Three (The Necks album)

Three is the twenty-first studio album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks released in 2020.[1][2]

Three
Studio album by
The Necks
Released27 March 2020
Recorded2019
StudioStudios 301, Alexandria, Australia
GenreImprovised music
Length65:07
LabelFish of Milk (AUS)
FOM00019
Northern Spy (US)
NS126
ReR Megacorp (UK)
RER NECKS 14
ProducerThe Necks
The Necks chronology
Body
(2018)		 Three
(2020)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork7.2/10[5]
Spectrum Culture3.25/5[6]

Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, awarded the album a score of 81, based on 8 reviews which is considered as "Universal acclaim".[3]

Pitchfork's Colin Joyce called the album "slow, winding, and meditative" noting it was "composed almost entirely of piano, bass, and drums, and builds outwards from minimal meanderings to overgrown thickets of instrumentation".[5] Thom Jurek on AllMusic stated, "Three offers a nearly dazzling palette of sonic and musical possibility in its gathered and arranged sounds, skillful overdubs, and improvisational acumen, that are performed with unusual directness".[4] In The Quietus Johnny Lamb concluded "It really is outstanding work on all fronts. Each track here has a distinct and complementary topography. Places to explore, spend time in, and marvel at. The Necks remain at the top of their game".[7] JazzTimes reviewer Morgan Enos said "it proves that after tilling the same patch of creative terrain for their entire career, the Necks can still manage a late-period streak of excellence".[8]

Track listing

Composed by Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck and Lloyd Swanton

  1. "Bloom" – 21:18
  2. "Lovelock" – 22:48
  3. "Further" – 21:01

Personnel

References
  1. "The Necks: album details". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Mathieson, Craig (6 February 2020). "Putting their necks on the line one gig at a time". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Reviews for Three by The Necks". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. Jurek, Thom. The Necks: Three – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. Joyce, Colin (3 April 2020). "The Necks: Unfold – review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. Cole, Jake (30 April 2020). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. Lamb, Johnny (22 April 2020). "The Quietus Review". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. Enos, Morgan (28 April 2020). "Jazz Times Review". JazzTimes. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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