Description
Porridge Radio
Every Bad
Label: Secretly Canadian
DELUXE DOUBLE PURPLE & BLUE NEBULA VINYL
Porridge Radio's Every Bad is an inner monologue of a record, the kind where in your darkest hour you might obsess over a single thought. "I’m stuck I’m stuck I’m stuck I’m stuck," Dana Margolin repeats over and over on "Lilac," while on "Circling" it's the phrase "everything's fine," when clearly everything is not. The album is full of such mental roundabouts and while Margolin's lyrics and impassioned delivery -- she can really belt it out -- are always front and center, they wouldn't be anywhere near as effective without the incredibly hooky, inventive indie rock they're set to. There are jagged ragers ("Sweet," "Long"), bright poppy moments ("Give/Take," "Born Confused") and mascara-smeared mope-a-thons Robert Smith would be proud of ("Pop Song," "Homecoming Song"). Even when white dwarf heavy, the songs are engaging, and peppered with self-effacing humor and cathartic moments as well. Every Bad is miserablism at its most empathetic, melodic, and memorable.
This Deluxe Edition of Every Bad is pressed on double purple-and-blue-nebula vinyl, and includes "Let's Not Fight" and "Strong Enough," which are collaborations with Irish artist Piglet, as well as Lala Lala collab "Good for You," "Talking About it" and a demo of "Sweet."
TRACKLIST
A1 Born Confused 3:02
A2 Sweet 3:43
A3 Don't Ask Me Twice 3:22
A4 Long 4:52
A5 Nephews 4:22
B1 Pop Song 5:03
B2 Give/Take 3:54
B3 Lilac 5:28
B4 Circling 3:21
B5 (Something) 1:59
B6 Homecoming Song 2:42
C1 Talking About It 4:32
C2 Sweet (Demo) 3:15
C3 Good For You (With Lala Lala) 3:36
D1 Let's Not Fight (Porridge Radio X Piglet)
D2 Strong Enough (Porridge Radio X Piglet)