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Third (Album) by Portishead

Artist Biography For Portishead

Portishead Are An English Band Formed In 1991 In Bristol. Portishead Are Named After Portishead Somerset Eight Miles West Of Bristol Along The Coast. The Band Comprises Vocalist Beth Gibbons Producer Geoff Barrow And Musician Adrian Utley. Portishead's Debut Album Dummy 1994 Fused Hip Hop Production With An Atmospheric Cinematic Style Reminiscent Of Spy Film Soundtracks. The Album Was Met With Commercial And Critical Acclaim Quickly Becoming A Landmark Album In The Emerging Trip Hop Genre. However The Band Disliked Being Associated With The Term And Would Consciously Step Away From That Sound On Later Releases. Two Other Studio Albums Have Been Issued Portishead In 1997 And Third In 2008 Both Of Which Received Similar Acclaim. In 1998 The Band Released A Concert Album Roseland NYC Live.

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Third Is The Third Studio Album By The English Band Portishead. It Was Released On April 28 2008 In The United Kingdom By Island Records And A Day Later In The United States By Mercury Records. Portishead's First Studio Album In Eleven Years Third Moved Away From The Trip Hop Style They Had Popularised Incorporating Influences Such As Krautrock Surf Rock Doo Wop And The Film Soundtracks Of John Carpenter.