Perdida
by Stone Temple Pilots
  • Record Label: Rhino
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2020
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Feb 7, 2020
    85
    Far more than a modern-day reprisal of the MTV Unplugged ethos, Perdida is the sound of a band stretching beyond its own self-imposed limits to challenge what a so-called “acoustic album” can be.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 7, 2020
    80
    While on first listen Perida will surprise some STP fans and disappoint others. It’s an album that with repeated listens could well come to be seen by many as being among the band’s best.
  3. AllMusic
    Feb 6, 2020
    80
    Even though it's focused on loss -- in life and in love -- Perdida ends up feeling like a rebirth, losing the past to make way for the future. Like the barren tree on the album cover, life eventually blooms again in time.
  5. Spin
    Feb 6, 2020
    80
    What you get on Perdida is a band that as they get comfortable with another new singer, is pumping out songs that are more reflective of who they are today.
  6. No Ripcord
    Feb 10, 2020
    70
    Even if Perdida does have a good amount of hammy lyrics and dull, strummy adult-pop, it's still the best music they've written since 2001's Shangri-La Dee Da. And, in many ways, is proof of why they deserve a fair shot at keeping the Stone Temple Pilots name active.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Feb 6, 2020
    40
    It’s hard for a band like STP to change and grow, especially after the losses of two iconic frontmen, so perhaps Perdida will function more like a steppingstone to something greater. But for now, they sound like half the band they used to be.

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. imagetya
    Feb 18, 2020
    9
    THIS BAND HAS CHANGED, but that doesn't mean its for the worse. If this band tried to sound exactly as they did 23 years ago people would beTHIS BAND HAS CHANGED, but that doesn't mean its for the worse. If this band tried to sound exactly as they did 23 years ago people would be calling their sound imposter. Ironically thats what Rolling Stones Magazine did as they dragged this album through the mud calling it "awkward 'Jethro Tull phase'", and "sounding like he’s performatively doing a Weiland impression". First of all, why shouldn't Jeff Gutt have Weiland influences! He is singing with STP for **** sakes, and he makes it work so more power to him (Chester couldn't even do that R.I.P.). Honestly, anyone calling this not STP because it's not grunge doesn't know STP very well. Perdida has a similar sound to Shangri-La DEE DA in their melodic progressions but with an evolved twist. When I heard that flute kick in at the end of "I Didn't Know The Time" I almost lost it! Not typically what STP does, but why shouldn't they do something new! This album eludes to their progression as a band and how much the drama and sways the band has gone though has shaped them. If they tried making that grunge it wouldn't be as honest of an album as it is. Instead it comes off as mature and genuine with a cool gypsy esque vibe to it. Granted a 1 or two tracks on the album have some trite lyrics to them but thats just music and trying to get some girls wet with a love song about love mentioning love a couple thousand times.... did I mention they wrote a song about love. OVERALL, fantastic album and hopefully a new era of STP that doesn't feel like its reliant on Weiland . 9/10… Full Review »
  2. Jennings
    Feb 7, 2020
    9
    Perdida is easily the best STP of the past two decades. Beautiful song after beautiful song. This is a departure from their Weiland daysPerdida is easily the best STP of the past two decades. Beautiful song after beautiful song. This is a departure from their Weiland days however, Jeff Gutt really hits his stride here.… Full Review »
  3. IndianaParkWars
    Aug 21, 2020
    7
    7.5/10
    This is a different era of STP than I'm used to. But, I was pleasantly surprised to hear acoustic grunge. It's folky, raw, and    7.5/10
    This is a different era of STP than I'm used to. But, I was pleasantly surprised to hear acoustic grunge. It's folky, raw, and tranquil. It's certainly a pleasant listen and interesting album. The most fascinating part is that they play on vintage instruments, giving a unique sound to the album, that turns the lackluster folk music into a unique album.

    ALBUM ARTWORK: The poster is perfect, representing a vapid and dying try in a midwestern landscape. While STP isn't necessarily dull or dying, the songs on the album have a very relaxed and desolate feel to them. The yellowish, sepia tone ties back into the vintage instruments used on the album, giving a new rendition and homage of a folky, midwestern era.    … Full Review »
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