Beak 3

Beak 3
Studio album by Beak>
Released	21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length	43:45
Label	Temporary Residence Limited
Beak> chronology
Beak 2 (2012) Beak 3 (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	7.5/10 [1]
AllMusic	[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	[7]
The Skinny	[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]

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

Publication	Accolade	Rank
BBC 6	BBC 6's Top 10 Albums of 2018	7 [12]
Drift Records	Drift Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018	39 [13]
Gigwise	Gigwise's Top 51 Albums of 2018	49 [14]
Loud and Quiet	Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018	20 [15]
Louder Than War	Louder Than War's Top 25 Albums of 2018	11 [16]
Norman Records	Norman Records' Top 50 Albums of 2018	22 [17]
Piccadilly Records	Piccadilly Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018	3 [18]
Rough Trade Records	Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018	60 [19]
Uncut	Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2018	8 [20]
Under the Radar	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018	72 [21]

Track listing

Beak 3 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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 Barrow	2:06
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

Musicians Geoff Barrow – lead vocalist Billy Fuller – guitar and bass Matt Williams – drums Will Young – backing vocals Harriet Wiltshire – cello Alison Gillies – cello Juliet McCarthy – cello

Production Shawn Joseph – mastering Stu Matthews – engineer James Trevascus – engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Beak 3

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22]	141
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23]	42
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [24]	13

References

1. Kohner, Kyle (25 September 2018). "The 405 Review". The 405 . Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
2. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
3. Corner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
4. Oinonen, Janne (19 September 2018). "Beak> elevate themselves above side project status with the resounding >>>". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. Walton, Sam (17 September 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
6. Carr, Paul (27 September 2018). "Beak's Third Album, >>>, Is Their Most Focused and Succinct Work Yet". PopMatters . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
7. Weingarten, Christopher (24 September 2018). "Beak Are Bigger, Bolder, Breakbeat-Centric on Cinematic Third LP". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
8. Turner-Heffer (20 September 2018). "The Skinny Magazine Review". The Skinny . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
9. James Hall, Michael (20 September 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
10. Roberts, Christopher (11 July 2018). "Beak> (Portishead's Geoff Barrow) Announce New Album, Share New Song "Brean Down"". Under the Radar . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
11. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
12. "BBC 6 Recommends Albums of the Year 2018". BBC Radio 6 Music . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
13. "Drift's Albums of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
14. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2018". Gigwise . 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
15. "Loud and Quiet Best 40 Albums of 2018". Loud and Quiet . 7 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
16. Babey, Ged (9 December 2018). "Albums of the Year 2018". Louder Than War . Retrieved 8 August 2020.
17. "The Best Albums of the Year 2018". Norman Records. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
18. "Piccadilly's Top 100 Albums of 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
19. "Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
20. "Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
21. "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018". Under the Radar . 30 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
22. "Ultratop.be - Beak> - > > >" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
24. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2020.