Beak 3

Beak 3 (stylized as >>> or Beak>>>) is the third studio album by British band Beak. It was released on 21 September 2018 under Temporary Residence Limited.^[10]

Beak 3
Studio album by Beak>
Released	21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length	43:45
Label	Temporary Residence Limited
Beak> chronology
Beak 2 (2012) Beak 3 (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	7.5/10[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Crack Magazine	7/10[3]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[4]
Loud and Quiet	10/10[5]
PopMatters	8/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Skinny	[8]
Under the Radar	7.5/10[9]

Release

On 11 July 2018, the band announced the release of the album, along with the first single "Brean Down".^[10]

Critical reception

Beak 3 was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Album of the Year, the album was given a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.^[11]

Accolades

Accolades for Beak 3

Publication	Accolade	Rank
BBC 6	BBC 6's Top 10 Albums of 2018	7[12]
Drift Records	Drift Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018	39[13]
Far Out Magazine	Far Out Magazine''s Top 50 Albums of 2018	27[14]
Gigwise	Gigwise's Top 51 Albums of 2018	49[15]
Loud and Quiet	Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018	20[16]
Louder Than War	Louder Than War's Top 25 Albums of 2018	11[17]
Norman Records	Norman Records' Top 50 Albums of 2018	22[18]
Piccadilly Records	Piccadilly Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018	3[19]
Rough Trade Records	Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018	60[20]
Uncut	Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2018	8[21]
Under the Radar	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018	72[22]

Track listing

Beak 3 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Brazilian"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	4:12
2.	"Brean Down"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	3:52
3.	"Birthday Suit"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	4:32
4.	"Harvester"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	3:04
5.	"Allé Sauvage"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	7:26
6.	"Teisco"	Geoff Barrow	2:06
7.	"King of the Castle"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	2:47
8.	"RSI"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	3:36
9.	"Abbots Leigh"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	6:37
10.	"When We Fall"	Geoff Barrow Billy Fuller Will Young	5:33

Personnel

Musicians Geoff Barrow – lead vocalist Billy Fuller – guitar and bass Matt Williams – drums Will Young – backing vocals Harriet Wiltshire – cello Alison Gillies – cello Juliet McCarthy – cello

Production Shawn Joseph – mastering Stu Matthews – engineer James Trevascus – engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Beak 3

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]	141
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24]	42
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25]	13