The pirate shanty treatment keeps going and somehow keeps working. Sea of Thieves Shanty Selects Vol. 3 pulls from all over the place with three tracks that range from original to ridiculous. "Ballad of the Mer" is the standout here, an original sea ballad with genuine emotion in the vocal performance that feels like it could be an actual centuries-old folk song.
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"Infernal Galop" takes the Can-Can and puts concertinas and shanty vocals on it, which is exactly as chaotic and fun as it sounds. Then "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" goes full round-style with layered pirate crew voices. The fact that a nursery rhyme slaps this hard as a shanty.
If you're collecting these volumes, this one's the most varied of the three.