My Favorite Pop Project Is Called…

Perfume Genius. Comments Pitchfork: ‘Perfume Genius is a very aggressive singer-songwriter project. Michael Hadreas’ most notable songs are unencumbered, bold and direct to the point of confrontation. Many of us first heard him on “Mr. Petersen,” an unflinching look at student/teacher impropriety. More of us, through the stark, sweet and ultimately tragic video for “Hood”, a two-minute visual love story with now-deceased gay porn star, Arpad Miklos. This aspect of Hadreas’ artistry creates a fascinating tension against the music of a Perfume Genius song, which bear typical signifiers of passivity: creaky vocals, piano, and a kind of reverb.’

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