Showcasing their Living Fields album, Portico brought catharsis and redefinition to London’s Islington Assembley Halls amidst a brooding backdrop of austere minimalism.
Whilst the Fritz Lang noir tones of the set frustrated photographers praying for a shaft of clear light, the sublunary tones of an album featuring vocal performances from Jamie Woon, Jonno McCleery and Alt-J’s Joe Newman found their complement in the atmospheric setting.
Photos by Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission.
