I'm eagerly awaiting the release of Portishead’s “Third”, an album which has been a long time coming.



The limited edition box set looks pretty sweet too. For £40.00 you get a usb stick shaped like the band's logo, a double vinyl album, an etched vinyl 12" of the frightening Machine Gun single and a limited edition print by Nick Uff.

The box set looks enticing but unfortunately there’s very little info on the band’s shop about what you get. I've no idea who Nick Uff is (turns out with a little research that he's an animator), and no info is given about the 5 “films” which come loaded on the USB drive.

The band have obviously put a lot of effort into the production of the box set, which looks beautiful, but at £40 a pop they need to try harder with their online shop.

If you can't wait three weeks to hear the album you can catch an exclusive preview on Current TV at 10pm GMT tomorrow evening. I’ll be tuning in for sure.