Perfume Genius Announces Seventh Album 'Glory' And Summer North American Tour
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Cody Critchloe
Perfume Genius has announced a new album.
The Seattle-based artist Mike Hadreas will release 'Glory' on March 28 via Matador Records, following up 2022's 'Ugly Season'.
Produced by frequent collaborator Blake Mills and featuring 11 tracks, it was recorded with keyboardist and co-writer Alan Wyffels, guitarists Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) and Greg Uhlmann, drummers Tim Carr and Jim Keltner, and bassist Pat Kelly. It also includes a guest appearance from Aldous Harding on the track No Front Teeth.
Hadreas has shared the record's first single, It's A Mirror, which was co-written with his partner Wyffels. Offering ghostly vocals over gently strummed duelling guitars, it arrives with a video directed by Cody Critchloe. Hadreas explained:
"I wake up overwhelmed even when nothing is going on. I spend the rest of the day trying to regulate, which I prefer to do at home alone with my thoughts. But why? They are mostly bad. They also haven't really changed for decades. I wrote It's a Mirror while stuck in one of these isolating loops, seeing that something different and maybe even beautiful is out there but not quite knowing how to venture out. I have a lot more practice keeping the door closed."
Perfume Genius will support 'Glory' with an extensive North American tour, commencing on May 12 in Healdsburg, California and concluding on June 27 in Portland, Oregon. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (January 17).
Last year, Hadreas contributed a couple of songs to the soundtrack for the film National Anthem. He also shared covers of Dinah Washington's What a Difference A Day Makes and Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy, along with dropping a 10th anniversary reissue of his 2014 record 'Too Bright' and collaborating with Alan Sparhawk for the track Points Of Disgust for the 'TRAИƧA' compilation.
'Glory' tracklist:
1. It’s a Mirror
2. No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
3. Clean Heart
4. Me & Angel
5. Left For Tomorrow
6. Full On
7. Capezio
8. Dion
9. In a Row
10. Hanging Out
11. Glory
Perfume Genius Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon May 12 2025 - HEALDSBURG California - Little Saint (USA)
Tue May 13 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Fillmore (USA)
Fri May 30 2025 - PHOENIX Arizona - Van Buren (USA)
Sat May 31 2025 - TUCSON Arizona - 191 Toole (USA)
Mon June 02 2025 - AUSTIN Texas - Emos (USA)
Tue June 03 2025 - DALLAS Texas - Studio at the Factory (USA)
Thu June 05 2025 - ATLANTA Georgia - Variety Playhouse (USA)
Fri June 06 2025 - SAXAPAHAW North Carolina - Haw River Ballroom (USA)
Sat June 07 2025 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - 9 30 Club (USA)
Sun June 08 2025 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Tue June 10 2025 - BROOKLYN New York - Paramount (USA)
Thu June 12 2025 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Royale (USA)
Fri June 13 2025 - BUFFALO New York - Electric City (USA)
Sat June 14 2025 - TORONTO Ontario - Concert Hall (Canada)
Sun June 15 2025 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Globe Iron (USA)
Tue June 17 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Vic Theatre (USA)
Wed June 18 2025 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - First Avenue (USA)
Thu June 19 2025 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Truman (USA)
Sat June 21 2025 - DENVER Colorado - Gothic Theatre (USA)
Mon June 23 2025 - BOISE Idaho - Treefort Music Hall (USA)
Thu June 26 2025 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox (USA)
Fri June 27 2025 - PORTLAND Oregon - Revolution Hall (USA)
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