''The 3 Way'' is a 1999 album by the American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band,

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. The album continued Lilys leader Kurt Heasley's 1960s rock influence, with

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's Michael Sandlin stating "Heasley's ransacking encompasses almost the entire stylistic sprawl of the '60s on the groove- a- minute shindig that is The 3-Way," with the influence of

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strongly in evidence.

Track listing

# "Dimes Make Dollars" – 2:24 # "Socs Hip" – 7:12 # "Accepting Applications at University" – 2:51 # "And One (on One)" – 4:06 # "Leo Ryan (Our Pharoah's Slave)" – 7:17 # "Solar Is Here" – 1:42 # "The Spirits Merchant" – 4:27 # "The Lost Victory" – 1:42 # "The Generator" – 2:16 # "A Tab for the Holiday" – 2:15

Personnel

Kurt Heasley, Michael Deming, Torben Pastore,

Aaron Sperske Aaron Sperske is an American drummer who has played in several bands, including Beachwood Sparks, Father John Misty, Lilys, The Miracle Workers, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, The Chapin Sisters, and The Pernice Brothers. He also played drums ...

, and David Shuman

References

1999 albums Lilys albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub