New album and tour this year. Fug yes!

Oh, and The Coral are putting the final touches to their third album which will be released early this year. The album is being produced and mixed by Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley who are both members of the band Portishead.

Oh word.

Wow. Never expected that to actually happen. Cool! Well, the Portishead, at least. The Coral kinda eh for me.

yeah, we'll see about getting beth on stage. i didn't realize that she'd been writing for other people as well until someone posted that joss stone thing.

Fuck Yeah. Is there a release date on the Portishead album? I wonder if they'll use the same format as the first two releases.

what do you mean? like with the album art?

It sucks that I no longer own any Portishead. This reminds me that I need to fix that soon.

You know what I mean. Condescension RAWKs.

no release date yet, but definitely this year.

i'm so curious to hear if they've had an effect on the coral boys in any way. [please refrain from the obvious "maybe they'll actually make them good" posts ]

well fuck you too then. you could have meant anything by format. what the fuck, do you mean that there's a chance that they'll go completely NY Grindcore now? i'll let you know right now that they won't.

and speaking of...

Portishead is on KROCK right now in NYC.

I don't know what you mean either.

Woah, take it easy. I meant are they going to stick with the same ideas and instruments(guitar, moog, decks, big beats) or are they going to take/add another component(s)? I think you knew I wasn't refering to album art.

edit: but I could be wrong.

Clears it up for me, Lobster. With this release they definitely run the risk of sounding dated right outta the gate.

FUCK YES! I just almost spit coffee all over my computer, and all my co-workers were asking if I was okay.

Thank you for making my day.

that all depends. if they paint the same picture twice, it'll be lame. if they're overproduced, it'll be lame. if they come with something really different, but with their trademark emotionally driven atmosphere, it'll be wicked.

Never tought I'd see the day. Would be nice to see the trip hop movement resurface somehow. If the Portishead crew can inspire it, rock it would.

Portishead are kinda timeless.... as long as this new album doesn't completely suck balls, everyone'll love it...

Although I'm not sure about the Coral news - I only like them when they do sea shantys, a la "Skeleton Key" - doubt a Portishead influence'll rip that out of them...

Oh yeah, Dalen, not that I doubt you- but do you have a link to an article about this or anything?

I thought he meant making "Dummy" for the third time.

That's what I meant, but me and chase got it cleared up. It was just a misunderstanding on both our parts.

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Puma, check-y here:

http://www.nme.com/news/111113.htm



PORTISHEAD-ING BACK!


PORTISHEAD are recording their first album in eight years.

The band have nearly completed their third LP, according to founding member Geoff Barrow.

He said: "We're actually into it as we speak. We took some time off for Christmas, but generally we're doing another record."

Barrow told BBC 6 Music that he was surprised people thought the band had split up, saying: "We've just had our heads down really, we've never actually broken up, or parted, or whatever."

He added: "So for us it just seems, even though we haven't played for years, we still see each other and write - we just haven't released a record for a long time."

As previously reported on NME.COM, Portishead - who won a Mercury Music Prize in 1995 for their debut album ’Dummy’ - will join Massive Attack for a gig at the Bristol Academy (February 19) to raise money for Oxfam’s tsunami appeal.

However, the band are not expected to play any new material at the show, which will feature singer Beth Gibbons playing with an acoustic backing.

Other acts on the bill include The Coral and Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. A website has been set up at crisisinasia.com.

This thread inspired me to go out and buy Portishead 'Roseland NYC' album on my lunch break.

<------already has Roseland DVD.

I heart you.

Well, as you can see from the NME article, they're actually already have a live date. Unfortunately (for me, anyway), it's in the UK. I just hope they tour.Whoa! She's been writing for other people, including Joss Stone? I've been ignoring that chanteuse, perhaps I should reconsider...