Psychedelic rhythmic, even industrial rock wouldn’t come to mind when thinking about Portishead, but add a dark feel or tone and it immediately becomes a bit clearer that the band I’m talking about didn’t loose what made them great.
Portishead members reunite with a conceptually more consistent third album simply called “Third”. After an 11 year long hiatus they sound darker, more aggressive and aside from Beth Gibbon’s quivering vocals, nothing like their previous two albums, which I’ve learned to appreciate, even though I never was a big trip-hop fan.
Highly recommended if you like dark, heavy experimental rock and electronica.
One of my most played songs this year and easily my favorite on “Third” is the electronic psych ballad “The Rip”, mainly for the smooth transition between the acoustic first part and the electronic part, which I suppose represents the dark in ‘Will send the dark underneath’.
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Watch the equally as great video for “The Rip” after the jump, plus a casual cover by my all time favorite band.
The Rip. For a higher-quality video visit Portishead’s site.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=34121836Radiohead – The Rip (Portishead cover)
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