Halfway to a Threeway

Halfway to a Threeway
EP by Jim O'Rourke
Released	November 22, 1999
Recorded	January – August 1999
Genre	Indie rock folk rock math rock
Length	21:21
Label	Drag City [1] Domino
Producer	Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Eureka (1999) Halfway to a Threeway (1999) Insignificance (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10 [3]

Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke. ^{[4] [5]} It was released by Drag City in 1999. ^[6]

The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You . An episode of television show Reginald the Vampire is named "Halfway to a Threeway."

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers." ^[7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby." ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fuzzy Sun"	2:34
2.	"Not Sport, Marital Art"	6:51
3.	"The Workplace"	7:42
4.	"Halfway to a Threeway"	4:14
Total length:		21:21

Personnel

Main personnel

• Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitars; piano (#1–3), organ (#2), percussion (#1–2)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (#1,3)
• Darin Gray, bass guitar (#1,2,3)
• Frank Navin, vocals (#1)
• Rob Mazurek – cornet (#2,3)
• Tim Barnes, drums (#2)
• Archer Prewitt – vocals (#3)
• Sam Prekop – vocals (#3)

Technical personnel

• Jeremy Lemos – assistant engineer, recording
• Konrad Strauss – mastering
• Jim Newberry – photography

References

1. "Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
2. "Halfway to a Threeway - Jim O'Rourke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Jim O'Rourke: Halfway to a Threeway EP: Pitchfork Record Review". April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008.
4. "Jim O'Rourke". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
5. Dansby, Andrew (April 11, 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger". Rolling Stone.
6. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999 – via Google Books.
7. "An Essential Guide to Jim O'Rourke". exclaim.ca.
8. "Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke". The Independent. March 10, 2014.