Premiere: Portland – ‘Expectations’

Dreamy pop from the Belgian duo...

Belgian duo Portland work together perfectly.

The pair's debut single was a dreamy delight, becoming a sensation in their homeland.

Rushed into a radio station for a live session, a swift re-working of an early alt-J cut followed this, with fan demand proving to be so overwhelming it was given an official release.

New single 'Expectations' is a brooding return, their twin voices intersecting perfectly to create something beautifully gothic.

Influences such as Beach House or School Of Seven Bells could be named, but really Portland are busy working in their own lane.

The duo comment: “‘Expectations' is about high hopes, deep disappointments and very abstract interactions between attractions, rejections, doubts and certainties…”

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