Third: Album Guide, Artist and Facts
Third — album guide with key facts, artist and background.
Third is the third studio album by the English band Portishead. It was released on 28 April 2008 in the UK by Island Records and a day later in the US by Mercury Records. Portishead's first studio album in eleven years, Third moved away from their earlier trip hop style, incorporating influences such as krautrock, surf rock, doo wop and the film soundtracks of John Carpenter. After Portishead released their self-titled second album in 1997, the songwriter and drummer, Geoff Barrow, put Portishead on hiatus and moved to Australia. He became uninterested in music, and efforts to develop new songs with the guitarist and keyboardist Adrian Utley failed. They were inspired to create again after producing the Coral, and restarted work with the singer, Beth Gibbons, in Bristol, England. Third entered the top ten of several national charts and was certified gold in the UK. It was named one of the best albums of 2008 by several publications; in 2013, NME ranked it number 330 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Quick facts about Third
- Title: Third
- Artist: Portishead
- Released: 2008
- Type: Album
- Wikidata ID: Q571394
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What is Third?
Third is the third studio album by the English band Portishead.
Who made Third?
Third is by Portishead.
When was Third released?
Third was released in 2008.
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