Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Porridge Radio - "End of Last Year"

Photo by Matilda Hill-Jenkins

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 RecordsSat. May 21 - Edinburgh, UK @ The Great EasternSun. May 22 - Leeds, UK @ Crash RecordsTue. May 24 - London, UK @ Rough Trade EastWed. May 25 - Brighton, UK @ Resident MusicThu. May 26 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade RecordsThu. 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 BrixtonSat. Jun. 11 - Hilvarenbeek, NE @ Best Kept Secret FestivalWed. Jun. 29 - Sat. Jul. 2 - Ydynia, PL @ Open’er FestivalFri. Jul. 8 - Soliera, IT @ Arti Vive Sat. Jul. 9 - Siena, IT @ LARS ROCK FEST Thu. Jul. 14 - Sat. Jul. 16 - Budapest, HU @ Reflektor FestivalFri. Jul. 15 - Stirling, UK @ Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Fri. Jul. 22 - Southwold, UK @ Latitude FestivalSat. Jul. 23 - Macclesfield, UK @ Bluedot Festival Tue. Aug. 9 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7Thu. 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 @ CasbahWed. Sept. 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge RoomFri. Sept. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw StopMon. Sept. 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug FirTue. Sept. 13 - Seattle, WA @ BarbozaThu. Sept. 15 - Boise, ID @ NeuroluxFri. Sept. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby CourtSat. Sept. 17 - Denver, CO @ Lost LakeMon. Sept. 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street EntryTue. Sept. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Empty BottleFri. Sept. 23 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomSat. Sept. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’sSun. Sept. 25 - Washington, DC @ DC9Tue. Sept. 27 - Atlanta, GA @ EarlWed. Sept. 28 - Nashville, TN @ Basement EastFri. Sept. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Three LinksSat. Oct. 1 - Austin, TX @ ParishSat. Oct. 15 - Digbeth, UK @ The Crossing DigbethThu. Oct. 20 - Sheffield, UK @ Southampton 1865Sat. Oct. 22 - Exeter, UK @ Exeter Phoenix Arts CentreMon. Oct. 24 - Nottingham, UK @ MetronomeTue. Oct. 25 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity CentreWed. Oct. 26 - Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge JunctionFri. Oct. 28 - Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’sSat. Oct. 29 - Manchester, UL @ Manchester Academy 2Sun. Oct. 30 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Irish CentreTue. Nov. 1 - Hove, UK @ The Old MarketWed. Nov. 2 - Hove, UK @ The Old MarketThu. Nov. 3 - London, UL @ 02 Shepherds Bush EmpireFri. Nov. 11 - Amsterdam, NE @ Melkweg OZSat. Nov. 12 - Maastricht, NE @ MuziekgieterijSun. Nov. 13 - Cologne, DE @ Club VoltaWed. Nov. 16 - Lyon, FR @ Le SonicThu. Nov. 17 - Milan, IT @ BikoSat. Nov. 19 - Bologna, IT @ Covo ClubSun. Nov. 20 - Annecy, FR @ Le Brise GlaceTue. Nov. 22 - Barcelona, ES @ La 2 de ApoloThu. Nov. 24 - Vigo, ES @ Radar EstudiosFri. Nov. 25 - Guimaraes, PT @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor (CCVF)Mon. Nov. 28 - Madrid, ES @ Independance ClubTue. Nov. 29 - San Sebastián, ES @ DabadabaThu. Dec. 1 - Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School BarbeyFri. Dec. 2 - La Rochelle, FR @ La SiréneSun. Dec. 4 - Bruges, BE @ Cactus ClubMon. Dec. 5 - Luxembourg, LU @ RotondesWed. Dec. 7 - Zürich, CH @ Bogen FThu. Dec. 8 - Munich, DE @ Kranhalle, FeierwerkSat. Dec. 10 - Vienna, AT @ FlexSun. Dec. 11 - Prague, CZ @ Café V LeseMon. Dec. 12 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal KreuzbergFri. Dec. 16 - Hamburg, DE @ HafenklangSat. Dec. 17 - Copenhagen, DK @ Lille Vega, VEGA

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