Perfume Genius - Your Drum

Brand new from Perfume Genius. As has become custom this is desolate, end of days stuff from Mike Hadreas. Keep your eyes peeled for my interview with him coming some time this week.

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For The Record: June

Lots and lots of good albums released this month. Here are my picks of the best...

The Drums - The Drums
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (album of the month)
Delorean - Subiza
Drake - Thank Me Later
Kele - The Boxer
Pulled Apart By Horses - Pulled Apart By Horses
Perfume Genius - Perfume Genius
The Morning Benders - Big Echo
Scissor Sisters - Night Work

Also reccomended: Rusko, Robyn, Ratatat, We Are Scientists, Fol Chen, The Mynabirds, Islet, Giggs, Happy Birthday, Tobacco.

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STREAM: Perfume Genius - Learning

Grab a sneak peak of this years most open heartache courtesy of Seattle's finest, Mike Hadreas. Learning is the debut album by Perfume Genius and one that I hope each and every one of you take to your arms and hearts...

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5 Great/ unsettling things Perfume Genius said to me.

Recently I engaged in some email chat with Perfume Genius. You might know him from last year with tracks like 'Write To Your Brother' or maybe more recently his brand new single 'Mr Petersen which is released this week. It's fair to say that P.G is a pretty interesting character, here are a selection of the best things he said in my interview and a link to read the full thing on Gigwise.

• "I had this real compulsion to write music. So i sat down and did it. I don't mean to make it sound like some huge ordeal, like i was ecstatic and banging on the keys like some jazz bitch."
• "I basically carry a purse too but its full of weird shit i will never need, like coupons for Netflix trials and books on "Sensuality."
• "I can boil it (high school) down to smoking a pack of Newports 200 yards away from campus, dodging spit and death threats from many white people wearing backwards hats."
• "I got fired because i didn't go to work, i took a bus to the city and sat down on a bench and cried. Straight up! How dramatic is that"
• "I keep sketchbooks like any good homo should"

Click through to read the full interview on Gigwise.com

Here are both sides of Perfume Genius' debut 7" courtesy of Transparent.

MP3: Perfume Genius - 'Mr Petersen'
MP3: Perfume Genius - 'Never Did'

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Perfume Genius - 'Mr Petersen'

Hopefully you don't need me to tell you to trust in all that Transparent do. If, however, you're not au fait with the label then make Perfume Genius your first foray into their world.

Delicate to the point of caution this Seattle sweetheart has been on the radar for about a year now but 2010 looks like the year he comes to fruition. The debut album is due out on Turnstile later this year and 'Mr Petersen' is our first glimpse inside.

Perfume Genius @Myspace

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