Listen to the new album Too Bright
streaming at undertheradar.co.nz HERE
Released this Friday, September 19th on Matador Records
Perfume Genius unveils video for new single ‘Grid’
Watch now: Po.St/Pggridvideo
“A lot of these songs are me trying to claim some power in situations that would typically depress or alienate or victimize me. Also, no matter how good I feel there is a darkness hanging, which I don’t agree with – giving it a voice is an attempt at freeing it so it can potentially dissipate”. – Mike Hadreas, Perfume Genius
On the eve of the release of Too Bright, the bold and beautiful new album from Perfume Genius, comes the strange, twisted and brilliant video for the forthcoming single ‘Grid’.
If you’ve heard the first single ‘Queen’, with its swaggering stomp and anthemic choruses, you would know that Too Bright represents a dramatic departure from the stark piano ballad confessionals of the first two records. ‘Grid’ goes even further down the rabbit hole, with pounding drums, tribal chants and piercing screams all lending the song a heightened air of force and unease – not so much a declaration as it is an exorcism.
Fittingly, the video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, only adds to this intense atmosphere of resistance and release, with Mike Hadreas literally surrounded by his (hentai-clad) demons before confronting them head on and being devoured by them. It’s a quixotic, unsettling video for sure but not without flashes of Hadreas’ black humour as well, making the whole thing uniquely and typically Perfume Genius.
Watch the video for “Grid” now: po.st/PGGridVideo
Listen to the whole album at undertheradar.co.nz now: http://po.st/PGgridAlbum
Too Bright is released September 19th on Matador Records / Rhythmethod
Perfume Genius Online:
Website: http://perfumegenius.net/
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