Ugly Season Explained
| Ugly Season |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Perfume Genius |
| Cover: | Perfume Genius - Ugly Season.png |
| Alt: | An abstract painting of a person with well-defined eyes and a mouth, otherwise made of broad, whispy brush strokes in multiple colors including beige, cream, and purple, which resemble smoke. |
| Released: | June 17, 2022 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 52:18 |
| Label: | Matador |
| Producer: | Blake Mills |
| Prev Title: | Set My Heart on Fire Immediately |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
Ugly Season is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, released June 17, 2022, by Matador Records. The album was originally composed as a musical accompaniment for choreographer Kate Wallich's contemporary dance piece The Sun Still Burns Here.
Short film
The album was accompanied by a short film titled Pygmalion's Ugly Season, directed by visual artist Jacolby Satterwhite, featuring the music of the album and an appearance by Perfume Genius.[1]
Reception
Year-end lists
Personnel
- Perfume Genius – vocals, synthesizer (1, 3, 6–10), piano (1, 10)
- Blake Mills – production, mixing, bass (3, 7), bass drum (8), celesta (1, 2), chimes (3), clarinet (3, 5, 6), drum machine (2), synth guitar (2), drums (4), electric piano (1), guitar (2-4, 6–9), harmonium (1, 2, 10), Mellotron (2, 8), percussion (4, 6, 8), piano (1-4), synthesizer (3, 4), drum programming (7)
- Alan Wyffels – additional vocals (4), chimes (3, 4), flute (2), piano (3-5), synthesizer (7, 8)
- Rob Moose – strings, string arrangement (1)
- Sam Gendel – saxophone (2-4, 8)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (7-9)
- Joseph Lorge – mixing, engineering
- Patricia Sullivan – mastering
- Andrew J.S. – art direction
- Nicasio Torres – paintings
Notes and References
- News: Aubrey . Elizabeth . June 19, 2022 . Watch Perfume Genius' surreal new short film to accompany album release . . June 20, 2022.
- News: King . Pat . November 28, 2022 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . . December 8, 2022.
- News: Bua . Jane . December 6, 2022 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . . December 6, 2022.
- News: Savio . Michael . December 6, 2022 . The 80 Best Albums of 2022 . . December 7, 2022.
- News: December 23, 2022 . Under the Radars Top 100 Albums of 2022 . . December 26, 2022.
