Every Bad
Studio album by
Porridge Radio
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length41:39
LabelSecretly Canadian
Porridge Radio chronology
Rice, Pasta and Other Fillers
(2016) 		Every Bad
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[1]
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[3]
DIY[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[8]
NME[9]
Paste8.8/10[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[11]
The Skinny[12]

Every Bad is the second studio album by British indie rock band Porridge Radio. It was released on 13 March 2020 on the record label Secretly Canadian.[13] The album was nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize.[14]

Critical reception

Every Bad was met with universal acclaim 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 86, based on 15 reviews.[2]

Accolades

Accolades for Every Bad
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020
17
[15]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020
18
[16]
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
4
[17]
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
6
[18]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2020
23
[19]
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
13
[20]
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
39
[21]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2020
42
[22]

Track listing

Every Bad track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Born Confused"3:02
2."Sweet"3:42
3."Don't Ask Me Twice"3:21
4."Long"4:50
5."Nephews"4:21
6."Pop Song"5:02
7."Give/Take"3:53
8."Lilac"5:27
9."Circling"3:20
10."(Something)"1:58
11."Homecoming Song"2:43
Total length:41:39

Charts

Chart performance for Every Bad
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] 41
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 65
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 11

References

  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ Roseblade, Nick (9 March 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ Tipple, Ben (12 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ Bell, Kaelan (11 March 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ Petridis, Alexis (12 March 2020). "Porridge Radio: Every Bad review – DIY rockers go from guttural to the stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (13 March 2020). "Album reviews: Porridge Radio – Every Bad, and Code Orange – Underneath". The Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ Hakiman, Rob (9 March 2020). "Delving into the turbulence of human nature, Porridge Radio face it all with a snarling grin". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. ^ Daly, Rhian (11 March 2020). "Porridge Radio – 'Every Bad': lyrically dense knock-out is a dreamy and complex gift for an undeserving world". NME. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ Manno, Lizzie (16 March 2020). "Porridge Radio's Every Bad Is the Album that Indie Rock Desperately Needed". Paste. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ Pelly, Jenn (13 March 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. ^ Skala, Jemima (11 March 2020). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  13. ^ Moore, Sam (16 January 2020). "Porridge Radio announce new album 'Every Bad'". NME. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  14. ^ Will Richards (20 September 2020). "A brief look into... Porridge Radio's 'Every Bad'". DIY. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  15. ^ BrooklynVegan Staff (21 December 2020). "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2020". NME. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. ^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  18. ^ Paste Staff (30 November 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Paste. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  19. ^ Bloom, Madison (8 December 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  21. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2020". Stereogum. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Porridge Radio – Every Bad". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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