''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 Jacolby Satterwhite (born 1986 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American contemporary artist recognized for fusing performance, digital animation, and personal ephemera to create immersive installations and related work referencing art history, ...

, featuring the music of the album and an appearance by Perfume Genius.

Reception

Year-end lists

Track listing

Personnel

* Perfume Genius – vocals, synthesizer (1, 3, 6–10), piano (1, 10) *

Blake Mills Blake Mills (born September 21, 1986) is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer based in California. Biography Blake Mills was born in Santa Monica, California, United States, and grew up in Malibu, where he attended Malibu ...

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production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

, mixing, bass (3, 7), bass drum (8),

celesta The celesta or celeste , also called a bell-piano, is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. It looks similar to an upright piano (four- or five-octave), albeit with smaller keys and a much smaller cabinet, or a large wooden music box ( ...

(1, 2), chimes (3),

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

(3, 5, 6), drum machine (2), synth guitar (2), drums (4),

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

(1), guitar (2-4, 6–9), harmonium (1, 2, 10),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

(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 or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

, string arrangement (1) *

Sam Gendel Sam Gendel is an American saxophonist and music producer. Career With bassist Sam Wilkes, Gendel released the live jazz album ''Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar'' in 2018. Gendel co-wrote the tracks "Flower Moon" and "Spring Snow" on Vampire ...

– saxophone (2-4, 8) * Matt Chamberlain – drums (7-9) * Joseph Lorge – mixing,

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

* Patricia Sullivan – mastering * Andrew J.S. – art direction * Nicasio Torres – paintings

Charts

References

{{Perfume Genius 2022 albums Perfume Genius albums Albums produced by Blake Mills Matador Records albums Baroque pop albums Chamber pop albums Industrial albums by American artists