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.
Reception
Year-end lists + Ugly Season on year-end lists Publication Paste 23 Pitchfork 26 PopMatters 43 Under the Radar 69
Track listing
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
Charts + Chart performance for Ugly Season Chart (2022) Peakposition
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