Portishead release Third

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  • Ten years on and Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead unveil a third studio album.
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  • Ten years on and Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead unveil a third studio album. Third will be released in late April. The Bristol-based band fell silent in 1998, apart from a charity concert in 2005 and a secret gig in 2007, but they’re back with a new eleven track album and a European tour including dates at Coachella—where they’re billed above Kraftwerk!—and Primavera Sound in Barcelona. No word as yet on the style of the album, but since the word “trip hop” is about as relevant as skiffle in 2008, expect some changes. What’s certain though is that it’s bound to be...weepy. Tracklist 01 Silence 02 Hunter 03 Nylon Smile 04 The Rip 05 Plastic 06 We Carry On 07 Deep Water 08 Machine Gun 09 Small 10 Magic Doors 11 Threads Portishead live dates Mar 26 – Coliseum, Porto Mar 27 – Coliseum, Lisbon Mar 30 Alcatraz, Milan Mar 31 Sashall, Florence Apr 2 Tonhalle, Munich April 3 Colombia Halle, Berlin Apr 4 – KB Halle, Copenhagen Apr 6 – Palladium, Cologne April 7 HMH, Amsterdam Apr 9 – Apollo, Manchester Apr 10 - Hammersmith Apollo, London Apr 11 – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh April 13 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton April 17 Brixton Academy, London April 26 Coachella Festival, Indio, California May 5 Zenith, Paris May 29-31 Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona ’Third’ by Portishead will be released on Island Records on April 28, 2008.
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