The band was formed with Maddie Ryall on bass, Georgie Stott on keyboard, and Sam Yardley on drums.

[5] The band performed a live session for Marc Riley's show on BBC Radio 6 Music in May 2019 and again in February 2020.

[8] In January 2020, they announced their second album and their label debut, Every Bad, which was released on 13 March 2020 to critical acclaim.

[13] In the following year the band announced a new tour, they released a new album Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me and a single "Sick Of The Blues".

[14] On January 15, 2025, Porridge Radio announced that they would not record any more new songs and would disband after completing the planned North American and European tours.