5 Things to Know About Portishead’s 11-Year Gap Between Albums

The band took eleven years between their second album, Portishead (1997), and their third, Third (2008).
Nobody was rushing them to release new music during that time.
The long break allowed them to evolve their sound significantly, with Third being a stark departure from their earlier trip-hop style.
They did not break up or go on hiatus; they simply worked at their own pace.
The gap shows that creative pressure from outside sources was absent, letting them take as long as needed.

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