''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.

Reception

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". In the review for AllMusic, James Pearce claimed that "''III'' captures the raw energy, togetherness, and musicianship of a live concert, at points drifting off at a tangent and then rejoining to climactic chord structures and beautiful jazz melodies." The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize."Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list"
. ''Aux (TV channel), Aux'', June 19, 2014.

Track listing

All songs are produced by BADBADNOTGOOD and Frank Dukes.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. BADBADNOTGOOD *Matthew Tavares – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar; composer and producer *Chester Hansen – bass guitar, upright bass, electric guitar, synthesizer, Sampler (musical instrument), sampler; composer and producer *Alexander Sowinski – drums, percussion, synthesizer, sampler; composer and producer, photographer Additional contributors *Leland Whitty – tenor & baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; violin & viola (track 5); composer (track 3)Credits listed on AllMusic
/ref> *Tommy Paxton-Beesley – cello & violin; electric guitar (track 9); string arranger (track 9) *Tom Moffat – trumpet *Frank Dukes – producer, assistant engineer *Stephen Koszler – mixing, engineer *Matt MacNeil – assistant engineer *João Carvalho – mastering

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External links

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BadBadNotGood on Bandcamp
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