Every Bad

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Every Bad
Porridge Radio - Every Bad album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Porridge Radio
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length41:39
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
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10 [1]
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 9/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Exclaim! 9/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Paste 8.8/10 [10]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [11]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

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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
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020
17
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020
18
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
4
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
6
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2020
23
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
13
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
39
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2020
42

Track listing

Every Bad track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  5. ↑ Bell, Kaelan (11 March 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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