Perfume Genius will bring his "Glory" tour to San Francisco's Castro Theatre this month, one of the most anticipated pop shows at the newly renovated venue.

As critical fans of music, we tend to approach reviews of established artists with an unjust amount of expectation. How does their new material stack up to their most beloved projects? When can we let ...

When you untwist the knife and pull it out after a listen to Perfume Genius’ latest release, Glory, the blade might appear slightly cleaner than, say, a ride through earlier full-length records like ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Perfume Genius’ critically acclaimed album Too Bright, originally released by Matador on September 23, 2014. The third record by Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas), ...

Hadreas says of these, “These songs were written in 2013 alongside the tracks that became Too Bright. I was reminded of them while sifting through demos from that time, reflecting on this anniversary.

For Perfume Genius, the line between agony and ecstasy often seems so thin as to be invisible. Again and again Tuesday night, the singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas, who performs as Perfume Genius, deftly ...

A prolific artist, Perfume Genius, Michael Alden Hadreas, released his debut album “Learning” in 2010, followed by “Put Your Back N 2 It” in 2012, “Too Bright” in 2014, “No Shape” in 2017 and, his ...

Hearing PJ Harvey’s “The Dancer” for the first time, I knew “He said, laugh a while, I can make your heart feel” would remain within me. There’s a moment like that on Glory—the new Perfume Genius ...

Synthpop group Bronski Beat's 1984 debut single "Smalltown Boy" is an anthemic hit about growing up queer in rural England. It was a brave, surprising hit upon its release, and it remains culturally ...