“With the release of Beak>’s third album, Geoff Barrow has now made as many records with his so-called side-project as he has with Portishead, thus potentially demanding a reappraisal of how to view his musical priorities. Further supporting that demand is ‘>>>’ itself, in which Beak> have shrugged off the slight whiff of three blokes messing about in a recording studio largely for their own amusem”
“While retaining the eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere of its predecessor, the second LP from Portishead mastermind Geoff Barrow's krautrock project boasts a brisker, more purposeful sequence.”