In late February 2012, Perfume Genius aka Mike Hadreas will release his second album entitledPut Your Back N 2 It via Matador/Rhythmethod. Perfume Genius is a Seattle singer-songwriter whose 2010 debut Learning established him as one of the most endearing and quietly forceful performers today.
Download ‘All Waters’ taken from the new record:
Perfume Genius – ‘All Waters’ [mp3]
Though Learning’s voyeuristic window into Hadreas’s experiences resonated intensely with many people, Put Your Back N 2 It is much more universal, addressing intimacy, power, family, secrecy, and hope, not just through his impressionistic lyrics, but the music itself, which is as lush asLearning was stark.
PUT YOUR BACK N 2 It TRACKLISTING:
1. Awol Marine
2. Normal Song
3. No Tear
4. 17
5. Take Me Home
6. Dirge
7. Dark Parts
8. All Waters
9. Hood
10. Put Your Back N2 It
11. Floating Spit
12. Sister Song