ALBUM REVIEW – PERFUME GENIUS: GLORY

Listening to ‘Glory’, the seventh album from Perfume Genius, it becomes apparent why Mike Hadreas’ performance moniker is so appropriate. There is a subtlety to the music and especially his voice that lingers. Initially seeming wispy and fragile, there is more substance than originally seems apparent. It is the equivalent of a scent that strikes […]
-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a stunning transformation. Back in 2012, I went to the much cherished and much missed ATP Festival at Camber Sands, the edition that was curated by The National. Early on in the first evening I took my mate to see Perfume Genius, kind of against […]

LIVE: PERFUME GENIUS – 03/11/2017

LIVE: PERFUME GENIUS – 02/09/2014

– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Perfume Genius, or Mike Hadreas as his friends probably call him, has the audience of a sweltering Band On The Wall in the palm of his hand. Every person in the room is silent, in absolute awe of the beautiful, frequently devastatingly show he’s putting on tonight, and […]
2012 has seen Perfume Genius, aka Seattle native Mike Hadreas, go steadily from strength to strength. His second album ‘Put Your Back N2 It’ saw him earn his biggest raves to date on both sides of the pond, with resulting tours across the UK and Europe selling out and effortlessly capturing audience’s hearts. Add in […]

NEWS: PERFUME GENIUS – LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE ‘TAKE ME HOME’ + TOUR DATES

NEWS: PERFUME GENIUS – FREE NEW TRACK ‘RUSTY CHAINS’ + UK LIVE DATES

Following a (mostly sold out) headline tour through the UK this month, Perfume Genius is now giving away a brand new track, “Rusty Chains” for free. In Mike Hadreas’ own words, “it’s a song for a man whose lover has died. He remembers a time, before his partner took sick, where everything felt safe and […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – The buzz of a full-bodied Deaf Institute is never anything less than thrilling, but tonight is special. We are blessed with a venerable safe pair of hands to open proceedings – Cate Le Bon is such an established and cherished figure in the national music scene that she actually […]

LIVE: PERFUME GENIUS / CATE LE BON – 09/05/2012