It’s that idea of collective consciousness or experience – everything affects everything else. “I find the way you can see the imprint people leave on the world here exciting. Behind her, toys and sculptures crowd the shelves of a bookcase. I find it exciting.”ĭana continues talking as she pulls through paintings and picture books, pausing only to take bites of a sandwich she’s procured from deep in her bag. I could never live there, it’s too busy and dirty.’ But now I’m back, I love how busy and dirty it is. “When I lived in Brighton I was like, ‘I hate London. Two years on, Margolin is back in her native London in a reflective mood. The city’s beaches, lanes and expansive horizons are woven into the band’s early work, and partly served as inspiration for the band’s Mercury-nominated 2020 album Ever Bad. Porridge Radio formed in Brighton, back in 2015. But, maybe because I grew up here, I am really fascinated by the people and things.” “ Sam and Maddie still live in Brighton and they find London really oppressive – and it can be. Below, trains run in both directions, ferrying commuters further into the city or out towards its edges.ĭana grew up in the suburbs of Northwest London, before moving to Brighton at age 19 to attend university. Outside, cars whizz past on the high street as litter slowly drifts along the pavement, powered by gusts of wind. There are two desks, bookcases stuffed with trinkets and paraphernalia, as well as stacks of canvases – a nod to the painting that occupies most of her time here. The studio is small and compact, squeezed into the rafters above a wider space Margolin shares with two others. At the moment, I’m just really obsessed with that idea. So you’re constantly surrounded by everybody else’s thoughts and feelings and actions. Every single thing is a result of somebody else living in the same space. “Everything is there because somebody – maybe absent-mindedly, maybe not – has put it there. “I keep coming back to this idea that when you live in a city, or anywhere that’s occupied by loads of people, everything you see is touched by someone else,” says the Porridge Radio frontwoman, sitting on the floor of her small mezzanine studio in North London. It reminds you of the sheer scale of the place, of your own personal relative insignificance. In a city like London, it can feel overwhelming to just stop and be still for a second.ĭisengage from autopilot mode, look around, and you’ll find the city rushes with a breathless quality. For the latest instalment, we catch up with the singer in her London studio to connect the dots between music, painting and her relationship with the city. In this series, we interview people in – and about – spaces personal to them. We catch up with Dana Margolin in her London studio to connect the dots between music, painting and her relationship with the city.
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