Monument
Yellow, blue, black and white lines intersecting, with two slivers of pictures amongst them, including an inverted color photograph of a seated man
Studio album by
Portico Quartet
Released5 November 2021
Recorded2020
Studio
  • PQHQ, Leyton, London
  • Fish Factory, London
Length44:02
LabelGondwana
Producer
  • Duncan Bellamy
  • Jack Wyllie
Portico Quartet chronology
Terrain
(2021)		 Monument
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[2]
MusicOMH[3]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork6.6/10[5]
Uncut7/10[6]

Monument is the seventh studio album by English instrumental band Portico Quartet. It was released on 5 November 2021 by Gondwana Records.[7]

Release

On 1 September 2021, Portico Quartet announced they were releasing their album Monument, alongside the lead single "Impressions".[7]

Critical reception

Monument was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75 based on 6 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie

Monument track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Opening"2:50
2."Impressions"3:44
3."Ultraviolet"5:12
4."Ever Present"4:48
5."Gateway"1:14
6."Monument"4:40
7."A.O.E."5:35
8."Warm Data"8:16
9."Portal"1:09
10."On the Light"6:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Monument
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8] 23

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Hannigan, Maeve (10 November 2021). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ↑ White, Chris (5 November 2021). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Cowan, Andy (December 2021). "Portico Quartet – Monument". Mojo. No. 337. p. 89.
  5. ↑ Howe, Brian (23 November 2021). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Wray, Daniel Dylan (December 2021). "Portico Quartet – Monument". Uncut. No. 295. p. 29.
  7. 1 2 Arnone, Joey (1 September 2021). "Portico Quartet Announce New Album, Share Lead Single "Impressions"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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