CDs were made available for sale at shows and on-line shortly after that, and it was released in stores starting 24 March.

[3] On his official site, Lynch says: "My last two albums were recorded live in concert, just guitar and voice, and I wanted to do something different this time.

Whenever I write or perform a new song, in my head I hear pianos and drums and tubas and string sections and jug bands and children's choirs.

Except we couldn't find a children's choir whose parents would let them sing about drug mules and transsexual prostitutes.

"Most professional news sources did not review the album, with the notable exception of Allmusic's positive review, stating: "Love him or hate him — and that really does seem all there is to choose from — 3 Balloons finds novelty songster Stephen Lynch on a roll, keeping the quality high even when the formula is the same it has been for the past decade."