I’m not a fan of his and agree that what he did there was extremely shitty and self-centered, but do we actually have reason to believe he has clearly not changed?

I don’t keep up with the guy, but I do know that people can change. Especially so after being publicly humbled, as well as after a decade+ has passed. Then there’s also the public journey of experiencing such grand fame so young and then having to outgrow his welcome. For better or worse, these things all leave marks.

Literally everyone I know has said something insensitive or otherwise regrettable at one time or another, and I’d be willing to bet all I’ve got that you have too. That’s just part of the deal, right? It’s not that I’m arguing his sainthood or anything, but without evidence that he’s exactly the same now as he was then, I’m a bit bristly on the thought of judging a stranger on such absolute terms.

Otyken so good! Love to see them get plays on lemmy :)

Glad I’m not the only one that thought of Hope for this :)

Dot is such a good rec for this. Colour Me tickles this one nostalgic corner of my brain like no other!

Adrian Younge! He makes hip-hop inspired jazz with legends from both genres and cites Portishead as one of his most beloved inspirations.

There’s also Supreme Beings of Leisure, who were lesser known contemporaries of Portishead. Lots of similarities here, but they generally explore a wider breadth of feels besides depressive longing, and their sound definitely reflects that. One of my personal all-time favorite bands, these guys. Right up there with Portishead!

Edit: Mazzy Star also comes to mind for their shared tone. More of a stripped down sound in comparison, and they lean more toward bluesy folk, alt rock, and occasionally gaze than triphop, but their lyrics should have a familiar feel to Portishead fans. They might be a bit disimilar on the surface, but they share a lot of the same spirit once you pop that hood up.

This track always puts me in the mood for BBQ comfort food and cheap beer. Such a fuckin banger

I’ve dug this song for all my adult life, but wasn’t aware he was on this one. It really might be his peak lol

It went from punk/alt rock/grunge to hip hop to synth pop for me, with speckles of all sorts of folk and electronic throughout. MagBay is my current favorite, and my first was Nirvana.

This is the track that introduced me to triphop (and psychedelic music more broadly, too). I was visiting my grandma as a wee one and flipping through her satellite TV channels at 3am and this was playing on one of the countless music channels. It got its claws in deep, I tell ya!

In a big way, it helped set me on a path in life and so holds a special place in my heart and memories. Thanks for posting, dude! I needed the nostalgia-bomb today :)