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Ugly Season is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, released June 17, 2022, by Matador Records.[10] The album was originally composed as a musical accompaniment for choreographer Kate Wallich's contemporary dance piece The Sun Still Burns Here.[6]

Ugly Season
Studio album by Perfume Genius
Released	June 17, 2022
Genre	Chamber pop baroque pop industrial[1]
Length	52:18
Label	Matador
Producer	Blake Mills
Perfume Genius chronology
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (2020) Ugly Season (2022)
Singles from Ugly Season
"Eye in the Wall" Released: September 13, 2019[2] "Pop Song" Released: March 24, 2022[3]

Ugly Season ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[4]
Metacritic	82/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Beats Per Minute	80%[6]
Clash	8/10[7]
Exclaim!	7/10[8]
Gigwise	[9]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[1]
NME	[10]
Paste	8.4/10[11]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[12]
Slant Magazine	[13]
Under the Radar	[14]

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.[15]

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)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16]	39

References

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