Say Yes to Love (album) explained

Say Yes to Love is the only studio album by American punk rock band Perfect Pussy, released on March 18, 2014, through Captured Tracks.^[1]

Composition

Say Yes to Love digs into "febrile" noise punk / "ferocious", "peppy and articulate" noise rock, along with "agile" DIY garage punk.^[2] It sees the band "revel in their hardcore fury", yielding a "relentlessly noisy" take on the genre.^[3] It also works in "visceral, jarring" and "brutal" punk rock.^{[4] [5]} Indie and riot grrrl sounds also appear.^[6]

Critical reception

Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014's best releases, calling it "a 23-minute full-throttle sprint".^[7]

Track listing

Note: In addition to the full album, the iTunes version of Say Yes to Love also contains four live tracks from the cassette Say Yes to Live, namely "Bells" and "Advance Upon the Real" from this album and "I" and "III" from I Have Lost All Desire for Feeling.

The version of the album featured on Bandcamp combines "Advance Unpon the Real" with "VII" and adds, as a download exclusive, the band's cover of The Sugarcubes' "A Leash Called Love".^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perfect Pussy Announce Debut LP Say Yes to Love, Share "Driver" . . January 15, 2014 . May 9, 2019.
2. Web site: Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love. Simon Chandler. Tiny Mix Tapes. October 4, 2021.
3. Web site: Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love (Captured Tracks) Review. Kate Bennett. March 28, 2014. Under the Radar. October 4, 2021.
4. Web site: Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love. Brice Ezell. March 20, 2014. PopMatters. October 4, 2021.
5. Web site: Review: Say Yes to Perfect Pussy. Samuel Tolzmann. Pretty Much Amazing. October 4, 2021.
6. Web site: Say Yes to Love - Fact Magazine. Louis Pattison. Fact. 24 March 2014 . October 5, 2021.
7. Web site: Goodman . Jessica . Kristobak . Ryan . The 23 Best Albums of 2014 . . December 15, 2014 . December 15, 2014.
8. Web site: Say Yes to Love . January 27, 2021.