Dirty Three

About

Dirty Three are an Australian instrumental trio - violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White - who formed in Melbourne in 1992. Across nine albums, from the raw debut Sad & Dangerous (1994) through the acclaimed Horse Stories (1996) and Ocean Songs (1998) to the 2024 return Love Changes Everything, they have built a body of work that sits somewhere between post-rock, folk, and free improvisation. Ellis is also a long-standing member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, which has brought the band wider international recognition.

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Spotify streams - 'Great Waves' (most-streamed track)

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Metacritic score for Love Changes Everything (2024)

What's new

2025-07
Dirty Three announced a 10-date UK and European tour for November-December 2025, their first European tour in thirteen years.
2025-11
Dirty Three announced their first North American tour in fourteen years, running from late March to mid-April 2026.
2024-06
Love Changes Everything, the band's ninth studio album and first in twelve years, was released on Bella Union / Drag City.
2024-06
Love Changes Everything received a Pitchfork score of 8.0/10 and a Metacritic aggregate of 81/100.
2024-04
The album was recorded in five days at Melbourne's Headgap Studios, then spent a year in mixing before release.