Halfway to a Threeway explained

Halfway to a Threeway
Type:	EP
Artist:	Jim O'Rourke
Cover:	Halfwaytoathreeway.jpg
Released:	November 22, 1999
Recorded:	January – August 1999
Genre:	Indie rock folk rock math rock
Length:	21:21
Label:	Drag City^[1] Domino
Producer:	Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss
Prev Title:	Eureka
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Insignificance
Next Year:	2001

Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke.^{[2] [3]} It was released by Drag City in 1999.^[4]

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."^[5] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby."^[6]

Track listing

• Track 3 features backing vocals by Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway | Drag City. www.dragcity.com.
2. Web site: Jim O'Rourke . Trouser Press . 9 December 2020.
3. Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger. Andrew. Dansby. Rolling Stone. April 11, 2002.
4. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Report. December 13, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
5. Web site: An Essential Guide to Jim O'Rourke. exclaim.ca.
6. Web site: Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke. March 10, 2014. The Independent.