Learning
by Perfume Genius
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Jun 22, 2010
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Under The Radar
    Feb 17, 2012
    50
    While it's clear that Learning has a lot to say, it sorely lacks variety of structure, arrangement, and melody, leaving the record with a bit of a stale aftertaste and merely the promise of something greater in Perfume Genius' future.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 9, 2021
    6
    nice simple guitar ballad record with swift ambient production . it's well written and for a debut album it is very idiosyncratic . thenice simple guitar ballad record with swift ambient production . it's well written and for a debut album it is very idiosyncratic . the stories sound like precursors to the depth of his latter work. the only fault in this beautiful small record is the indulgence of instrumentals and the lack of variety in songs which tend to blend into each other. Favorites :Mr. Peterson, Learning, gay angels.… Full Review »
  2. alecvl08
    Jan 7, 2015
    9
    This album is so emotionally powerful, and it's sung very well. The production makes it interesting, and the lyrics are good. There isn'tThis album is so emotionally powerful, and it's sung very well. The production makes it interesting, and the lyrics are good. There isn't really a single bad song on this record. My only gripes are that it may be a tad too simple with its piano melodies and that there are a few songs where PG is singing, but there aren't really lyrics, so he's just sort of crooning for an entire track, which gets a little stale.… Full Review »
  3. jyo_tirmaya
    Apr 7, 2012
    9
    This album is written & sung so well -- so poignant. It's nice to know that someone this young - this is his first album and already he is onThis album is written & sung so well -- so poignant. It's nice to know that someone this young - this is his first album and already he is on a level with, let's say, Bon Iver - and who is so talented is writing about gay current gay sensitive subjects such as gay-teen suicide and gays holding hands in public.… Full Review »
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