Portishead
by Roy Luckett
June 24th, 2008
The three-year wait for their follow-up resulted in an album that does not reinvent the wheel (though the band composed and played all the music and did not use samples). However, when the wheel is properly inflated, as is the case with Portishead, there is no need for a new one. While there is no track that matches the greatness of “Sour Times,” Portishead maintains the great interconnection of trip-hop and blues like its predecessor, with a darker and harsher sound. Check out “Humming” and “Only You,” among others.
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