Mistletone

PERFUME GENIUS TOUR DATES:

SYDNEY FESTIVAL: Saturday 26th January + Sunday 27th January @ The Famous Spiegeltent. Starts 5pm. Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster.
** just announced! MELBOURNE: Wednesday 30th January @ Northcote Social Club w/- special guest Wintercoats. Tickets on sale now from the venue.
BRISBANE LANEWAY FESTIVAL: Friday 1st February @ RNA, Fortitude Valley. Tickets + lineup info here.
SYDNEY LANEWAY FESTIVAL: Saturday 2nd February @ Sydney College Of The Arts, Rozelle. Tickets + lineup info here.
MELBOURNE LANEWAY FESTIVAL: Sunday 3rd February Footscray Community Arts Centre. Tickets + lineup info here.
ADELAIDE LANEWAY FESTIVAL: Friday 8th February Fowler’s Live and Uni SA City West Campus. Tickets + lineup info here.
PERTH LANEWAY FESTIVAL: Saturday 9th February Perth Cultural Centre. Tickets + lineup info here.

Mistletone is proud to present the first Australian tour by Perfume Genius, playing Laneway Festival nationally plus two intimate Sydney Festival shows at The Famous Spiegeltent. Just announced!:: Perfume Genius will also play an intimate Melbourne headline show at Northcote Social Club on Wednesday January 31st, with special guest Wintercoats, presented by Mistletone and Triple R. Tickets on sale now!

The nom de musique of Seattle’s Mike Hadreas, Perfume Genius began when he moved from New York to his mother’s home in Everett, Washington. In these relatively isolated conditions, Mike felt a compulsion to make music and began composing fragile yet brutally honest songs on the piano.

By 2008 he had set up a MySpace page and began offering his music there, along with similarly spare and evocative homemade music videos. His work caught the attention of Los Campesinos!, who championed Perfume Genius and helped him get a deal with their label, Turnstile, which released the single Mr. Peterson in 2009. Perfume Genius’ full-length debut Learning arrived in 2010. After spending much of 2011 touring, including a set of dates with Beirut, Mike recorded in England and Washington. The results were Perfume Genus’ second album, Put Your Back N 2 It, which arrived early in 2012, released locally by Remote Control Records.

Put Your Back N 2 It has been feted by reviewers for its confessional intimacy, piano-led beauty and firm grasp of identity politics. The gorgeous, confessional single Hood gained notoriety after YouTube banned the clip (directed by Winston H. Case and featuring gay porn star Arpad Miklos), deeming it “unsuitable for families” . But this is no gimmick: emotionally intense, poetic and powerful, Perfume Genius’ hypnotic vision is truly one of a kind.

Mike’s music uncovers what we all have in common by celebrating the differences that define us. Though stark and revealing, his songs are tender and tuneful, with a voice that bears comparison to Sufjan Stevens in its ability to be simultaneously sad and uplifting. Perfume Genius can make falsetto sound like a whispered secret, yet his live shows are renowned for their humour as much as their musical intensity.

“A delicate collection of near-gospel songs for the brokenhearted” – FILTER