The first thing you notice about Perfect Illusion, the disco-rock lead single from her upcoming album, is that there’s zero pitch correction on her vocal. Produced by Gaga with Mark Ronson, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Blood Pop, Perfect Illusion’s best moments are its most sparse: the pulsing verses, the guitar-and-vocals breakdown before the final chorus. Gaga belts the title over and over like a mantra but it never becomes any more profound. The real Perfect Illusion isn’t love; it’s a blank metaphor her voice tries and fails to imbue with meaning. Perfect Illusion sounds more like heaving sobs, flailing about in search of a melody.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2016 05:54 UTC