Too Bright

Too Bright
Studio album by Perfume Genius
Released 23 September 2014 (2014-09-23)
Genre Indie pop, chamber pop
Length 33:38
Label Matador
Perfume Genius chronology
Put Your Back N 2 It
(2012)		 Too Bright
(2014)
Singles from Too Bright
  1. "Queen"
    Released: 17 July 2014
  2. "Grid"
    Released: 9 September 2014

Too Bright is the third album of the American singer Perfume Genius, released September 23, 2014. The album was given the score of 8.5 by Pitchfork, and was titled Best New Music.

The album charted at number 77 on the UK Album chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA-[3]
Consequence of SoundA-[4]
The New YorkerPositive[5]
Pitchfork8.5/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
TIMEPositive[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]
The Guardian[11]

Too Bright has received critical acclaim. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, gave the album an average score of 87, which indicates "universal acclaim".[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "I Decline"   1:58
2. "Queen"   3:50
3. "Fool"   3:55
4. "No Good"   3:49
5. "My Body"   2:17
6. "Don't Let Them In"   2:21
7. "Grid"   2:39
8. "Longpig"   2:50
9. "I'm a Mother"   3:30
10. "Too Bright"   3:25
11. "All Along"   2:34
Total length:
 33:38

References

  1. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Too Bright". Metacritic. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Too Bright – Perfume Genius". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Cosores, Philip. "On his third album, Perfume Genius proves he can’t burn Too Bright". The A.V. Club. AVClub.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Porter, Xander. "Perfume Genius – Too Bright". Consequence of Sound. consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Frere-Jones, Sasha. "Growth Spurt: Perfume Genius’s expansive, exuberant new album.". The New Yorker. NewYorker.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Stosuy, Brian. "Perfume Genius: "Too Bright" – Album Review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Risch, Eric (September 25, 2014). "Perfume Genius: "Too Bright"". PopMatters. PopMatters.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Weiner, Sophie. "Perfume Genius's New Album: "Too Bright"". Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Feeny, Nolan (23 September 2014). "Review: Perfume Genius Shines on Too Bright". TIME (TIME.com). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Beane, Pat. "Perfume Genius – Too Bright". Tiny Mix Tapes. tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Costa, Maddy (18 September 2014). "Perfume Genius: Too Bright review – hypnotic and nonconformist". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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