Every Bad

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]

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]

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. "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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