Guinea Pig Hair In A Twisted Mouth

One of my resolutions for the new year is to read a lot more books. Over the past few months, I've dedicated the majority of my reading time to hefty 'lifestyle magazines', so weaning myself off these will be a major coup.

If I'm allowed the occasional concession, I'll more than likely indulge in Wonderland Magazine, who always feature a nice pick'n'mix of emerging musicians in their interviews and photoshoots.

The current issue features Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius and this video of Mike crooning 'Lookout, Lookout', a delicate ballad recounting the Mary Bell murders, was recorded during the shoot.



In other Perfume Genius news, a studio version of 'Dreeem', which I posted about before, has surfaced. It's one of three new tracks that were added to his album 'Learning' for its recent re-release.

Perfume Genius - Dreeem



A second new track, 'Your Drum', can be heard here.

Throwing Shadows On Our Eyes

Perfume Genius's beautiful if slightly harrowing album 'Learning' has been a staple on my headsets ever since a friend recommended it a few months back.

Singer Mike Hadreas is currently touring the album and drawing all manner of superlatives wherever he stops off. He hasn't made it quite as far as Ireland yet but, rumour has it, he's due here early next year.

To tide us over, he's been debuting some new material on tour, including this characteristically heart-wrenching number, 'Dreem'.



Also worth a listen is 'Helpless', a beguiling cover of a track made famous by Mammy Kavanagh's favourite, Mr. Neil Young.

I Feel It's Going Down, Ten Feet Below The Ground

I think circumstances can have a lot to do with a person's taste in music. Sometimes I wonder what I ever saw in the albums I once considered 'my favourites' but I appreciate that, at the time, they represented a time or place, a (seemingly) significant person or a state of mind.

Maybe in a few years' time, Perfume Genius (26-year-old Seattle singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas) won't make sense but, right now, he's all I can hear above the clamour.

Perfume Genius - Mr. Petersen



Perfume Genius - Learning