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Perfume Genius | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: February 20, 2012
• Label: Matador
• Copyright: 2012 Matador Records Limited
• Total Length: 35:41
• Genres:
  • Alternative Rock
• ASIN: B006WH8VOM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,066 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Put your heart into it February 21, 2012

By D

Format:Audio CD

With a debut as incredible as "Learning", I had no doubt that Perfume Genius would continue to do good things. But when I first heard "All Waters", I wasn't prepared for it - I was amazed by its beauty. And then I saw the video for "Hood" - amazed, again. And today, finally hearing the whole album for the first time (and second, and third), I'm in awe of this man's talent yet again. Mike Hadreas makes the music that I need in my darkest hours, to make me feel like I'm not alone. His gorgeous piano playing, delicate voice, and exquisite songwriting all have the power to break and heal hearts. It's a rare gift to be able to make music that truly connects with a listener's emotions, but he somehow does it with every song that he writes. I can't imagine there will be a finer album this year.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Soaring Resilient Frailty March 4, 2012

By Morgan J. Eaton

Format:Audio CD

I think all of us have been broken, sometime, somewhere, we've known what it is to feel unloved, unworthy, outcast. And some of us have a keen sense of the daily pain of growing up in the dark. It is from this void that the subtle beautiful echo of Perfume Genius has emerged.

The intricacies of love, desire, coupling, and fulfillment flow like a crushed velvet tide washing up on battered shores. So fragile yet so uplifting, the artist has spun silk around our hearts embracing our sadness, our disenfranchised youth, the memory of a lover.

Subtle organic electronics paired with an angelic resonance akin to James Blake, Arthur Russell, or Julianna Barwick -- Perfume Genius will capture your every wish, fulfill it, empty your soul of its insecurities and then renew in a sensual catharsis. An achievement of pure fragrant genius.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Shadow Of A Shadow February 29, 2012

By Kenneth

Format:Audio CD

A friend of mine recently supported Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius) at a gig in Nottingham (England) and said his stage presence was shy and tentative yet somehow ineffably captivating. I wasn't suprised having listened to his 2010 debut learning which left me with pretty much the same impression, picturing a delicate flower composing harrowing confessionals, that were too intimate and emotive to ignore.

His sophomore album Put Your Back N 2 IT is equally beguiling and easily more sonically pleasing. The beautiful melodies are still there but he's obviously improved the fidelity losing the reverb and introducing drums and electronic synth which are used to brilliant effect, especially on single Hood. The song is initially reminiscent of Cat Stevens Tea For The Tillerman with the terse song length and Hadreas's voice syncopating between spartan piano chords. But it takes a more intense turn halfway in, with drum builds and cymbal crashes accompanying the melody giving the song more power and resonance.

Take Me Home is another song that benefits from the extra instrumentation on display here, played in what i think is waltz time with the drums and effects wonderfully supporting Hadreas's voice and piano, providing some much needed levity to an otherwise sombre song about prostitution. Almost every song on this album sounds gorgeous. Whether they feel elegiac or optimistic, Perfume's beautiful voice and lovely piano paired with the new instrumentation are a perfect combination.

The only criticism (granted it's a minor one) is the short length of the songs on the record. Most come in at about 2 and a half minutes and they all make an impression, but perhaps fall short of being truely indelible because of how fleeting they sometimes feel. Almost like a beautiful robin that has somehow found it's way into your bedroom but flies out again just as your about to get close to it. Perfume probably intended them to feel that way, having our undivided attention for a few chilling moments whilst leaving the listener wanting to hear more of his story the next time round. Nevertheless it's a special album that comes highly recommended.