Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
by Porridge Radio
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. jmharps
    Sep 3, 2022
    9
    Waterslide is a worthy successor to Every Bad that even manages to outdo its predecessor. Although sadness infuses virtually every song on the album, I feel uplifted, rather than depressed by the end of the album. The opening song Back to the Radio describes the breakdown of a relationship, but frontperson Dana Margolin describes the song as cathartic. From her repeated instance that sheWaterslide is a worthy successor to Every Bad that even manages to outdo its predecessor. Although sadness infuses virtually every song on the album, I feel uplifted, rather than depressed by the end of the album. The opening song Back to the Radio describes the breakdown of a relationship, but frontperson Dana Margolin describes the song as cathartic. From her repeated instance that she does not want to be loved on Birthday to the description of an ex lover clearing the gunk form her heart to make room for the light in Flowers, Margolin's songs are filled with Cure-like self loathing and desperation. The album reaches a crescendo on Rip where Margolin sings about throwing a relationship away before it went bad on top on a buzzing guitar. The title song provides a fadeout for the album telling us that Margolin doesn't want the end or the beginning. And yet, after listening to the detritus from Margolis' heart, I want to go back into her world again as soon as possible.… Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Under The Radar
    Jun 1, 2022
    65
    Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky certainly isn’t the most groundbreaking record musically but Porridge Radio is certainly innovative in approach and original in delivery and have made an ambitious and compelling record that demands attention, but at times is not an easy listen.
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  2. The Quietus
    May 23, 2022
    90
    The dark alchemy of Waterslide – named after one of the art-pieces Margolin painted during lockdown – ultimately flows from the manner in which it slithers under the skin even as it engages with that part of your monkey brain that enjoys a zinging pop song. ... As with much else here, the moment is beautiful and ugly and extraordinary.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    May 23, 2022
    80
    Two years on, this sequel is a similarly entrancing, sometimes frightening listen.
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