Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars

Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars
Studio album by the Church
Released	29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)
Studio	Brooklet Damien Gerard Spacejunk Communicating Vessels Best Western Cottontree Inn EastWest Studio 606 Real World
Length	65:24
Label	Easy Action
Producer	The Church
The Church chronology
The Hypnogogue (2023) Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars (2024)

Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars is the 27th album from alternative rock band the Church. The album was released on 29 March 2024. It has been described in AllMusic as a companion album to 2023's The Hypnogogue and expands on that album's science fiction concept. ^[1] The album has the same guitar driven jangle/goth rock sound as its predecessor. Several songs on the latter album appeared on later deluxe digital editions of The Hypnogogue. ^[2] Before its official release, it was sold at Church concerts during their autumn 2023 North American tour. ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Backseat Mafia	9.3/10 [4]
PopMatters	8/10 [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Kilbey, Timothy Powles, Ian Haug, Jeffrey Cain, and Ashley Naylor.

Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Realm of Minor Angels"	3:31
2.	"Pleasure"	4:28
3.	"Amanita"	3:26
4.	"2054"	5:45
5.	"Manifesto"	4:35
6.	"The Immediate Future"	5:48
7.	"Sublimated in Song"	3:47
8.	"Song 18"	4:15
9.	"The Weather"	4:47
10.	"Korea"	3:48
11.	"Song from the Machine Age"	5:49
12.	"Sleeping for Miles"	3:30
13.	"Last Melody"	2:17
14.	"A Strange Past"	9:34
15.	"Music from the Ghost Hotel"	3:52
Total length:		65:24

Streaming bonus track

No.	Title	Length
16.	"A Strange Past" (Single Edit)	3:48
Total length:		69:12

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars on Easy Action. ^[6]

The Church

• Steve Kilbey
• Tim Powles
• Ian Haug
• Jeffrey Cain
• Ashley Naylor

Additional musicians

• Nicholas Meredith – drums (tracks 4, 6, 12)
• Leslie Van Trease – second drum set (14)
• Eric Avery – bass (14)
• Brad Timko, Jebin Bruni – synthesizer (14)
• Amanda Kramer – end piano (14)

Technical and design

• The Church – production
• Kip McClanahan – executive production
• Jordan Power – engineering; additional production (3)
• Andrew Beck, Jeffrey Cain, Timothy Powles, Ted Howard, Brad Timko, Chris Steffan, Oli Jacobs – engineering
• Darrell Thorp – mixing, engineering
• David Ives – mastering
• Christiana Monored – cover collage
• Steve Kilbey, Jeffrey Cain, Richard Bruxner – photography
• Carl Breitkreuz – design

References

1. Collar, Matt. "Eros Zeta & the Perfumed Guitars – The Church | Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
2. "THE CHURCH Release the Hypnogogue – Deluxe Edition, Kick off Fall Tour 9/28- Live in Vegas 10/5!!". 24 September 2023.
3. "Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars by the Church-Album Review". 31 March 2024.
4. Kendall, Arun (30 March 2024). "Album Review: The Church Releases the Exquisite 'Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars' – Another Collection of Finely Honed Sonic Treasures". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
5. Bergstrom, John (9 April 2024). "The Church's Companion Album to 'The Hypnogogue' Is Superb". PopMatters . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
6. The Church (2023). Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars (CD liner notes). Easy Action. EARS194CD.