Portishead are gearing up for the release of their imaginatively titled new album, Third (out 4/29 in the US) and announced Monday that the album would be available as a box set limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. I have to admit to coveting the P-shaped USB drive, but I'm not sure I want to drop $80 for it."Machine Gun" will be the lead single; available in the UK on one-sided, etched 12" vinyl. The one-sided, single-track, etched vinyl thing is really being done to death lately. It's so collector-fetish-y!
I wasn't sure what to think when I first heard it, but the song is growing on me. One thing is for sure: Portishead did not make Dummy Part 2. This album is definitely a departure. "Machine Gun" almost sounds like Portishead remixed by Trent Reznor. Which could actually be a good thing.
Here's the video for "Machine Gun":
3 comments:
Umm..not what I was expecting at all, but I totally love it.
Right? It still works, but it's not at all the Portishead we knew.
I broke down and ordered the (quote on quote) "Limited Edition" box set. I am a sucker for special vinyl, but that little white P USB stick is drool worthy alone...
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