Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
by Perfume Genius
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: May 15, 2020
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 189 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 169 out of 189
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 189
  3. Negative: 7 out of 189
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  1. a_sebastian
    May 15, 2020
    3
    if MY WHOLE LIFE is perfume's, according to himself, best song he ever wrote, well i think i have disconnected with the guy along the way. elderness is a terrible thing. no more underground rebel idgaf attitude. the new material is childish, obedient and critics favourite. that last one, alone talks for itself the best, about how safe is what you're going to listen.
    i still love the guy,    if MY WHOLE LIFE is perfume's, according to himself, best song he ever wrote, well i think i have disconnected with the guy along the way. elderness is a terrible thing. no more underground rebel idgaf attitude. the new material is childish, obedient and critics favourite. that last one, alone talks for itself the best, about how safe is what you're going to listen.
    i still love the guy, but i don't like his boyfriend. it looks like he keeps Mike away from them sharp edges of life's tragedy. so that art can please, at large and wide, today.    … Expand

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Q Magazine
    Jun 9, 2020
    80
    The record's second half feels a little dreary after the spectacular opening, but the combination of doleful beauty and violent emotion that makes Hadreas's work extraordinary is never hard to find. [Summer 2020, p.104]
  2. PopMatters
    May 28, 2020
    90
    His ability to purge himself on every track is contagious. You don't have to go there with him to enjoy this album, but don't be surprised if you do.
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  3. No Ripcord
    May 26, 2020
    90
    Set My Heart on Fire Immediately isn’t a perfect album. There are a couple of wormholes that Hadreas gets lost down and the sequencing causes a slightly jilted second half, but once these songs nestle in, they’re impossible to shift.
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