Third (Portishead album)

Third is the third studio album by the English band Portishead. It was released on 28 April 2008 in the UK by Island Records and a day later in the US by Mercury Records. Portishead's first studio album in eleven years, Third moved away from their earlier trip hop style, incorporating influences such as krautrock and the film soundtracks of John Carpenter. After Portishead released their self-titled second album in 1997, the songwriter and drummer, Geoff Barrow, put Portishead on hiatus and moved to Australia.