Portishead's third album is initially more a record to admire than to love, its muscular synthesisers, drum breaks and abrupt endings keeping the tension high. But after several listens, Third's majesty unfurls. Propulsive Krautrock rhythms ...more
Entertainment Weekly
Portishead return from a 10-year hiatus eager to stretch beyond the blunted ''trip-hop'' genre that the U.K. trio helped pioneer in the '90s. A few tracks on Third move at faster tempos (''Silence,'' ''We Carry On''), smoky jazz ...more
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