Perfume Genius shares another track from his collaborative music project The Sun Still Burns Here. ‘Pop Song‘ is a euphoric piece of orchestral chamber pop, elevated by another stunning vocal performance by Mike Hadreas. Listen here. Watch the video for previous single ‘Eye In The Wall.’ Ahead of next Friday’s album release, Lankum share a final single ‘The Young People.’ Another taste of The Livelong Day from the Irish...
Perfume Genius has released ‘Eye in the Wall’, a new track taken from The Sun Still Burns Here, a dance and music performance collaboration with Seattle-based choreographer Kate Wallich. The evening-long piece, set to debut in October, is co-directed by Perfume Genius and Wallich and stars Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas alongside dance company The YC. The track is 9 minutes of celestial hypnosis and sounds unlike anything Hadreas has done before. “I think of ‘Eye in the Wall’ as a cosmic peep show,” says Hadreas. “Watching,...
Perfume Genius has released Reshaped, a special remix EP of tracks taken from his album No Shape. Reshaped presents six adventurous takes on the albums vivid sonic world. Featuring contributions from the stellar cast of Mura Masa (‘Slip Away’), Laurel Halo (‘Die 4 You’), Jam City (‘Just Like Love’), King Princess (‘Run Me Through’), mmph (‘Braid’), and No Shape producer Blake Mills (‘Every Night’). Previewing the collection upon release, was artist and...
Perfume Genius has announced Reshaped, a special remix EP of tracks taken from his album No Shape, to be released June 8. Sharing a track from the EP, ‘Run Me Through (King Princess Remix)’ is out now. Listen below! King Princess’s remix of album cut ‘Run Me Through’ is a sensuous rework from the rising Brooklyn NYC artist and producer, with an intoxicating dub and trip hop-infused beat underscoring Perfume Genius’ slinky, spellbinding...
Perfume Genius has announced Australian tour dates, alongside recently announced festival shows, following the release of fourth album, No Shape, recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett. Full tour dates and details below! Known early as a poster-wraith for notorious, joyous, tortured and free boys, girls and their fellow travellers, the first two albums by Perfume Genius consisted largely of exquisite and cruelly abbreviated songs...
Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) has released the second video from his new album No Shape, out now. ‘Die 4 You’ is directed by Floria Sigismondi and features artwork by Rosa Verloop. Watch it below! Hadreas explains: “This is a love song with a lot of breath-control fetish language, to communicate a willingness to really give yourself to someone completely.” Listen / Purchase No Shape: https://perfumegenius.lnk.to/NoShape
Perfume Genius has released his fourth album, No Shape. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett. Perfume Genius’s 2014 breakout album Too Bright marked a musical and performative leap that sounds unlike anything before or since. With his new songs, Mike Hadreas goes even further, merging church music, makeout music, R&B, art pop, krautrock, and queer soul into his take on stadium anthems, completing the journey from critically acclaimed underground hero...
Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius has dropped the second song from his forthcoming album No Shape, out Friday 5th May. Listen to ‘Go Ahead’ below! No Shape was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett. Of the album, Hadreas says: “I pay my rent. I’m approaching health. The things that are bothering me personally now are less clear, more confusing. I don’t think I really figured them out with...
Perfume Genius’ fourth album, No Shape will be released on May 5. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett. Watch the video to first single, ‘Slip Away’ below! With his new songs, Mike Hadreas goes even further, merging church music, makeout music, R&B, art pop, krautrock, and queer soul into his take on stadium anthems, completing the journey from critically acclaimed underground hero to...
4AD is set to release Day Of The Dead – a celebration of the Grateful Dead’s music on May 20th, 2016. Today, five additional tracks have been made available from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Friends; Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band; Jim James & Friends; Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten & Friends and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The five Grateful Dead reworkings can be downloaded instantly with Day Of The Dead...
