| No Shape | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Perfume Genius |
| Cover: | No Shape-Perfume Genius.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | October–December 2016 |
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| Genre: | Experimental pop[1] |
| Length: | 43:14 |
| Label: | Matador |
| Producer: | Blake Mills |
| Prev Title: | Too Bright |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Set My Heart on Fire Immediately |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
No Shape is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, released on May 5, 2017, through Matador Records as the follow-up to Too Bright (2014).[2]
Hadreas was featured on the cover of the March–April 2017 issue of The Fader, which included a lengthy feature on Hadreas and his work on the next album.[3] In the weeks following the article, Hadreas posted a number of video and audio clips teasing new music. On March 21, 2017 Hadreas announced his fourth studio album No Shape and released the first single "Slip Away", which was accompanied by a music video directed by frequent Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang.[4] The single was designated "Best New Track" by Pitchfork.[5] On April 19, Hadreas released another single from the album called "Go Ahead" during a live Twitter Q&A with fans. On May 9, 2017 Perfume Genius released the video for "Die 4 You", directed by Floria Sigismondi.
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Independent | The 30 best albums of 2017 | |||
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | |||
| NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Pitchfork | The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | |||
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | |||
| Uncut | Albums of the Year | |||
| Vinyl Me, Please | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 |
The album received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical” at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[6] Additionally, it was noted as one of the works designated under producer Blake Mills’ nomination for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.”
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