| Family Portrait | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 July 2018 | |||
| Genre | Electronic [1] | |||
| Length | 53:13 | |||
| Label | Brainfeeder | |||
| Producer | Ross from Friends | |||
| Ross from Friends chronology | ||||
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Family Portrait is the debut studio album by British electronic musician Ross from Friends. It was released on Brainfeeder on 27 July 2018. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 77/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 8/10 [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10 [10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [1] |
| Q | [11] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.8/5 [12] |
| Rolling Stone |  [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Like his older releases, this one favors grainy textures and sentimental vocal samples, but the beats are more broken this time out, drawing from electro and new wave rather than just the evenly paced pulse of house." [5] He described it as "an uncommonly original album, keeping listeners guessing while making a significant, sometimes unexpected emotional impact." [5]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixmag | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 9 | |
| NME | Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 51 |
All tracks are written by Ross from Friends, except saxophone on "Thank God I'm a Lizard" and "Don't Wake Dad" written by John Dunk
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Birthday Nick" | 1:37 |
| 2. | "Thank God I'm a Lizard" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Wear Me Down" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "The Knife" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Project Cybersyn" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Family Portrait" | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Pale Blue Dot" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Back Into Space" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Parallel Sequence" | 5:23 |
| 10. | "R.A.T.S." | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Don't Wake Dad" | 6:52 |
| 12. | "The Beginning" | 5:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Memento Mori" | 4:23 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 151 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC) [17] | 20 |
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