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There’s a crucial difference between Peter Perrett and his contemporaries that makes the release of a new album much more exciting. It’s the simple fact that Perrett’s a great writer, of lyrics and of melodies. He relied little on the anger and fury of the time he emerged from and instead made the sound palette his own with tracks that are evergreen.
The Cleansing is solid proof of this, being an ambitious double album that does the seemingly impossible of being captivating as a whole. Calling upon friends and admirers such as Johnny Marr, Fontaines D.C’s Carlos O’Connell and Bobby Gillespie, The Cleansing is the sound of a man who has been through it all looking simultaneously back and forward - exemplified by the pairing of electronic arrangements with his classic searching lyricism.
This is the Peter Perrett we love, with an ever-deepening wisdom that only enriches his unmistakable take on his craft.
Tracklist
1. I Wanna Go With Dignity
2. Disinfectant
3. Fountain Of You
4. Secret Taliban Wife
5. Solitary Confinement
6. Women Gone Bad
7. Survival Mode
8. Mixed Up Confucius
9. Do Not Resuscitate
10. The Cleansing
11. All That Time
12. Kill A Franco Spy
13. Set The House On Fire
14. Feast For Sore Eyes
15. There For You
16. Art Is A Disease
17. World In Chains
18. Back In The Hole
19. Less Than Nothing
20. Crystal Clear