III | ||||
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Released | July 12, 2019 | |||
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Genre | Goth-pop [1] | |||
Length | 47:05 | |||
Label | Harvest | |||
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Singles from III | ||||
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III is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Banks, released on July 12, 2019, by Harvest Records. [2] It was preceded by the release of three singles, "Gimme", "Look What You're Doing to Me", and "Contaminated". The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200.
Banks revealed the album name along with its release month in an interview with Billboard , published on May 24, 2019. The album was almost titled Eros, but Banks chose the name III to convey the "beginning, middle, and end" of a part of her life. [3] The album cover was revealed on May 30, 2019. [4] She released the track listing on Twitter on June 11. Banks began The III Tour in support of the album in September 2019. [5]
"Gimme" was released as the album's lead single on April 29, 2019, and debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. [6] The song was written by Banks and Josiah Sherman and produced by BJ Burton, Hudson Mohawke and Kito. [7] [8]
"Look What You're Doing to Me" was released as the album's second single on June 11, 2019, along with a lyric video, and features American pop project Francis and the Lights. [9]
"Contaminated" was released as the album's third single on July 10, 2019. Banks released a sample of the track as well as the release date on July 9, 2019. [10]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10 [11] |
Metacritic | 76/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Clash | 8/10 [14] |
DIY | [15] |
The Guardian | [16] |
The Independent | [17] |
NME | [18] |
The Observer | [19] |
Pitchfork | 6.5/10 [20] |
Q | [21] |
Rolling Stone | [1] |
III received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews. [12] Narzra Ahmed of Clash stated "III is definitely a progression for her as an artist. The more upbeat tracks are interspersed among softer, more delicate, heartfelt ones that represent the duality of her personality and also increase its replay value". [14] Rhys Harding of The Line of Best Fit commented, "Overall, Banks has taken a step forward in her development as an artist, and you can hear this increase in maturity across each album. At times, her evolution is not as convincing as other artists on her level, though the quality of the songwriting here generally makes up for that". [22]
From NME , Nick Levine concluded that "III is probably a couple of tracks too long, but Banks has created another supremely intriguing musical world filled with ear-snagging lyrics and quirky production flourishes: the lone dog-bark sound effect before the final chorus of 'Gimme' is a classic Banks touch. It's difficult to avoid the conclusion: 'that bitch' is a pretty apt description for her after all". [18] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone wrote, "Banks clearly encouraged them [her collaborators] to swing for the fences: The distressed sonics get as extreme as Low got on last year's Double Negative , albeit in much different context. It's thrilling, gutting stuff". [1] Roisin O'Connor from The Independent viewed III as "Banks's most cohesive album to date because she's no longer restricting herself to exploring one feeling at a time". [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Till Now" | 2:36 | ||
2. | "Gimme" |
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| 3:39 |
3. | "Contaminated" |
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| 4:41 |
4. | "Stroke" |
| 3:26 | |
5. | "Godless" |
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| 3:10 |
6. | "Sawzall" |
| Buddy Ross | 3:39 |
7. | "Look What You're Doing to Me" (featuring Francis and the Lights) |
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| 4:00 |
8. | "Hawaiian Mazes" |
| 4:03 | |
9. | "Alaska" |
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| 3:07 |
10. | "Propaganda" |
| 4:05 | |
11. | "The Fall" |
| 2:56 | |
12. | "If We Were Made of Water" |
| 3:24 | |
13. | "What About Love" |
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| 4:18 |
Total length: | 47:05 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of III. [23]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] | 25 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [25] | 113 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [26] | 165 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [27] | 7 |
French Albums (SNEP) [28] | 185 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29] | 60 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [30] | 73 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] | 62 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] | 41 |
UK Albums (OCC) [33] | 57 |
US Billboard 200 [34] | 21 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [35] | 3 |
Tour by Banks | |
Associated album | III |
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Start date | September 3, 2019 |
End date | January 5, 2020 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 20 in North America 10 in Europe 3 in Oceania 33 in total |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Leg 1 – North America | |||
September 3, 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Rebel |
September 4, 2019 | Montreal | MTELUS | |
September 7, 2019 | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Steel |
September 8, 2019 | |||
September 11, 2019 | Silver Spring | The Fillmore Silver Spring | |
September 13, 2019 | Charlotte | The Fillmore Charlotte | |
September 14, 2019 | Atlanta | Piedmont Park | |
September 16, 2019 | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | |
September 17, 2019 | Minneapolis | Varsity Theater | |
September 19, 2019 | Denver | Fillmore Auditorium | |
September 21, 2019 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Fremont Street | |
September 24, 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Orpheum Theatre |
September 28, 2019 | San Francisco | United States | Masonic Auditorium |
October 1, 2019 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | |
October 3, 2019 | Santa Ana | The Observatory | |
October 6, 2019 | Austin | Zilker Park | |
October 13, 2019 | Historic Scoot Inn | ||
October 16, 2019 | New Orleans | The Fillmore | |
October 18, 2019 | Lake Buena Vista | House of Blues | |
October 19, 2019 | Miami | The Fillmore Miami | |
October 24, 2019 | San Francisco | Masonic Auditorium | |
Leg 2 – Europe | |||
November 1, 2019 | Manchester | United Kingdom | O2 Ritz |
November 4, 2019 | London | Roundhouse | |
November 5, 2019 | Birmingham | O2 Institute | |
November 8, 2019 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
November 12, 2019 | Stockholm | Sweden | Berns |
November 14, 2019 | Berlin | Germany | Heimathafen |
November 15, 2019 | |||
November 17, 2019 | Cologne | Live Music Hall | |
November 19, 2019 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
November 21, 2019 | Paris | France | Le Trianon |
Leg 4 – Oceania | |||
December 30, 2019 | Marion Bay | Australia | Falls Music & Arts Festival |
January 2, 2020 | North Byron Parklands | ||
January 5, 2020 | Fremantle | Falls Music Festival |
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