"If I'm gonna jump in front of a train, I'm gonna wait til after Christmas", sings Peter Perrett on his new album The Cleansing. It's a classic sentiment for the 72 year-old punk, both funny and a clear rumination on finding himself at the tail end of a brilliant career. The Only Ones frontman has dished up a double album of sneering delights, aided by the likes of Johnny Marr, Bobby Gillespie and Fontaines DC’s Carlos O’Connell. - Flying Out
The Cleansing doesn’t only match Peter Perrett’s best work but expands it: an ambitious double album comprising 20 songs, with his uniquely narcotic and alluring melodies, gorgeous South London drawl and ravishing rock dynamic now allied to a wider span of musical arrangements and lyrical concerns. Alongside his trusted team of sons Jamie (guitar / production) and Peter Jr (bass) plus members of his live band, Perrett is assisted by a roster of starry guests including Johnny Marr, Bobby Gillespie and Fontaines DC’s Carlos O’Connell.
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
