Halfway to a Threeway

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Halfway to a Threeway
Halfwaytoathreeway.jpg
EP by
ReleasedNovember 22, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999 - August 1999
Genre
Length21:21
LabelDrag City[1]
Domino
ProducerJim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Eureka
(1999)
Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)
Insignificance
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[3]

Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke.[4][5] It was released by Drag City in 1999.[6]

The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You.

Critical reception[]

Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers."[7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby."[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Fuzzy Sun"2:34
2."Not Sport, Martial Art"6:51
3."The Workplace"7:42
4."Halfway to a Threeway"4:14
Total length:21:21

Personnel[]

Main personnel
  • Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitars; piano (#1-3), organ (#2), percussion (#1-2)
  • Glenn Kotche – drums (#1,3)
  • Darin Gray, bass guitar (#1,2,3)
  • Frank Navin, vocals (#1)
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet (#2,3)
  • Tim Barnes, drums (#2)
  • Archer Prewitt – vocals (#3)
  • Sam Prekop – vocals (#3)
Technical personnel
  • Jeremy Lemos – assistant engineer, recording
  • Konrad Strauss – mastering
  • Jim Newberry – photography

References[]

  1. ^ "Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. ^ "Halfway to a Threeway - Jim O'Rourke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Jim O'Rourke: Halfway to a Threeway EP: Pitchfork Record Review". April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14.
  4. ^ "Jim O'Rourke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ Dansby, Andrew (April 11, 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger". Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "An Essential Guide to Jim O'Rourke". exclaim.ca.
  8. ^ "Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke". The Independent. March 10, 2014.


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