Porridge Radio Announce Fourth Album And Autumn UK Tour
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Porridge Radio have laid out plans for their fourth studio album.
The follow-up to 2022's 'Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky' is called 'Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me' and will arrive on October 18. Produced by Dom Monks, the record came about following a period of burnout and heartbreak, with some subsequent soul-searching providing the creative spark. Vocalist Dana Margolin explained:
"A lot of this album is about a more frenetic and desperate kind of love. It is about completely losing my sense of self in one relationship, and the deep residue of insecurity and pain that lingered and clouded a new relationship."
To coincide with the announcement, the Brighton band have shared a live version of the LP's lead single, Sick Of The Blues, an indie-rock track that closes the 11-song collection. Its accompanying performance video was filmed during their recent performance at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
"Sick Of The Blues is about being heartbroken and taking back some joy, remembering that you’re the source of your own happiness, not someone else, even when you’re hurt and left with a hole in your heart," Margolin added.
"After being messed around enough, you just want to take back control. I just wanted to let it go, stop letting it consume me. I wanted simplicity, to have fun and remember everything good that could possibly happen. To love wholly, to not take anything too seriously. To have fun with my friends, to remove the tunnel vision and fall in love with my life again."
The band will support the record with an autumn UK and Ireland tour, as well as European and North American dates. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (August 2).
Prior to that, Margolin will play a solo London show on August 8 and the quartet will appear at Cardiff's Llais festival on October 11.
'Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me' tracklist:
1. Anybody
2. Hole In The Ground
3. Lavender Raspberries
4. God Of Everything Else
5. Sleeptalker
6. You Will Come Home
7. Wednesday
8. In A Dream
9. I Get Lost
10. Pieces Of Heaven
11. Sick Of The Blues
NEW // One of the most exciting names in post-rock right now, @porridgeradio will support their upcoming album 'Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me' with an autumn tour of the UK and Ireland!
Thu August 08 2024 - LONDON St Mary Le Strand
Fri October 11 2024 - CARDIFF Wales Millenium Centre
Thu November 07 2024 - DUBLIN Whelans
Mon November 18 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Tue November 19 2024 - BRISTOL Marble Factory
Wed November 20 2024 - LEEDS Leeds Irish Centre
Fri November 22 2024 - GLASGOW Oran Mor
Sat November 23 2024 - NEWCASTLE University Students Union
Mon November 25 2024 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
Tue November 26 2024 - LONDON Electric Brixton
Fri November 29 2024 - MARGATE Lido
Sat November 30 2024 - BRIGHTON Chalk
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