Halfway to a Threeway
1999 extended play by Jim O'Rourke
Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released by Drag City in 1999.
The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again" by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You. An episode of television show Reginald the Vampire is named "Halfway to a Threeway".
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". The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby".
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