Halfway to a Threeway
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
AllMusic[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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