Party Gator Purgatory

Party Gator Purgatory is the debut studio album by British experimental collective Temps, headed by the English comedian James Acaster.

[1] Performing artists include Quelle Chris, Xenia Rubinos, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (NNAMDÏ) and Shamir.

[2][3][1] Acaster, a drummer, had initially conceived the project as a mockumentary with Louis Theroux's production company, but during the COVID-19 pandemic he abandoned the idea and began to collaborate through email with musicians he had contacted while writing his book Perfect Sound Whatever (2019).

[3] For Far Out, Tyler Golsen rated Party Gator Purgatory two out of five stars, summarising it as "a random soup that never congeals" due to its lack of direction, large number of contributing artists and combination of genres.

Shuttleworth reviewed it as a "technicolour, maximalist, hugely inventive album" with a "sprightly, playful character" overall, but a number of "unexpectedly moving" commentaries on mental health.