Against Perfection

Against Perfection is the debut album by the British alternative rock band Adorable.^[2][3] It was released in the UK on 1 March 1993 on Creation Records^[4] and in the United States by SBK. The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[5]

Against Perfection
Studio album by Adorable
Released	1 March 1993 (1993-03-01)
Studio	Greenhouse Studio, London The Beat Factory, London
Genre	Shoegaze[1]
Length	48:50
Label	Creation
Producer	Pat Collier Alan Moulder (track 5)
Adorable chronology
Against Perfection (1993) Fake (1994)
Singles from Against Perfection
"Sunshine Smile" Released: 20 April 1992 "I'll Be Your Saint" Released: 13 July 1992 "Homeboy" Released: 26 October 1992 "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" Released: 25 January 1993 "Favourite Fallen Idol" Released: 12 April 1993

"Still Life" was recorded without the inclusion of drums.^[6] "Sunshine Smile" was a college radio hit.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Select	3/5[9]

The Washington Post wrote that the album "sometimes balances the harsh and the lyrical in the manner of My Bloody Valentine, but ultimately seems more indebted to the minor-key epics of early Echo and the Bunnymen."^[10] The Waterloo Region Record noted that "all twelve songs on this release sound pretty much the same, with Piotr Fijalkowski's very power-wave British vocals set against guitars that threaten to jangle but usually just screech."^[11] Trouser Press praised the "sharp, varied songs that are by turns pretty, soaring and brooding."^[12]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Against Perfection at number 42 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".^[13]

Track listing

UK version

1. "Glorious" – 4:17
2. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
3. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
4. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
5. "Homeboy" – 4:30
6. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
7. "Cut #2" – 4:43
8. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
9. "Still Life" – 2:37
10. "Breathless" – 5:18

US version

1. "Sunshine Smile" – 5:03
2. "Glorious" – 4:17
3. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
4. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
5. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
6. "Homeboy" – 4:30
7. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
8. "Cut #2" – 4:43
9. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
10. "Still Life" – 2:37
11. "Breathless" – 5:18
12. "I'll Be Your Saint" – 3:32

Japan version

1. "Glorious" – 4:17
2. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
3. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
4. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
5. "Homeboy" – 4:30
6. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
7. "Cut #2" – 4:43
8. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
9. "Still Life" – 2:37
10. "Breathless" – 5:18
11. "Sunshine Smile" – 5:03
12. "I'll Be Your Saint" – 3:32
13. "Summerside" – 2:49

Personnel

• Piotr Fijalkowski – vocals, guitar
• Robert Dillam – guitar
• Stephen "Wil" Williams – bass
• Kevin Gritton – drums

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	70