Northern Portrait are a Danish indie pop band formed in the summer of 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Within two weeks of joining MySpace the band were contacted by Matinée Records, who released "The Fallen Aristocracy" EP in March 2008. The original lineup consisted of singer Stefan Larsen, drummer Michael Sørensen and guitarist Rune Reholt. This band released one more EP (Napoleon Sweetheart) in September 2008 before releasing their debut album, Criminal Art Lovers, in January 2010, also on Matinée Records.