Monument (Portico Quartet album)

Monument
Monument
Studio album by Portico Quartet
Released	5 November 2021
Recorded	2020
Studio	PQHQ, Leyton, London; Fish Factory, London;
Length	44:02
Label	Gondwana
Producer	Duncan Bellamy; Jack Wyllie;
Portico Quartet chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10^[2]
MusicOMH	^[3]
Mojo	^[4]
Pitchfork	6.6/10^[5]
Uncut	7/10^[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.	Title	Length
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

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

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

References

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

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[MC-1] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[Clash-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.

[Mojo-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.

[UTR-7] Arnone, Joey (1 September 2021). "Portico Quartet Announce New Album, Share Lead Single "Impressions"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[ac_UKIndependent_-8] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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