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Trick (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American musician Alex G. It was originally self-released through Giannascoli's Bandcamp page on November 6, 2012, and later reissued in a professionally mastered version via Lucky Number on April 6, 2015.

Along with Giannascoli's previous release, Rules (2012), Trick quickly made him gain popularity between independent artists, and has become one of his most acclaimed and representative albums. Contemporary critics generally appreciated it for its dark, emotionally-touching, melancholic themes, surrounded by a 'childish', 'claustrophobic', 'eccentric' aesthetic. The album was given further acclaim after its reissue in 2015, following DSU 's success, and then in 2022, thanks to some songs such as "Mary", "Sarah" and "16 Mirrors", which became viral on TikTok and Spotify.

Background
Alex G wrote and recorded Trick a few months after his previous album, Rules, which was released through Bandcamp on January 16, 2012. Its success was manifested by a positive review posted on the blog "Circling the Drain".

Artwork
The album's cover is a photo featuring a German Shepherd running down the central aisle of St. Donato Roman Catholic Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As Giannascoli explained, it was taken by his sister Rachel during their grandmother's funeral:

"It was me and my sister and my family and we were at a funeral. We’re all filing out of the church and this crazy dog ran in. It was a German Shepherd, and it ran down the aisle and was going up and down the pews and stuff. Then it was running out and my sister luckily pulled out her phone and got that picture as it was running out of the church. It was crazy."

The owner of the dog is unknown. It was later referred to as stray.

Critical reception
In 2022 Uproxx ranked Trick as Alex G's sixth best album.

Track listing
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Sample credits
 * "Memory" contains in the background some lines from the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Talk to Your Daughter", featuring the voices of Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett. The sample was provided by Molly Yochum.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Technical
 * Alex G – vocals (tracks 1–7, 9–12, 14–16)
 * Jacob Colon – saxophone (track 2)
 * John Heywood – bass (track 2)
 * Emily Yacina – background vocals (track 5)


 * Jason Mitchell – mastering