“The Portraits…is one of the most unique and haunting acts [who] write pop songs that are intelligent, multi-faceted and inordinately above the pop throng.” WILDY HASKELL, WILDY’S WORLD, FEB 2009 "Overflowing with...promise and passion" GISELLE NGUYEN, SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER, DAILY VAULT, APRIL 2009 The Portraits are Lorraine (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Jeremy (piano, vocals) Millington. Their simple observations of adult life from the perspective of those that have loved, lost, travelled, had children and laughed about it all, make for a cosy brand of acoustic pop with beautiful harmonies and folk and world music tinges. 2009 has brought many great opportunities, including gigs at the Roisin Dubh in Galway and two outings at the amazing Troubadour Club in London. In August, they opened the main stage at the Vale Earth Festival in Guernsey, and earlier in the summer, they organised a successful stage at this year's Fete de La Musique in La Rochelle, France at which they headlined. Harking from Galway and Bristol respectively, Lorraine and Jeremy's move six years ago to France helped to fine-tune the concept of The Portraits. The release to critical acclaim of the highly personal 2006 album "Kin", containing Anglicised shades of the French chanson style, followed by its South-African produced successor “Timescape” in 2008, the latter a colourful and intoxicating mix of worldy instruments, electronics and the duo’s trademark vocals, have carved out an individual niche for the duo. Hints perhaps of Brian Wilson’s wall of vocals and the honesty of a Ben Folds-esque song writing style, but an artistic edge most definitely reminiscent of The Portraits alone. A remarkable Spanish vocalist, Belen Martin Miguez, joins The Portraits on certain dates during their current tour, bringing to their live set a new worldy flavour, as well as cowriting and singing on several songs on their new album, currently being completed and due out in 2010.