Tricky will release his ninth studio album, Mixed Race, via Domino on September 27.

It’s the follow-up to the Bristol-hailing artist’s 2008 effort Knowle West Boy, and will be preceded by a single, ‘Murder Weapon’, on August 30. You can listen to the track here.

Mixed Race was recorded in Paris, where Tricky – real name Adrian Thaws – currently resides. The album features guest appearances from Irish-American vocalist Franky Riley, plus Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Terry Lynn, Hakim Hamadouche, Blackman and Tricky’s brother, Marlon Thaws.

Tricky says: “Every album is a learning experience and this is concentrated music, there’s no dilution. I’m comfortable in my own skin now, comfortable with being in the light. I’m not just a kid from Knowle West trying to build a future, I have some experience, I can experiment, I can be honest, and honestly, musically, I can’t be touched.

“I used to hide in the shadows when I played live, now I perform. I used to hate doing interviews, now I feel honoured that people would be interested in what I have to say. I’ve spent my life going between cultures; Mixed Race is about that, and in a very direct way.”

The album will be available on CD, LP and download.

Tracklist:
1. Every Day
2. Kingston Logic
3. Early Bird
4. Ghetto Stars
5. Hakim
6. Come To Me
7. Murder Weapon
8. Time To Dance
9. Really Real
10. Bristol To London

Tricky will be performing live at the following UK festivals:

Sunday 11 July – T in the Park, Kinross
Saturday 21 August – V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford
Sunday 22 August – V Festival, Weston Park, Stafford
Friday 10 September – Bestival, Newport, Isle Of Wight