When a decade of Porridge Radio's hyper activity as a band suddenly came to an end last year, singer and songwriter Dana Margolin took the chance to breathe and reflect, focusing on her poetry as a creative outlet. Now, on new album Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, Margolin marries her poetry, art, and music at last. - Flying Out
When Porridge Radio formed in 2014 - a decade ago - being in a band was the very last thing that London-born Dana Margolin expected to do. Studying anthropology at the University of Sussex, Dana began performing her songs on her own at local open mic nights, before assembling a full band - taking in Georgie Stott on keyboards and backing vocals, Sam Yardley on drums and keyboards, and former bassist Maddie Ryall (who departed in 2023, replaced by Dan Hutchins). Their debut album - Rice, Pasta and Other Fillers (2016) was followed by Every Bad (2020), which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and acclaimed by The Guardian as “uncompromisingly brilliant.” Later, Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky (2022) became their first UK Top 40 Album Chart success.
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