{"product_id":"clouds-in-the-sky-they-will-always-be-there-for-me","title":"Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me\u003c\/em\u003e started out as poems, says Margolin, \"\u003cstrong\u003eI wanted to challenge myself\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" In a song, Dana argues, the writer can always hide behind the tricks of the music and well-worn techniques such as repetition. \"\u003cstrong\u003eIn a poem, though\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" says Dana, \"\u003cstrong\u003eit’s just words and that’s it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Recorded in the Somerset countryside in early 2024 by longtime Big Thief and Laura Marling engineer Dom Monks, \u003cem\u003eClouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me\u003c\/em\u003e is Porridge Radio’s new album and first new music in two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe UK band’s new album is a coming-of-age moment inspired by burnout, the music industry, the brutal collapse of a relationship and - crucially - Dana’s own increasing immersion in her craft as an artist. \"\u003cstrong\u003eA lot of this album is about a more frenetic and desperate kind of love\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" says Dana, \"\u003cstrong\u003eit is about completely losing my sense of self in a relationship, and the deep residue of insecurity and pain that lingered and clouded a new relationship\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Songs that were written as love songs - like \"\u003cstrong\u003eIn A Dream I’m A Painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - took on new meanings as Margolin viewed the songs with a new distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eClouds\u003c\/em\u003e sessions took place in Frome as Winter melted into early Spring at the beginning of 2024. \"\u003cstrong\u003eThere were a few breakdowns\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" grins Dana, in a fair assessment of recording such intimate and personal songs, \"\u003cstrong\u003eafter some takes I would just collapse on the floor, so upset\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" An environment was fostered where Dana could express herself and be nurtured. \"\u003cstrong\u003eWe would have these big communal meals every night\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" she says, \"\u003cstrong\u003eit felt very close knit and caring and warm and special\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eOur little house looked over a big hill\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" remembers Dana, \"\u003cstrong\u003ethere was a river running through it, it was big and bright and beautiful\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" The studio itself was bright - full of beaming natural light from the large windows, a blessing for musicians used to the sealed tomb world of most recording studios, and for once the band were all able to record in the same room as the producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Dana reflects on \u003cem\u003eClouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me\u003c\/em\u003e with the enthusiasm of a real creative breakthrough. \"\u003cstrong\u003eIt feels like the first time we’ve made something\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" she explains, audibly delighted at the album, \"\u003cstrong\u003eit captured something about our friendship and the way that we have learnt to play together. I love the songs, I love playing them, they haven’t gotten old and it feels like it’s a special thing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" A pause. \"\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s taught me so much. Following your gut to the nth point, trusting your friends and their loyalty, trusting to be able to fight with people properly. How I want to live is how I want to make records, because making records is my life because my work is my play is my job is my life. It all ties together in this thing, and there are ways to do this that might not kill me\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"White LP | Signed Copy","offer_id":50447163621707,"sku":"2213510","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50447162474827,"sku":"2213504","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50447162704203,"sku":"2213509","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447162343755,"sku":"2213502","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/sc483.porridgeradio.theclouds.cover1_38b75d87_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727072359","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/clouds-in-the-sky-they-will-always-be-there-for-me","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}