2020 studio album by Perfume Genius
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately Perfume Genius , released May 15, 2020 through Matador Records as the follow-up to 2017's No Shape queer themes and homages to 80s pop and classic rock music.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately is an art rock and pop album that features elements of baroque pop , art pop , synthpop , funk , alt-pop , shoegaze , ambient , psychedelic , R&B , acoustic pop , disco , swamp rock , chamber , doo-wop , industrial , and heartland rock .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 2] [ 8]
In an interview with Jia Tolentino , Mike Hadreas described the album as influenced by his work with choreographer Kate Wallich on a 2019 dance piece titled "The Sun Still Burns Here".[ 9] Set My Heart on Fire Immediately but its 2022 successor Ugly Season Townes Van Zandt , Enya , and Cocteau Twins as influences on the new album.[ 10]
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately received rave reviews. At review aggregator Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received a weighted average score of 91 out of 100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim" and making it Perfume Genius' highest rated album on the website.[ 12]
All tracks are written by Mike Hadreas , except where noted.
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately track listingTitle 1. "Whole Life" 3:53 2. "Describe" 4:44 3. "Without You" 2:35 4. "Jason" 3:05 5. "Leave" 3:05 6. "On the Floor" (Hadreas, Alan Wyffels) 5:03 7. "Your Body Changes Everything" 4:13 8. "Moonbend" (Hadreas, Blake Mills ) 5:21 9. "Just a Touch" 3:28 10. "Nothing at All" 4:27 11. "One More Try" 3:01 12. "Some Dream" 4:18 13. "Borrowed Light" 3:22 Total length: 50:42
Musicians
Mike Hadreas – vocals (all tracks), synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), Wurlitzer (4)Blake Mills – guitar (1–3, 7–9, 11, 12), bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11), synthesizers (1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13), drums (1), glockenspiel (1), synth guitar (6, 11), harmony vocals (6, 10, 11), organ (8, 10), piano (11, 12), synth drums (12), harmonium (13)Matt Chamberlain – additional drums (1), drums (4, 6, 7, 10, 12)Rob Moose – violin (1, 3–5, 9, 13), viola (1, 3–5, 9, 13)Alan Wyffels – piano (1, 12), organ (3, 9), harpsichord (4), synthesizers (5, 8, 12), harmony vocals (7), flute (8), Wurlitzer (12), Rhodes (13)
Jim Keltner – drums (2, 3, 9, 11)Pino Palladino – bass (2, 6, 7)Gabriel Cabezas – cello (3, 4, 9, 13)
Sam Gendel – synthesizers (4), saxophone (7, 8, 12), synth drums (7), drum machine (7, 10)Phoebe Bridgers – harmony vocals (6)Ethan Gruska – harmony vocals (6), vocals (6), percussion (6) Engineers
Blake Mills – productionJoseph Lorge – engineering
Greg Koller – engineering, mixing
Patricia Sullivan – mastering
Ian Sefchick – mastering Artwork
Camille Vivier – photographs
Andrew J. S. – art direction
Immediately Remixes Released March 12, 2021 Length 53 :04 Label Matador Producer
"On the Floor (Initial Talk Remix)" "Without You (Jim-E Stack)" "Your Body Changes Everything (Boy Harsher Remix)" "Describe (A. G. Cook Remix)"
A remix album , titled Immediately Remixes IMMEDIATELY Remixes [ 49] [ 50] [citation needed It received a limited vinyl release for Record Store Day 2021 .
It was preceded by the singles, "On the Floor (Initial Talk Remix)", "Without You (Jim-E Stack Remix)", "Your Body Changes Everything (Boy Harsher Remix)", and "Describe (A. G. Cook Remix)", released April 29, 2020,[ 51] [ 52] [ 49] [ 53]
Title 1. "Whole Life" (Jaakko Eino Kalevi Remix) 3:41 2. "Describe" (A. G. Cook Remix) 4:23 3. "Without You" (Jim-E Stack Remix) 3:22 4. "Jason" (Planningtorock 'Jason there's no rush' Remix) 3:36 5. "Leave" (Jenny Hval Remix) 3:37 6. "On the Floor" (Initial Talk Remix) 3:37 7. "Your Body Changes Everything" (Boy Harsher Remix) 5:06 8. "Moonbend" (Nídia Remix) 4:42 9. "Just a Touch" (Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix) 3:41 10. "Nothing at All" (Westerman Remix) 4:27 11. "One More Try" (Actress Remix) 5:58 12. "Some Dream" (Koreless Remix) 3:28 13. "Borrowed Light" (Katie Dey Remix) 3:26 Total length: 53:04
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