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March 5, 2026
Squeeze: Trixies review
In interviews to promote their 16th album, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have been upfront about the reason for its existence. After the world shrugged at The Knowledge in 2017, someone told Tilbrook: ‘Nobody is interested in a Squeeze record. What matters is Squeeze’s story.’ That stayed with me,” he says.
TL;DR
- Squeeze's new album, Trixies, is a concept album about a fictional nightclub.
- The songs were written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook as teenagers in 1974 but were not recorded then.
- The album's sound shows influences from artists like David Bowie, Sparks, and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
- The lyrics are described as clever arrangements of cliches from a teenage perspective, lacking personal experience.
- While containing promising bits of the future Squeeze sound, the songs are seen as more suited for a musical performance than standalone listening.
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