It’s official. I love Porridge Radio.
From “Birthday Party” on Porridge Radio’s new record—Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky:
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved, I don’t wanna be loved
I don’t wanna be loved
Along with Dry Cleaning, Wet Leg, and Black Country, New Road, UK’s Porridge Radio makes some smart wiry music with enough attitude to keep things from getting sunny. Frontperson Dana Margolin, drummer Sam Yardley, keyboardist Georgie Stott, and bassist Maddie Ryall have been together since 2014 and three LPs including 2020’s Every Bad which served as my introduction to the band about which I said, What it does sound like is a band at the top of their game, I look forward to the next one, making some wild-ass high-energy attitude with music attached.
The next one is Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky. Some of the wildness has been tamed for a few of Waterslide’s quieter moments but that just makes the whole thing more powerful. I look forward to the next one but in the mean time I love Porridge Radio and Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky. You may too.
