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).
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).
Promotion The band premiered the album through a Q&A livestream on Facebook and YouTube.
Critical reception
Emily Blackburn from The Music felt the album was "musically dynamic" and stated that the "Brisbane rock outfit constantly change[s] pace".
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians Violent Soho James Tidswell — guitar Michael Richards — drums Luke Boerdam — guitar, vocals Luke Henery — bass
Technical Greg Wales — production Will Yip — mixing Ryan Smith — mastering
Artwork Rick Froberg — art Ian Laidlaw — photos Luke Henery — photos
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 49
See also List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia) List of 2020 albums
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