{"product_id":"3-9","title":"3","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, \u003cem\u003e3\u003c\/em\u003e seems like a perfectly fitting title for a new Nots album. After all, it is the Memphis band’s third full-length (two released by Heavenly) and their first as a trio. Makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut after you begin to peel back the layers of \u003cem\u003e3\u003c\/em\u003e—unearthing every writhing guitar squall and every piercing vocal melody—the spirit of the record comes into much clearer focus. Rather than abandon the noisy synth attack, Hoffmann instead decided to add another role to her expanding sonic arsenal, painting the backgrounds of tracks like \"Floating Hand\" and \"Half-Painted House\" with melting buzzes and swirling waves that sound menacing and ominous at one turn and hypnotic and seductive at another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the record began to take form, it felt much more accurate to understand \u003cem\u003e3\u003c\/em\u003e as a different force altogether from its Goner predecessors, \u003cem\u003eCosmetic\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and \u003cem\u003eWe Are Nots\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). Themes of lost control and societal division are spread throughout \u003cem\u003e3\u003c\/em\u003e. They can be heard not only via Hoffmann’s reverb-drenched drawl, but also in the sneaky tightness between drummer \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e and bassist \u003cstrong\u003eMeredith Lones\u003c\/strong\u003e that occasionally (and quickly) devolves into a beautiful, reckless cacophony before shoring back up again (see opener \"Low\" as excellent proof).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, on cuts like \"Persona\" and \"Rational Actor,\" Nots explore the loss of reality in performance and just how exhausting it can be to navigate the blurry line between playing an actor and playing human. It’s all pretty heady stuff, no doubt, but because Nots tracked and recorded \u003cem\u003e3\u003c\/em\u003e live - as has been their way with all of their albums—they were also able to infuse it with what Hoffman describes as “an intensity and improvisational energy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo to what does that ultimately amount? A dark, unpredictable, raucous, liberating, and bold tour de force of a third record from the Memphis three—along with a strong impression that the best is still yet to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD - Digipack. LP - 180 Gram Black Vinyl with Download. LP+ - 180 Gram Opaque Yellow Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upset The Rhythm","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50455805657419,"sku":"1060898","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50455807328587,"sku":"1060897","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50455804707147,"sku":"1060896","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/71d9d00a-16a6-4955-abfa-387b0d6f655d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727194114","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/3-9","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}