Peter Perrett will release his third album The Cleansing on November 1st via Domino Records. The LP follows the unexpected 2017 solo debut How The West Was Won and 2019’s follow-up Humanworld. Lead single and opening track “I Wanna Go With Dignity” is out today via Domino and DSPs.

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 guests including Johnny Marr, Bobby Gillespie, Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell and Dream Wife guitarist Alice Go. Perrett’s 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 – touching on themes of art, addiction, aging, social media and witch trials among others. “I know some of the subject matter is death, suicide and depression,” Perrett notes, “but I feel there is an uplifting atmosphere to the album, because I’m obviously enjoying recognising what is going on around me.”

“I Wanna Go With Dignity” is dedicated to the late Fiona H Stevenson (AKA Fay Wolftree), and its lyric was part-inspired by the late David Cavanagh, both of whom interviewed Perrett. One of the eight tracks on the album that feature Bobby Gillespie and Carlos O’Connell, Gillespie also appears in the video for “I Wanna Go With Dignity” directed by Douglas Hart. Hart also appears on the album’s title track marking the first time that Gillespie (backing vocals) and Hart (synths / drum programming) have appeared on the same track since The Jesus & Mary Chain days.

Peter Perrett
The Cleansing
Tracklisting:

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

Peter Perrett 2024 tour dates

October 19 – Moth Club, London

Pre-order The Cleansing HERE