Dear Portishead: I'm Sorry I Downloaded The New Album So Early
I was so overly excited to hear the new Portishead record, Third, which is scheduled for release on April 29th in the US, that I jumped the gun and figured out how to download the whole thing for free. Two weeks ago. I kinda feel like I ruined Christmas or something. BUT I JUST COULDN'T WAIT. And you know what? I wish I had, because I totally spoiled the surprise and made the entire thing utterly anti-climactic. I didn't get the chance to get stoked when the band made the first single off the album, Machine Gun, available for purchase/download through their website last night, and I didn't even bother to take a gander at the video until just now AND IT IS SO GOOD! Maybe the actual video isn't too amazing, but god damn this song is good. I've listened to the album several times but not until watching this video did ANY of it It make me feel like I was listening to Portishead in 10th grade again. Which is something stupidly sentimental and I won't even pretend that I can actually make any of you understand what I mean. (but does anyone know where the sample at the end of 'Western Eyes' comes from?)Anyway, they're being real top-secret about all this, so go to the website and sign up so you can watch the video, buy the song, and and swoon over it all for yourself.
Labels: machine gun, portishead, third
2 Comments:
Your post spoke to me! – I am in a similar quandary, I have obtained (but not listened to…) Third. My issue is that I have tickets to the London show on the 10th April (Yah!) but the album doesn’t officially come out until the 28th…
Do I listen in advance and therefore know the songs/appreciate the gig, or do I wait until after the show…or even until the 28th!
This is the pressure when a band doesn’t release anything for 11 years…what do I do?
I am also very sentimental for [P] – I am from Bristol, and was actually dating a girl from Portishead (the place…) when Dummy came out...
That's quite a dilemma and I'm not sure how to answer it. I had the same initial feelings that you do but it never even crossed my mind that I'd regret it and feel so gluttonous. Truthfully, it's a spectacular album and I can't stop listening to it. Let me know what you decide to do, and maybe I'll be able to help you do it. Wink wink nudge nudge.
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