The Machine Starts To Sing

by Porridge Radio

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It'slove Ever since "Rice, Pasta..." Porridge Radio's releases have all sounded like the band had everything at stake. Listeners can't ask for more than that. Throw in Dana's amazing songs and resistance becomes futile. This EP continues that run. I understand it's the band's swansong release, If so, thanks for a stunning body of work and I'll be listening out for what Dana might do next. Favorite track: Machine Starts To Sing.

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1.	Machine Starts To Sing 06:20	buy track
2.	OK 02:52	buy track
3.	Don't Want To Dance 03:02	buy track
4.	I’ve Got A Feeling (Stay Lucky) 03:22	buy track

about

When Dana Margolin started working on the fourth Porridge Radio album, there was something different in how the songwriter approached creativity.

“Almost all the songs started out as poems,” says Margolin of the work that became Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me (2024), “I wanted to challenge myself.” In songwriting, Dana argues, she had learnt that the writer can always hide behind the tricks of the music and well-worn techniques such as repetition. “In a poem, though,” says Dana, “you can’t hide.”

Recorded in the Somerset countryside in early 2024 by longtime Big Thief and Laura Marling engineer Dom Monks, Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me is Porridge Radio’s new album and first new music in two years. The UK band’s new album is a coming-of-age moment inspired by burnout, the music industry, heartbreak and the brutal collapse of significant relationships and - crucially - Dana’s own increasing immersion in her craft as an artist.

The recording sessions for the Clouds In The Sky album resulted in a vast amount of material, more than made sense for one album. Therefore, Dana carved out an EP's worth of material that didn't slot neatly with the cohesive themes/sounds of the album.

The opening track 'Machine Starts To Sing', and the EP title 'The Machine Starts To Sing', nods to an idea that began to exist as a tangent from the rest of the material, where Dana contemplates finding comfort in cold and dystopian places. However, this is balanced out by tracks such as 'OK' and 'Don't Want To Dance', which are warmer and more tender, yet also feel separate from the laser focused vision that existed for the album.

Ultimately, the EP acts as an extension of the Clouds album, showcasing more sonic journeys and exploration of themes, while also not disrupting the cohesion of the album as a single entity. If anything, both the LP and EP are a stamp in time of a band at the top of their game in terms of using the studio as an instrument to express themselves.

credits

released February 21, 2025

All songs performed by Dana Margolin, Sam Yardley, Georgie Stott and Dan Hutchins except for I Got Lost, performed by Dana Margolin and Georgie Stott

Arranged by Dana Margolin, Sam Yardley, Georgie Stott and Dan Hutchins

Trumpet and Flugelhorn performed by Freddy Wordsworth
Violin performed by Maria Marzaioli

Produced and mixed by Dom Monks
Engineered by Dom Monks and Milo Ferreira-Hayes
Recorded at Bert Jansch Studios
Mastered by Felix Davis

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Porridge Radio London, UK

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shows

Dec 1

KOKO

London, UK
Dec 2

Trinity Centre, Bristol

Bristol, UK
Dec 4

Gorilla

Manchester, UK
Dec 5

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Dec 7

St Luke's

Glasgow, UK
Jan 24

KOKO

London, UK

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