The P is Free

Portishead is back. Their third studio album, titled Third for some odd reason, is set to be released next week. If youve looked hard enough, you may already have had it for several weeks and had an opportunity to get complelely and utterly spooked the F out by it.

A couple of weeks back the NYTimes said all that needed to be said about the band from Bristol. Worth mentioning again is that its been ten years since they have released anything (and that was a live album).

So it was with great anticipation, and curiosity that I approached Third. Im not 100% sure how I feel about it. It is abrasive throughout and really gloomy. There are brief beautiful moments, but mostly it feels darker and more sinister than their previous efforts, if you can beleive that.

Here is a warmer moment: The Rip