Too Bright

Too Bright
Studio album by Perfume Genius
Released	23 September 2014
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
"Queen" Released: 17 July 2014 "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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A-[3]
Consequence of Sound	A-[4]
The New Yorker	Positive[5]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
TIME	Positive[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]

Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review, stating, "A huge part of what makes the work so strong is the generous human spirit that bleeds into it, and Too Bright is the best example to date of the lengths he goes to confront his fears and demons. These songs feel less like songs and more like treasures, ones that fill you with power and wisdom, and as a result, Too Bright seems capable of resonating with, comforting, and moving anyone who's ever felt alienated, discriminated against, or "other-ized," regardless of sexual orientation."^[6]

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

Too Bright — Bonus Track Version
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Thing"	2:55

Personnel

Main personnel

• Mike Hadreas – composer, engineer, gong, handclapping, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals, wurlitzer
• Adrian Utley – bass, engineer, fuzz bass, guitar, handclapping, mixing, producer, synthesizer
• Alan Wyffels – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
• Jim Barr – double Bass
• Herve Becart – drums
• Ross Hughes – clarinet (bass), saxophone
• John Parish – drums, shaker

Additional personnel

• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Ali Chant – engineer, handclapping, mixing, producer
• Alison Fielding – design
• Luke Gilford – photography

References

1. "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, Brandon. "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.