Dirty ThreeBest Dirty Three Albums Ranked

Whatever You Love,You Are

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8.9

“Every kid periodically finds himself enrolled in something called "Arts and Crafts," where he learns to express himself with Popsicle sticks. Say you feel some existential angst over the unpredictability of the expanding universe; you might dump a handful of popsicle sticks and a glob of glue into a bucket, shake randomly, and let the sticks fall where they may. Because I spent many years in summe”

Love Changes Everything

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8.0

“On its first album in 12 years, the veteran instrumental trio discovers a newfound spontaneity, summoning some of the most beautiful and emotional work of the group’s career.”

She Has No Strings Apollo

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6.9

“It seems like only a matter of time before some bloated instrumental rock collective releases an album consisting of fifty-five bowed guitars, ten full drumsets, and a guy hitting a cat with a frying pan, all engaged in a single belabored crescendo. The musical vocabulary of instrumental rock seems to be largely oriented towards communal gestures, in both the grandiose swell of quasi-orchestral gr”

Toward the Low Sun

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6.8

“After a seven-year absence, the Australian minimal violin/guitar/drum trio of Warren Ellis, Mick Turner, and Jim White unlearn everything they've known before in an attempt to start anew.”

Cinder

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6.7

“On their seventh album, the moody trio drafts in vocal contributions from Cat Power and Sally Timms.”