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III (BadBadNotGood album)

2014 studio album by BadBadNotGood

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.

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Reception

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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

All songs are produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Frank Dukes.

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Personnel

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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References

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