Artist Perfume Genius
Features & Interviews
The Brightest Flame: Perfume Genius
Reaching in and wilfully emboldening himself, on ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’ - his fifth LP as Perfume Genius - Mike Hadreas is burning harder than ever.
24th April 2020
Scent from above: Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius’ last album ‘Too Bright’ changed him from an outsider into a sashaying superstar. With ‘No Shape’, Mike Hadreas is still impressing his dog, and shape-shifting further from definition.
3rd May 2017
Perfume Genius: “This album is demanding respect and acceptance”
Be afraid, be very afraid, says a newly enraged Mike Hadreas. Perfume Genius has just become fully-charged.
23rd September 2014
Album Reviews
5 Stars
Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
Brimming with a palpable, passionate sense of exploration.
5 Stars
Perfume Genius - No Shape
A masterclass in kitschy indulgence and raw honesty alike.
4 Stars
Perfume Genius - Too Bright
Heady and potent, ‘Too Bright’ is an astonishingly brilliant album.
Features / Tracks
Tracks: The Killers, Hayley Williams, Biffy Clyro and more
Our round-up of the biggest and best tracks of the past few weeks.
March 20, 2020 5:47pm
News
Perfume Genius shares new track and video ‘On The Floor’
It’s the latest lifted from his upcoming album ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’.
March 17, 2020 12:34pm
News
Perfume Genius announces new album ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’
He’s also shared track ‘Describe’.
February 25, 2020 3:00pm
News
Perfume Genius shares new track ‘Eye In The Wall’
It’s the newest track taken from ‘The Sun Still Burns Here’, a dance and music performance collaboration with Seattle-based choreographer Kate Wallich.
September 13, 2019 4:14pm
News
Perfume Genius and Empress Of team up for new version of ‘When I’m With Him’
The track is taken from the LA singer’s 2018 LP ‘Us’.
January 30, 2019 3:56pm
News
Perfume Genius shares cover of ’60s classic ‘Not For Me’
Mike Hadreas has taken on the Bobby Darin song.
November 20, 2018 11:03am
News / Features
Perfume Genius talks new dance project and ‘No Shape’ follow-up
We had a quick catch-up Mike Hadreas for the latest edition of the DIY podcast at this month’s Mad Cool festival in Madrid.
July 30, 2018 3:55pm
News
Florence + The Machine announces US arena tour: St Vincent, Perfume Genius, Beth Ditto, Grizzly Bear and more to support
Kamasi Washington, Lizzo, Wet and loads more are also set to play on the Autumn run.
May 29, 2018 12:43pm
News
Perfume Genius shares three new songs
‘Jory’ and ‘Lulla’ have been uploaded to the singer’s YouTube account with little fanfare.
March 5, 2018 10:55am
News
Perfume Genius, At The Drive In and more for NOS Alive 2018
Friendly Fires and Khalid are also playing the Lisbon event.
December 13, 2017 1:34pm
Reviews / Live
Perfume Genius shows how he’s superstardom-bound at Manchester Gorilla
There’s not many more charismatic or enigmatic than Mike Hadreas.
November 6, 2017 11:00am
News
Listen to Perfume Genius cover Mary Margaret O’Hara’s ‘Body’s In Trouble’
His version of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s 1988 tune is pretty different to the original.
August 16, 2017 3:05pm
News
Chic ft Nile Rodgers, Perfume Genius, Gengahr and more announced for Liverpool Music Week
Childhood, Goat Girl and more are also signed up for the week-long showcase this Autumn.
July 31, 2017 2:00pm
News
Watch Perfume Genius play two tracks from ‘No Shape’ on Kimmel
He played ‘Wreath’ and ‘Just Like Love’ last night.
July 12, 2017 2:08pm
News
Perfume Genius, Childhood & Beth Ditto join Øya Festival line-up
They’ll join Lana Del Rey, Pixies and The xx at the Norway festival this August.
June 27, 2017 3:38pm
News
Perfume Genius is going on tour with The xx
The pair will head out together for a handful of North American dates.
June 14, 2017 8:59am
Reviews / Live
Perfume Genius, Heaven, London
Shatteringly vulnerable and terrifyingly powerful at the same time, Perfume Genius’ music gives a voice to the ragged, and lends a sashay to the ruined.
June 9, 2017 3:13pm
News
Perfume Genius takes ‘Slip Away’ to Colbert
Mike Hadreas released his fourth album ‘No Shape’ last week.
May 8, 2017 11:39am
News
Paramore are on the cover of May’s issue of DIY!
DIY’s new issue - free from our beloved stockists - is out today (28th April), also featuring Pumarosa, Perfume Genius, PWR BTTM and some things that don’t begin with P.
April 28, 2017 7:59am
News
Perfume Genius says ‘Go Ahead’ on new track
The song is taken from Mike Hadreas’ new album, ‘No Shape’.
April 19, 2017 9:58pm