III | ||||
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Released | May 6, 2014 | |||
Studio | Revolution Recording (Toronto) Studio 69 (Toronto) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 48:28 | |||
Label | Innovative Leisure, Pirates Blend | |||
Producer | BadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes | |||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
CMJ | favourable [4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [5] |
NME | 7/10 [6] |
Now | [7] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [8] |
The 405 | 7/10 [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)
All songs are produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Frank Dukes.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Shame ( Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – BBNG Remix)" | 3:12 |
Total length: | 51:40 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]
BADBADNOTGOOD
Additional contributors
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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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 |