Everything Is A-OK

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.

Everything Is A-OK
Studio album by Violent Soho
Released	3 April 2020
Studio	The Grove Studios (Sydney, Australia)
Length	34:17
Label	I Oh You Pure Noise
Producer	Greg Wales
Violent Soho chronology
Waco (2016) Everything Is A-OK (2020)
Singles from Everything Is A-OK
"A-OK" Released: 14 November 2019 "Vacation Forever" Released: 22 November 2019 "Lying on the Floor" Released: 14 February 2020[1] "Pick It Up Again" Released: 17 March 2020[2] "Canada" Released: 3 April 2020[3] "Slow Down Sonic" Released: 3 September 2020[4]

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
Source	Rating
The Music	[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.	Title	Length
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

• List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)
• List of 2020 albums

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. 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 (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.