III (BadBadNotGood album)
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| 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 | |||
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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 | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| CMJ | favourable[3] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Now |   [6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| The 405 | 7/10[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 was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[9]
Track listing
- All songs are produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Frank Dukes
| 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 | |
| Rappcats Exclusive Version[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Sustain" | 3:12 |
Total length: |
51:40 | |
Personnel
- Matthew Tavares - Composer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Main Personnel, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, Synthesizer
- Chester Hansen - Bass (Upright), Composer, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Main Personnel, Producer, Sampling, Synthesizer
- Alexander Sowinski - Composer, Drums, Main Personnel, Percussion, Photography, Producer, Sampling, Synthesizer, Wood Block
- João Carvalho - Mastering
- Frank Dukes - Assistant Engineer, Producer
- Stephen Koszler - Engineer, Mixing
- Matt Macneil - Assistant Engineer
- Leland Whitty - Saxophone, Violin, Viola, Featured Artist[11]
- Tommy Paxton-Beesley - Cello, Violin, Guitar (Electric)
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 90 |
| US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14] | 2 |
References
- ↑ Marchand, Francois (May 8, 2014). "Album of the Week: BADBADNOTGOOD". The Vancouver Sun.
- 1 2 "Critic Reviews for III". Metacritic. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ CMJ review
- ↑ Exclaim! review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ Now review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ The 405 review
- ↑ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list". Aux, June 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Rappcats Exclusive Version". Rappcats. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Credits listed on AllMusic
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – BadBadNotGood – III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Badbadnotgood – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Badbadnotgood. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Badbadnotgood – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Badbadnotgood. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
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