Every Bad

2020 studio album by Porridge Radio

Every Bad

Studio album by

Porridge Radio

Released

13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)

Length

41:39

Label

Secretly Canadian

Porridge Radio chronology

Rice, Pasta and Other Fillers
(2016)

Every Bad
(2020)

Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
(2022)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.1/10^[1]
Metacritic	86/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	9/10^[3]
DIY	^[4]
Exclaim!	9/10^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
The Independent	^[7]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10^[8]
NME	^[9]
Paste	8.8/10^[10]
Pitchfork	8.4/10^[11]
The Skinny	^[12]

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]

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]
Paste	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]
Stereogum	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.	Title	Length
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

^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Roseblade, Nick (9 March 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Tipple, Ben (12 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Bell, Kaelan (11 March 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Petridis, Alexis (12 March 2020). "Porridge Radio: Every Bad review – DIY rockers go from guttural to the stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ O'Connor, Roisin (13 March 2020). "Album reviews: Porridge Radio – Every Bad, and Code Orange – Underneath". The Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Manno, Lizzie (16 March 2020). "Porridge Radio's Every Bad Is the Album that Indie Rock Desperately Needed". Paste. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Pelly, Jenn (13 March 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Skala, Jemima (11 March 2020). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Moore, Sam (16 January 2020). "Porridge Radio announce new album 'Every Bad'". NME. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ Will Richards (20 September 2020). "A brief look into... Porridge Radio's 'Every Bad'". DIY. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ BrooklynVegan Staff (21 December 2020). "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "The 50 best albums of 2020". NME. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ Paste Staff (30 November 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Paste. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ Bloom, Madison (8 December 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2020". Stereogum. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Porridge Radio – Every Bad". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.