This will be the last new music from us as Porridge Radio and marks the end of the band. The songs on this EP are an important part of “Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me“, and mean as much to us as the 11 songs on the album. We are excited for you to hear them. This band has been our life, we’re family now. When Dana Margolin started working on the fourth Porridge Radio album, there was something different in how the songwriter approached creativity. 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.
These tours will be our last, thanks so much for listening. With love, Dana, Georgie, Sam and Dan.
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.
Releases February 21st, 2025 Limited cassette release on our bandcamp, pre-order now
“Machine Starts To Sing” EP Produced and mixed by Dom Monks Recorded at Bert Jansch Studios
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