Perfume Genius Releases New Single "On The Floor"

PERFUME GENIUS SHARES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “ON THE FLOOR” https://perfumegenius.ffm.to/onthefloor TRACK OFF FORTHCOMING ALBUM SET MY HEART ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY OUT MAY 15 VIA MATADOR SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SUPPORTING TAME IMPALA

Photo Credit: Camille Vivier (download high-res) Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) has shared a new single, “On The Floor.”  The track is off his forthcoming new album Set My Heart On Fire Immediately which will be released May 15 via Matador. “On the Floor” is a celebratory pop song that plays with the album’s themes of love, sex, memory and the body, channeling popular music mythologies while irreverently authoring its own. As with the last single “Describe,” Perfume Genius directed the video for “On The Floor” and he notes, “A crush can really live on its own, separate from you and the person you are pining for. The fantasy feels like its own world, obsession can turn the person you are longing for in to a monument that has less and less to do with them and more to do with the idea of love itself and what it can do, what it can soothe or quiet or light on fire. I wanted to show that maddening, solitary part of desire but keep the core which is a real warmth and belief that you have something crucial to share with each other.” Watch/listen to “On The Floor” here.

This spring and summer Perfume Genius will join Tame Impala on a North American arena tour with dates that kick off May 29 at The United Center in Chicago and conclude in Gorge, WA on August 7 at The Gorge Amphitheatre. All dates are listed below.   Last month Perfume Genius shared the album’s first single “Describe” and Rolling Stone called it a “a pop-perfect two and a half minutes.” Billboard said, “‘Describe’ is Perfume Genius at their finest as Mike Hadreas takes us through a trip of multiple dimensions, unveils a screeching guitar and unleashes a heavy rhythm section on this ‘90s rock-feeling single" and Fader noted, “it is grandiose and beautiful." Pitchfork said, “Describe" captures both sides of Perfume Genius perfectly, as pointedly dissonant as it is quietly rapturous." Set My Heart On Fire Immediately was produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Blake Mills and features contributions from musicians Jim Keltner, Pino Palladino, Matt Chamberlin and Rob Moose. It was recorded in Los Angeles, where Perfume Genius settled in 2017 with longtime partner and musical collaborator Alan Wyffels. Pre-order Set My Heart On Fire Immediately The album explores and subverts concepts of masculinity and traditional roles, and introduces decidedly American musical influences. "I wanted to feel more open, more free and spiritually wild," says Hadreas, "and I'm in a place now where those feelings are very close-- but it can border on being unhinged. I wrote these songs as a way to be more patient, more considered -- to pull at all these chaotic threads hovering around me and weave them in to something warm, thoughtful and comforting" Set My Heart On Fire Immediately will be available on May 15th at all retailers. Fans can pre-order the limited edition double LP in translucent blue with a 24”x36” poster via the Matador webstore or in regular black at this link. The Matador webstore limited edition record can also be bundled with an exclusive t-shirt. "’Describe" features a gloriously fuzzed-out guitar tone and Hadreas' lovely, ethereal voice." NPR "Everything about ‘Describe' is huge - set to IMAX, surround-sound scale. Those guitars! Ornately cloaked in some of the most beautiful distortion this side of the 21st century - with some ethereal slide work thrown in for good measure - they're the perfect vehicle for a haunting, but incredibly captivating ballad for the ages." Guitar World  "’Describe’ is all corroded distortion and guttural guitars, until these flickers of beauty start to cut through the murk." Stereogum "’Describe,” finds Hadreas exploring all-new sonic territory, embodying Americana classics like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, with arena-filling slide guitars and roots-rock, blue-collar attitude.” Paste "It’s a heavy, slow burn of a song. Distorted, bluesy guitars back Hadreas as he sings."  Vulture on “Describe” “‘Describe’ shows Mike Hadreas experimenting with distorted, hazy sounds but also some countrified slide guitar." Brooklyn Vegan "On ‘Describe,’... the distorted guitar and dense wall of low-end sound gives way to an ambient, twinkling atmospheric outro. But the real throughline that connects his (very good) older music to his (even better) newer material is his underlying tenderness, the intimacy in his lyrics and dynamic vocal delivery. " The Daily Beast Perfume Genius tour dates 05/29/20 - Chicago, IL @ United Center# - Tickets 05/30/20 - Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum# - Tickets 05/31/20 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena# - Tickets 06/02/20 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena# - Tickets 06/03/20 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre# - Tickets 06/05/20 - Randall’s Island, NY @ Governors Ball - Tickets 06/06/20 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena# - Tickets 06/08/20 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center# - Tickets 06/09/20 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena# - Tickets 06/11/20 - Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena# - Tickets 06/12/20 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center# - Tickets 06/14/20 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo - Tickets 07/17/20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center# - Tickets 07/19/20 - St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center# - Tickets 07/20/20 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center# - Tickets 07/21/20 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center# - Tickets - Tickets 07/23/20 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center# - Tickets 07/24/20 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center# - Tickets 07/25/20 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center# - Tickets 07/28/20 - Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena# - Tickets 07/30/20 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center# - Tickets 08/01/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena# - Tickets 08/03/20 - Portland, OR @ MODA Center# - Tickets 08/05/20 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena# - Tickets 08/07/20 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre# - Tickets # = support for Tame Impala

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Tracklist 1) Whole Life 2) Describe 3) Without You 4) Jason 5) Leave 6) On the Floor 7) Your Body Changes Everything 8) Moonbend 9) Just A Touch 10) Nothing At All 11) One More Try 12) Some Dream 13) Borrowed Light Website * Twitter * Instagram * Facebook