Beak 3

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Beak 3
Studio album by
Beak>
Released21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length43:45
Label Temporary Residence Limited
Beak> chronology
Beak 2
(2012)		Beak 3
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405 7.5/10 [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Crack Magazine 7/10 [3]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [4]
Loud and Quiet 10/10 [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [9]

Beak 3 (stylized as >>> or Beak>>>) is the third studio album by British band Beak. It was released on 21 September 2018 under Temporary Residence Limited. [10]

Contents

Release

On 11 July 2018, the band announced the release of the album, along with the first single "Brean Down". [10]

Critical reception

Beak 3 was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Album of the Year, the album was given a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews. [11]

Accolades

Accolades for Beak 3
PublicationAccoladeRank
BBC 6 BBC 6's Top 10 Albums of 2018
7 [12]
Drift RecordsDrift Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018
39 [13]
Far Out Magazine Far Out Magazine ''s Top 50 Albums of 2018
27 [14]
Gigwise Gigwise's Top 51 Albums of 2018
49 [15]
Loud and Quiet Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018
20 [16]
Louder Than War Louder Than War's Top 25 Albums of 2018
11 [17]
Norman RecordsNorman Records' Top 50 Albums of 2018
22 [18]
Piccadilly RecordsPiccadilly Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018
3 [19]
Rough Trade Records Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018
60 [20]
Uncut Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2018
8 [21]
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018
72 [22]

Track listing

Beak 3 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Brazilian"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
4:12
2."Brean Down"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
3:52
3."Birthday Suit"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
4:32
4."Harvester"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
3:04
5."Allé Sauvage"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
7:26
6."Teisco"Geoff Barrow2:06
7."King of the Castle"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
2:47
8."RSI"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
3:36
9."Abbots Leigh"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
6:37
10."When We Fall"
  • Geoff Barrow
  • Billy Fuller
  • Will Young
5:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Beak 3
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23]
141
Scottish Albums (OCC) [24] 42
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [25] 13

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