| Ugly Season | ||||
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| Released | June 17, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 52:18 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Blake Mills | |||
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| Singles from Ugly Season | ||||
Ugly Season is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, released June 17, 2022, by Matador Records. [4] The album was originally composed as a musical accompaniment for choreographer Kate Wallich's contemporary dance piece The Sun Still Burns Here. [5]
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. [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [7] |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 80% [5] |
| Clash | 8/10 [9] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [10] |
| Gigwise |  [11] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [1] |
| NME |   [4] |
| Paste | 8.4/10 [12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10 [13] |
| Slant Magazine |  [14] |
| Under the Radar |   [15] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Ugly Season received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from 18 critic scores. [8]
| Publication | # | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Paste | 23 | [16] |
| Pitchfork | 26 | [17] |
| PopMatters | 43 | [18] |
| Under the Radar | 69 | [19] |
All lyrics are written by Mike Hadreas, except "Scherzo" by Alan Wyffels and "Eye in the Wall" by Blake Mills
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just a Room" |
| 3:30 |
| 2. | "Herem" |
| 7:21 |
| 3. | "Teeth" | Hadreas | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Pop Song" | Hadreas | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Scherzo" | Wyffels | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Ugly Season" | Hadreas | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Eye in the Wall" |
| 8:42 |
| 8. | "Photograph" | Hadreas | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Hellbent" |
| 6:42 |
| 10. | "Cenote" | Hadreas | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 52:18 | ||
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] | 39 |
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