Continuous Portrait is the third studio album by American musical ensemble Inventions. It was released on May 29, 2020 under Temporary Residence Records.[1]

Continuous Portrait
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
Length37:25
LabelTemporary Residence Records
Inventions chronology
Maze of Woods
(2015)
Continuous Portrait
(2020)
Singles from Continuous Portrait
  1. "Outlook for the Fortune"
    Released: March 30, 2020[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute80%[4]
Paste8.5/10[5]

Critical reception

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Continuous Portrait was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 5 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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Continuous Portrait track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hints and Omens"5:37
2."Calico"3:57
3."Continuous Portrait"2:54
4."Outlook for the Future"3:30
5."Close to People"3:15
6."Spirit Refinement Exploder"5:14
7."The Warmer the Welcome"3:57
8."A Time in My Life"4:11
9."Saw You in a Movie"4:06

References

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  1. ^ a b Bloom, Madison (March 30, 2020). "Inventions Announce New Album, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Dedman, Todd (June 3, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (June 3, 2020). "Inventions' Continuous Portrait Is One of the Best Experimental Albums of 2020 So Far". Paste. Retrieved July 2, 2020.