"PPP" is a song by American
dream pop
Dream pop (also typeset as dreampop) is a subgenre of alternative rock and neo-psychedelia that emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop melody. Common characteristics include breathy vocals, dense productions, and effects such ...
band
Beach House
Beach House is an American indie music, indie band formed in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore in 2004 by current members Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals, drum programming). Their work is char ...
. It was released as a single alongside "Beyond Love" on August 6, 2015, through
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...
, from the band's fifth studio album, ''
Depression Cherry
''Depression Cherry'' is the fifth studio album by the American dream pop duo Beach House. It was released on August 28, 2015, through Sub Pop in the United States, Bella Union in Europe, Mistletone Records in Australia, Hostess Entertainment in ...
'' (2015).
Release
"PPP" was previewed in an interview with
WBUR-FM
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Boston University. Its programming is also known as WBUR News. The station is the largest of three NPR member stations in Boston, along with WGBH and W ...
's ''
Here and Now'', along with "Beyond Love" and the previously-released single "
Sparks". The song would also be released on the band's website along with the said singles through their now-unavailable "Single Finder" feature, where one of the singles start playing based on the user's choice of three songs from the band's past catalogue.
Composition
At 6:08 in length, "PPP" is written in time and in the key of
D♭.
Critical reception
Upon release, "PPP" was profiled by publications such as
Pitchfork Media
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, and
Stereogum
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''Stereogum'' was one of the first MP3 blogs and has received several awar ...
, with the latter describing the song as "gorgeous". As of August 2024, the song has been streamed over 70 million times on the popular music streaming service
Spotify
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.
Track listing
* UK CD single
# "PPP" (radio edit) – 4:00
References
2015 singles
2015 songs
Beach House songs
Sub Pop singles
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