THIRDMore than a decade after its self titled sophomore outing, the pioneering British electronica ensemble Portishead finally resurfaced with 2008's THIRD, an album that both meets and defies expectations. Although the record features many of the group's aural signatures most notably that exquisitely dark, cinematic mood and Beth Gibbons's heartbreaking vocals it presents little in the way of vintage trip hop, proving that sonic masterminds Geoff Barrow