Post punk is typically a fast and aggressive genre of music, but Porridge Radio change that on their latest single. "End of Last Year" is filled with synths and is a more gentle take on their style. It's a lovely song, even as the intensity gets ramped up. And this is a song that's intense, despite how laid back it starts out. Dana Margolin's vocals propel this song and completely drive the emotion, with backing vocals and instruments merely following Margolin's lead. This one reminds me of a current version of Yeah Yeah Yeah's now immortal "Maps." Plus, with a title like "End of Last Year," this is perfect to suggest to the graduating seniors in your life.
Dana Margolin says of the new song:
"'End Of Last Year' is a love song for my bandmates and for myself. It’s about not trusting my intuition, not trusting my body to heal itself, not trusting the people closest to me, but it is also an ode to all those people, and to difficult platonic love. It came out of a particularly painful period of communication breakdown and high pressure that hurt a lot, but ended in reconciliation and understanding."
You can watch the video for "End of Last Year" below. Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky is due out May 20 on Secretly Canadian, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Porridge Radio, check out the band's Facebook and Twitter. Upcoming tour dates are below the video, and let's hope they squeeze in a Boston date between Chicago and New York.
Fri. May 20 - Manchester, UK @ Piccadilly Records Sat. May 21 - Edinburgh, UK @ The Great Eastern Sun. May 22 - Leeds, UK @ Crash Records Tue. May 24 - London, UK @ Rough Trade East Wed. May 25 - Brighton, UK @ Resident Music Thu. May 26 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Records Thu. May 26 - Sun. May 29 - Walton-on-trent, UK @ Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering Fri. May 27 - Totnes, UK @ Sea Change Festival Sat. Jun. 4 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Weekend 1 Wed. Jun. 8 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton Sat. Jun. 11 - Hilvarenbeek, NE @ Best Kept Secret Festival Wed. Jun. 29 - Sat. Jul. 2 - Ydynia, PL @ Open’er Festival Fri. Jul. 8 - Soliera, IT @ Arti Vive Sat. Jul. 9 - Siena, IT @ LARS ROCK FEST Thu. Jul. 14 - Sat. Jul. 16 - Budapest, HU @ Reflektor Festival Fri. Jul. 15 - Stirling, UK @ Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Fri. Jul. 22 - Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival Sat. Jul. 23 - Macclesfield, UK @ Bluedot Festival Tue. Aug. 9 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7 Thu. Aug. 11 - Oslo, NO @ Øyaestivalen Sun. Aug. 14 - Kiewit-Hasselt, BE @ HEAR HEARI Mon. Aug. 15 - Wubterthur, CH @ 47. Winterthurer Musikfestwochen Tue. Aug. 16 - Sat. Aug. 20 - Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival Thu. Sep. 1 - Sun. Sep. 4 - Sixpenny Handley, UK @ End of the Road Festival Tue. Sept. 6 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah Wed. Sept. 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room Fri. Sept. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop Mon. Sept. 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Tue. Sept. 13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza Thu. Sept. 15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux Fri. Sept. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Sat. Sept. 17 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Mon. Sept. 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry Tue. Sept. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle Fri. Sept. 23 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom Sat. Sept. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s Sun. Sept. 25 - Washington, DC @ DC9 Tue. Sept. 27 - Atlanta, GA @ Earl Wed. Sept. 28 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East Fri. Sept. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links Sat. Oct. 1 - Austin, TX @ Parish Sat. Oct. 15 - Digbeth, UK @ The Crossing Digbeth Thu. Oct. 20 - Sheffield, UK @ Southampton 1865 Sat. Oct. 22 - Exeter, UK @ Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre Mon. Oct. 24 - Nottingham, UK @ Metronome Tue. Oct. 25 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre Wed. Oct. 26 - Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge Junction Fri. Oct. 28 - Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s Sat. Oct. 29 - Manchester, UL @ Manchester Academy 2 Sun. Oct. 30 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Irish Centre Tue. Nov. 1 - Hove, UK @ The Old Market Wed. Nov. 2 - Hove, UK @ The Old Market Thu. Nov. 3 - London, UL @ 02 Shepherds Bush Empire Fri. Nov. 11 - Amsterdam, NE @ Melkweg OZ Sat. Nov. 12 - Maastricht, NE @ Muziekgieterij Sun. Nov. 13 - Cologne, DE @ Club Volta Wed. Nov. 16 - Lyon, FR @ Le Sonic Thu. Nov. 17 - Milan, IT @ Biko Sat. Nov. 19 - Bologna, IT @ Covo Club Sun. Nov. 20 - Annecy, FR @ Le Brise Glace Tue. Nov. 22 - Barcelona, ES @ La 2 de Apolo Thu. Nov. 24 - Vigo, ES @ Radar Estudios Fri. Nov. 25 - Guimaraes, PT @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor (CCVF) Mon. Nov. 28 - Madrid, ES @ Independance Club Tue. Nov. 29 - San Sebastián, ES @ Dabadaba Thu. Dec. 1 - Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey Fri. Dec. 2 - La Rochelle, FR @ La Siréne Sun. Dec. 4 - Bruges, BE @ Cactus Club Mon. Dec. 5 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes Wed. Dec. 7 - Zürich, CH @ Bogen F Thu. Dec. 8 - Munich, DE @ Kranhalle, Feierwerk Sat. Dec. 10 - Vienna, AT @ Flex Sun. Dec. 11 - Prague, CZ @ Café V Lese Mon. Dec. 12 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg Fri. Dec. 16 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang Sat. Dec. 17 - Copenhagen, DK @ Lille Vega, VEGA
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