III (BadBadNotGood album)

III
Studio album by BadBadNotGood
Released May 6, 2014
Genre Instrumental hip hop, jazz
Length 48:28
Label Innovative Leisure, Pirates Blend
Producer BadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes
BadBadNotGood chronology
BBNG2
(2012)		 III
(2014)		 Sour Soul
(2015)

III is the third studio album from Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop band BadBadNotGood. It was released on May 6, 2014.[1] It is the group's first album of completely original material.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
CMJfavourable[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
NME7/10[5]
Now[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
The 4057/10[8]

Upon its release, III received positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".[2]

The album is a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[9]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Triangle"   3:47
2. "Can't Leave the Night"   4:39
3. "Confessions" (featuring Leland Whitty) 5:01
4. "Kaleidoscope"   7:06
5. "Eyes Closed"   5:58
6. "Hedron"   5:41
7. "Differently, Still"   4:43
8. "Since You Asked Kindly"   4:41
9. "CS60"   6:52
Total length:
 48:28

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Marchand, Francois (May 8, 2014). "Album of the Week: BADBADNOTGOOD". The Vancouver Sun.
  2. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for III". Metacritic. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ CMJ review
  4. ↑ Exclaim! review
  5. ↑ NME review
  6. ↑ Now review
  7. ↑ PopMatters review
  8. ↑ The 405 review
  9. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list". Aux, June 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rappcats Exclusive Version". Rappcats. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ Credits listed on AllMusic

External links

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