Impressions: Portishead’s Third…
The new Portishead has dropped. Is it good? Yes, my people, it is good. But it is different, and maybe not what you expect. It sort of reminds me of Radiohead’s new album, In Rainbow. Not the sound, really, but the artist’s approach to the work. Portishead could have just done exactly what they did eleven years ago, and we all would have been fine. Instead, it is almost like their music, their very aesthetic has been asleep for years, and then quietly awaken. All the songs are strange, but powerful. Her vocals are deep and rich, almost like she could fall asleep in mid song, or walk off and forget why she even bothered trying. She’s not bored as much as she is just above us. She is giving us a gift, that’s how her singing feels. This album is a most-def buy, even though have the world go it by nefarious means. The music is the most important thing, so it sort of kind of doesn’t matter how you got it. I bought this album two hours ago and I’ve listened to it three times already. That should tell you something right there….
