III | ||||
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Studio album by BadBadNotGood | ||||
Released | May 6, 2014 | |||
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, jazz | |||
Length | 48:28 | |||
Label | Innovative Leisure, Pirates Blend | |||
Producer | BadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes | |||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
CMJ | favourable |
Exclaim! | 8/10 |
NME | 7/10 |
Now | |
PopMatters | 7/10 |
The 405 | 7/10 |
III is the third studio album from Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop band BadBadNotGood. It was released on May 6, 2014. It is the group's first album of completely original material.
Upon its release, III received positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.