Perfume Genius has announced a new album. The Blake Mills–produced Glory is Mike Hadreas’ follow-up to 2022’s Ugly Season and releases March 28 on Matador. The record features lead single “It’s a Mirror,” which is out today with a video directed by frequent collaborator Cody Critchloe. Watch it below.
“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,” Hadreas said in a press statement. “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.”
Following the release of Glory, Perfume Genius will embark on an extensive North American tour, kicking off on May 12, in Healdsburg, California, and wrapping up June 27 at Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall. Last year, Hadreas shared covers of Dinah Washington’s “What a Difference a Day Makes” and Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy.” He also reissued his 2014 record Too Bright for its 10th anniversary.
Read about Perfume Genius’ 2020 album, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, at No. 40 on “The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far.”
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Glory:
01 It’s a Mirror
02 No Front Teeth [ft. Aldous Harding]
03 Clean Heart
04 Me & Angel
05 Left for Tomorrow
06 Full On
07 Capezio
08 Dion
09 In a Row
10 Hanging Out
11 Glory
Perfume Genius:
05-12 Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint
05-13 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
05-16 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court Block Party
05-24 São Paulo, Brazil – C6 Fest
05-30 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
05-31 Tucson, AZ – 191
06-02 Austin, TX – Emo’s
06-03 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
06-05 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
06-06 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
06-07 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
06-08 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06-10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
06-12 Boston, MA – Royale
06-13 Buffalo, NY – Electric City
06-14 Toronto, Ontario – The Concert Hall
06-15 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
06-17 Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
06-18 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
06-19 Kansas City, MO – The Truman
06-21 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
06-23 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
06-26 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
06-27 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
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