’s music is characterized by the frenetic math rock rhythms that underpin Ikkyu’s vocals, which flip from sprightly to a sprawling rage on a knife’s edge." - NME

Japan's tricot have shared their music video for the single, "Melon Soda." The clip shot entirely in reverse by director Mani Kato is about a farewell with a person. "Even if you go backwards, time does not unwind so you can only move forward," explains the band. The Fader says "it's pretty, and also kind of a mindfuck."

Formed in the historical and culturally rich city of Kyoto, Japan in 2010, the three-piece have gained a steadily-growing following with their high-energy live shows throughout Asia, Europe and North America over the past few years, recently supporting the Pixies in the UK. In March 2016 their third tour of Europe took in 21 shows across 12 countries on a schedule jammed with sold-out dates.

Singing in their native Japanese and utilizing unpredictable song transitions, melodic post-rock-inspired sounds and jazz-influenced instrumental breaks, tricot are an enticing prospect for avant-garde music fans and are renowned for their vibrant and intense live performances. They’ve drawn on a wide variety of rock scenes, from slow-burning American post-rock to bustling Fukuoka’s frantic indie-rock, to create guitar-centric songs that constantly pivot in new directions, and their first two full-length albums, 2013’s T H Eand 2015’s A N D, crashed into their home nation’s music charts.

With their current line-up featuring founding members Ikkyu Nakajima (vocals / guitar), Motoko “Motifour” Kida (guitar / backing vocals), and Hiromi “Hirohiro” Sagane (bass / backing vocals), tricot’s unusual and distinctive sound harmonizes pop sensibilities and emotional vocals with complex rhythms and time-signatures that fans of Battles, Speedy Ortiz and Don Caballero should fall instantly in love with.

RIYL: Don Caballero, Battles, Deerhoof, Speedy Ortiz
TRY: #13, 4, 2

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