Perfume Genius is the music of Mike Hadreas who like Morrissey has the ability to kill you with so few lines. I'm not a big lyrics guy, but some people can just hit you where it counts. Take these lines from Mr. Peterson, a song about a relationship between a high school student and his teacher: "He made me a tape of Joy division/ He told me there was a part of him missing/ When I was sixteen/ he jumped off a building". So simple, but it cuts you right to the bone.
The Mr. Peterson 7" is out now via transparent and can be purchased from Pure Groove.
Hey B.,
ReplyDeleteI like your blog! Some great under-the-radar cuts worth checking out...
Perfume Genius sounds like somebody I better look into...
Thanks for reading and keep in touch,
Ryan / SCQ