Portico - May 2015

Portico are Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wyllie. Previously they were three‐quarters of the highly successful and critically‐acclaimed Portico Quartet. But their new album Living Fields is no continuation under a shortened name. As far as the band are concerned, this is a debut.

There are three remarkable singers on this record: Jono McCleery, Joe Newman (Alt‐J) and Jamie Woon. These are not just guest performances and it shows. Woon shared a house with Portico in East London when they were writing and recording the album that would become Isla and he was working on “Mirrorwriting.” Joe Newman is a childhood friend of Wyllie's and Jono McCleery was introduced to Portico by Jamie Woon and has opened for them in the past. These existing relationships allowed for a consistency of thought and expression which makes this a truly remarkable record.

The English Show caught up with Jack Wyllie a few days before the band's concert at the Kaserne Basel in May 2015.