III (BadBadNotGood album)

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.

III
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2014
StudioRevolution Recording (Toronto)
Studio 69 (Toronto)
Genre
Length48:28
LabelInnovative Leisure, Pirates Blend
ProducerBadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes
BadBadNotGood chronology
BBNG2
(2012)
III
(2014)
Sour Soul
(2015)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
CMJfavourable[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
NME7/10[6]
Now     [7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
The 4057/10[9]

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]

In the review for AllMusic, James Pearce claimed that "III captures the raw energy, togetherness, and musicianship of a live concert, at points drifting off at a tangent and then rejoining to climactic chord structures and beautiful jazz melodies.''

The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[10]

''Can't Leave the Night'' was used as the opening theme music for the 2023 Netflix series Lockwood & Co. (TV series)

Track listing

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All songs are produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Frank Dukes.

No.TitleLength
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[11]
No.TitleLength
10."Shame (Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – BBNG Remix)"3:12
Total length:51:40

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

BADBADNOTGOOD

  • Matthew Tavares – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar; composer and producer
  • Chester Hansen – bass guitar, upright bass, electric guitar, synthesizer, sampler; composer and producer
  • Alexander Sowinski – drums, percussion, synthesizer, sampler; composer and producer, photographer

Additional contributors

  • Leland Whitty – tenor & baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; violin & viola (track 5); composer (track 3)[13]
  • Tommy Paxton-Beesley – cello & violin; electric guitar (track 9); string arranger (track 9)
  • Tom Moffat – trumpet
  • Frank Dukes – producer, assistant engineer
  • Stephen Koszler – mixing, engineer
  • Matt MacNeil – assistant engineer
  • João Carvalho – mastering

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 90
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[15] 10
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 10

References

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  1. ^ Marchand, Francois (May 8, 2014). "Album of the Week: BADBADNOTGOOD". The Vancouver Sun.
  2. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for III". Metacritic. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. ^ "CMJ review". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. ^ Exclaim! review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Now review
  8. ^ PopMatters review
  9. ^ "The 405 review". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  10. ^ "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Aux, June 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "Rappcats Exclusive Version". Rappcats. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  12. ^ "BadBadNotGood - III". Discogs. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  13. ^ Credits listed on AllMusic
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – BadBadNotGood – III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  15. ^ "Badbadnotgood Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Badbadnotgood Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Badbadnotgood Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Badbadnotgood Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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