Everything Is A-OK

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Everything Is A-OK
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Studio album by
Violent Soho
Released3 April 2020
StudioThe Grove Studios (Sydney, Australia)
GenreAlternative rock
Length34:17
Label
ProducerGreg Wales
Violent Soho chronology
Waco
(2016) 		Everything Is A-OK
(2020)
Singles from Everything Is A-OK
  1. "A-OK"
    Released: 14 November 2019
  2. "Vacation Forever"
    Released: 22 November 2019
  3. "Lying on the Floor"
    Released: 14 February 2020[1]
  4. "Pick It Up Again"
    Released: 17 March 2020[2]
  5. "Canada"
    Released: 3 April 2020[3]
  6. "Slow Down Sonic"
    Released: 3 September 2020[4]

Everything Is A-OK is the fifth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Violent Soho, released on 3 April 2020 by I Oh You and Pure Noise Records.

Supported by six singles—"A-OK", "Vacation Forever", "Lying on the Floor", "Pick It Up Again", "Canada", and "Slow Down Sonic"—Everything Is A-OK debuted atop the Australian albums chart on 11 April 2020, becoming Violent Soho's second number one album in Australia (following Waco in 2016).[5]

At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, the album received three nominations—for Best Rock Album, Engineer of the Year (for Greg Wales) and Best Cover Art (for Luke Henery).[6]

Promotion[]

The band premiered the album through a Q&A livestream on Facebook and YouTube.[7]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Music4/5 stars[8]
Kerrang!3/5[9]

Emily Blackburn from The Music felt the album was "musically dynamic" and stated that the "Brisbane rock outfit constantly change[s] pace".[8]

Track listing[]

Everything Is A-OK track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sleep Year"3:27
2."Vacation Forever"4:28
3."Pick It Up Again"3:10
4."Canada"3:29
5."Shelf Life"3:31
6."Slow Down Sonic"3:45
7."Lying on the Floor"3:23
8."Easy"3:11
9."Pity Jar"3:10
10."A-OK"2:43
Total length:34:17

Personnel[]

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Musicians[]

Violent Soho

  • James Tidswell — guitar (1–10)
  • Michael Richards — drums (1–10)
  • Luke Boerdam — guitar, vocals (1–10)
  • Luke Henery — bass (1–10)

Technical[]

  • Greg Wales — production (1–10)
  • Will Yip — mixing (1–10)
  • Ryan Smith — mastering (1–10)

Artwork[]

  • Rick Froberg — art
  • Ian Laidlaw — photos
  • Luke Henery — photos

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2020) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[12] 49

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Newstead, Al (12 February 2020). "Violent Soho detail album 5, share new single "Lying on the Floor"". Triple J. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Newstead, Al (17 March 2020). "Watch Violent Soho flog their new album door-to-door in video for "Pick It Up Again"". Triple J. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Singles to Radio – 3 April 2020". The Music Network. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ Bruce, Jasper (3 September 2020). "Violent Soho share music video for 'Slow Down Sonic'". NME Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Second #1 album for Brisbane's Violent Soho". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ Reid, Poppy (6 April 2020). "Album of the Week: Violent Soho, 'Everything Is A-OK'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Blackburn, Emily (2 April 2020). "Violent Soho / Everything Is A-OK". The Music. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ Hickie, James (8 April 2020). "Album Review: Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK". Kerrang!. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ Everything Is A-OK (booklet). Violent Soho. I Oh You / White Noise Records. 2020. 9341004071728.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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