New PERFUME single: "Sayonara, Plastic World"

[Dr. Shades]

Dear fellow Perfumaniacs,

A brand-new single from our official Japanese electro-pop group, PERFUME, dropped yesterday. They've been appearing with remarkable frequency lately, which makes me suspect that a new album is on the horizon. For now, behold:

• Sayonara, Plastic World

I'm not sure I can condone this one, 'cause it sounds like yet another offering wherein their writer/producer seems to be just "phoning it in." Where are the catchy hooks, the rockin' baselines from before? He seems to be steering them in the direction of generic J-Pop, which is NOT what made Perfume famous. Perfume is great because they are the EXCEPTION, not because they are the rule. Has their writer/producer been spending all his creative energies on Kyary Pamyu Pamyu?

[Res Ipsa]

Dear fellow Perfumaniacs,

A brand-new single from our official Japanese electro-pop group, PERFUME, dropped yesterday. They've been appearing with remarkable frequency lately, which makes me suspect that a new album is on the horizon. For now, behold:

• Sayonara, Plastic World

I'm not sure I can condone this one, 'cause it sounds like yet another offering wherein their writer/producer seems to be just "phoning it in." Where are the catchy hooks, the rockin' baselines from before? He seems to be steering them in the direction of generic J-Pop, which is NOT what made Perfume famous. Perfume is great because they are the EXCEPTION, not because they are the rule. Has their writer/producer been spending all his creative energies on Kyary Pamyu Pamyu?

Gotta agree with your assessment, Shades. Generic and disappointingly bland. It sounds frighteningly close to elevator or, forgive me, telephone hold music. The writer/producer needs to get back in the game.

[Moksha]

Has their writer/producer been spending all his creative energies on Kyary Pamyu Pamyu?

While that Pon Pon song may not be the Brandenburg Concerto, it is better than the Perfume offering. Perfume should demand more from their producer.