Isla

With their debut, ‘Knee-deep In The North Sea’, garnering them a Mercury Music Prize nomination in the year Elbow won, Portico Quartet have returned and further up their game with ‘Isla’, reco

Isla is a vibrantly atmospheric collection of music that pioneers an entirely new sound.

<p>With this release, Portico Quartet have had to juggle adherence to their signature sound with the pressure to branch out, says <strong>John Fordham</strong></p>

Album Reviews: Portico Quartet - Isla

Portico Quartet's 'Islaa' has a general air of antique melancholy. Rating: * * *