Perfume Genius - No Shape (May 5, 2017) Album • Page 2

Completely overwhelmed by this. It's not the direction I expected him to take, even after hearing the singles, but it's better than I could have ever predicted.
I kept thinking of 3 others recent albums while listening to this. The latest from Arca for the way it juxtaposes this haunting, sometimes ugly darkness and this wealth of beauty. serpentwithfeet's EP from last year for the cathartic yet isolated vocal performances. And the last Bok Iver LP for no sonic reason but uncompromising ambition. Both albums see their artist pushing their boundaries farther than ever before and taking all these left turns while still remaining tied in to this sharp vision of pop music.
This album feels very momentous.

 

Man, this has me all sorts of excited. That's great to hear.

 

yeah this is super good

 

it's interesting because these three records (arca, swf, this) all sound incredibly different but there are definite strings tying them together both musically and thematically

 

cant wait to see him with serpentwithfeet in a couple weeks. what a line up.

 

ok 3 songs in and I'm floored

 

I had to play Otherside 4 times in a row

 

Holy shit.. Instant AOTY contender

 

I'm so fucking excited. My show is on Thursday!

 

jesus this is flooring me

 

I was excited to see him at Eaux Claires but now there's not a set I'm looking forward to more.

 

I wish y'all were around last night when I was breaking down over how flawless this album turned out.

 

I agree with everything you said above. This is one of the best things I've ever heard......

 

OH MY FUCKING GOD THE GUITAR IN "SIDES"

 

This is just fantastic

 

right behind arca for my aoty on first listen.

 

Man I haven't listened to Learning in forever. What a great catalog he has. Can't wait to sit down with this

 

I honestly can't believe how good this is. I haven't been hit this hard by a first listen since 22AM

 

finally getting a first listen, only four tracks in and it's phenomenal so far

 

I was listening to this on my shitty work computers. Listening in the car is an experience. There is no filler on this Thing at all.

 

stunning record, gotta agree with those who said this is instantly one of the best albums of the year.

 

U n me

 

What this record manages to do on the back half is just insane man.. Portishead vibes from die 4 u

 

"Every Night" is so astoundingly beautiful.

I'm sorry for all the gushing. I'm out. Enjoy the weekend y'all.