''Monument'' is the seventh
studio album
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by English instrumental band
Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet are an instrumental band from London, UK. They are known for their use of the hang, a modern percussion instrument. Their debut album, ''Knee-Deep in the North Sea'', was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize and was ''Time Out†...
. It was released on 5 November 2021 by
Gondwana Records
Gondwana Records is an independent record label based in Manchester, UK. The label was founded in 2008 by Matthew Halsall to shine a light on the talent Matthew heard in the local clubs. In 2012 Gondwana Records signed the then unknown Mancheste ...
.
Release
On 1 September 2021, Portico Quartet announced they were releasing their album ''Monument'', alongside the lead single "Impressions".
Critical reception
''Monument'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average
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score of 75 based on 6 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel
Portico Quartet
* Duncan Bellamy
* Jack Wyllie
Additional musicians
* Francesca Ter-Berg – cello on tracks 1, 7 and 10
* Simmy Singh – violin on track 10
Production
* Mixed by Greg Freeman and Portico Quartet in Berlin, 2020
* Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis
* Design by Veil Projects
Charts
References
2021 albums
Portico Quartet albums
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