Everything Is A-OK
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{{Infobox album
| name = Everything Is A-OK
| type = studio
| artist = Violent Soho
| cover = Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK.png
| alt =
| released = 3 April 2020
| recorded =
| studio = The Grove Studios (Sydney, Australia)
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 34:17
| label = * I Oh You
| producer = Greg Wales
| prev_title = Waco
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Everything Is A-OK
| type = studio
| single1 = A-OK
| single1date = 14 November 2019
| single2 = Vacation Forever
| single2date = 22 November 2019
| single3 = Lying on the Floor
| single3date = 14 February 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/violent-soho-single-lying-on-the-floor-album-everything-is-a-ok/11960738/ |title=Violent Soho detail album 5, share new single "Lying on the Floor" |work=Triple J |date=12 February 2020 |accessdate=20 January 2021 |author=Newstead, Al}}
| single4 = Pick It Up Again
| single4date = 17 March 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/violent-soho-new-song-pick-it-up-again-everything-is-a-ok/12060514/ |title=Watch Violent Soho flog their new album door-to-door in video for "Pick It Up Again" |work=Triple J |date=17 March 2020 |accessdate=20 January 2021 |author=Newstead, Al}}
| single5 = Canada
| single5date = 3 April 2020{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/singles-to-radio/ |title=Singles to Radio – 3 April 2020 |work=The Music Network |date=3 April 2020 |accessdate=4 April 2020}}
| single6 = Slow Down Sonic
| single6date = 3 September 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/violent-soho-share-music-video-for-slow-down-sonic-2743797/ |title=Violent Soho share music video for 'Slow Down Sonic' |work=NME Australia |date=3 September 2020 |accessdate=20 January 2021 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}
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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).{{cite web |url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2020/second-1-album-for-brisbane-s-violent-soho |title=Second #1 album for Brisbane's Violent Soho |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=11 April 2020 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}
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).{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to |title=And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126005048/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to |archive-date=26 November 2020 |url-status=live}}
Promotion
The band premiered the album through a Q&A livestream on Facebook and YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/album-of-the-week-violent-soho-everything-is-a-ok/ |title=Album of the Week: Violent Soho, 'Everything Is A-OK' |work=Tone Deaf |date=6 April 2020 |accessdate=11 April 2020 |author=Reid, Poppy}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The Music
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/violent-soho-everything-ok-emily-blackburn/S0ZXX15BQEM/02-04-20/ |title=Violent Soho / Everything Is A-OK |work=The Music |date=2 April 2020 |accessdate=20 January 2021 |author=Blackburn, Emily}}
| rev2 = Kerrang!
| rev2score = 3/5{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-violent-soho-everything-is-a-ok/ |title=Album Review: Violent Soho – Everything Is A-OK |work=Kerrang! |date=8 April 2020 |accessdate=20 January 2021 |author=Hickie, James}}
| noprose = yes
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Emily Blackburn from The Music felt the album was "musically dynamic" and stated that
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Everything Is A-OK track listing
| title1 = Sleep Year
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Vacation Forever
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Pick It Up Again
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = Canada
| length4 = 3:29
| title5 = Shelf Life
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Slow Down Sonic
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Lying on the Floor
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = Easy
| length8 = 3:11
| title9 = Pity Jar
| length9 = 3:10
| title10 = A-OK
| length10 = 2:43
| total_length = 34:17
}}
Personnel
=Musicians=
Violent Soho
- James Tidswell — guitar {{small|(1–10)}}
- Michael Richards — drums {{small|(1–10)}}
- Luke Boerdam — guitar, vocals {{small|(1–10)}}
- Luke Henery — bass {{small|(1–10)}}
=Technical=
- Greg Wales — production {{small|(1–10)}}
- Will Yip — mixing {{small|(1–10)}}
- Ryan Smith — mastering {{small|(1–10)}}
=Artwork=
- Rick Froberg — art
- Ian Laidlaw — photos
- Luke Henery — photos
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Violent Soho|album=Everything Is A-OK|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 April 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Artist Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/australian-artist-albums-chart|title=Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2021}}
| 49 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Violent Soho}}
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