Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky

Porridge Radio Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky Label Secretly Canadian Erstveröffentlichung 20.05.2022 Format LP Lieferzeit 1 – 3 Werktage Preis 18,95 € (inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versand)

3. LP der Band, klassisch englisch. Im Großen und Ganzen eine hochklassige Mischung aus Emo Rock und Indie Pop in optimaler Ausprägung, insbesondere, was die alles bestimmende immens emotionale Sängerin betrifft (mit ein wenig tieferer Stimme), absolut packend, nicht ohne Grund ist in den Kritiken ständig von Katharsis die Rede. Einige Stücke macht sie regelrecht zu einem Ereignis. Die Produktion klingt weitgehend relativ schlank, „natürlich“ und leicht angerauht (wirkt oft wie live im Studio aufgenommen), gern sorgt die Begleitung, vor allem in Gestalt der häufig eingesetzten Orgel (selten auch mal Synthie oder die Gitarre), für hübsche Extra-Melodien, und sie agiert zudem in vielen Tracks zunehmend lebhafter, agiler, variabler korrelierend mit der auffälligen allmählichen Steigerung in Dichte und (gerade auch emotionaler) Intensität in einem Großteil der Songs. Einzelne Post Punk-Elemente sind hier und da zu hören, von Seiten der Gitarre z.B. (ohne den Gesamtsound zu dominieren), zwischendurch gibt´s ´mal (eher dezenten) Shoegaze-Einfluß oder Erinnerungen an die poppigen Sachen von The Cure in den 80ern, der Balladenanteil ist recht hoch (besonders toll: Flowers). Und mehrere Songs ragen noch einmal heraus, sehr schön catchy bzw. etwas hymnenhaft (ohne zu übertreiben), The Rip zum Beispiel ist großartig! (detlev von duhn)

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When Porridge Radio's Dana Margolin, one of the most vital new voices in rock, began to consider the themes of her new album, three vivid words began to emerge: joy, fear and endlessness. The artwork of the band's third full-length, Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky, is a surreal image that evokes the ducks and dives, slippery slopes and existential angst of life in recent times. "To me, the feelings of joy, fear and endlesses coexist together," says Dana. "You're never just happy or unhappy." Following Every Bad's release in 2020, Margolin was quickly becoming regarded as one of the most magnetic band leaders around. But if Every Bad established Dana's bravery in laying herself bare, her band's third record takes that to anthemic new heights. While there are moments of guttural release, she also finds soft power on songs. "I used to think I had to be loud to be heard," she admits, "but now I'm definitely less afraid of being gentle." The band's first new single, `Back To The Radio', sets out their stall, a lurching call to arms that contrasts Dana's lyrics of panic and closing herself off. This song is just one of example in WDBLTTS that explores something that has long been an important part of Porridge Radio's process: playfulness. "I think the album needed to have that balance," Dana explains. Balance: that's the word the album seems to be eternally striving for - joy, fear and endlessness in harmony but also self-acceptance. Dana is more aware of how she's creating a persona as her star continues to rise, and how she's singing personal songs that now belong to other people which gives her purpose. She says, "I wrote these songs for myself, but I think everyone wants to feel like what they're doing is useful in some way. I'm ready to embrace it all now, whatever happens."

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