Michael Alden Hadreas (born September 25, 1981), better known by his stage name Perfume Genius, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

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American musician Perfume Genius has released six studio albums, one extended play, 13 singles and 13 music videos to date. Mike Hadreas began his music career under the Perfume Genius moniker in 2008 when he set up his MySpace page. Two years later, he released his debut album, Learning.He has released four albums since; Put Your Back N 2 It in 2012, Too …

5 days ago · It has been five long years since the last Perfume Genius album. (This isn’t counting 2022’s Ugly Season, which collected work originally composed as accompaniment for Kate Wallich’s ...

6 days ago · Perfume Genius Finds Footing in the Tender Maximalism of Glory Mike Hadreas and his band vibrantly impress his shape into the most ineffable vacuum, and his seventh album might be his most ...

3 days ago · Perfume Genius gave six songs from new album ‘Glory’ their live debut at a show in London this week – watch footage below. Mike Hadreas’ latest full-length was released on Friday (March 28 ...

5 days ago · For Mike Hadreas, or Perfume Genius, the human body is a complicated thing.At times, his has been a source of suffering and shame, like in high school, when he was assaulted for being publicly gay, or during the worst of his battles with severe Crohn’s disease.

Mar 24, 2025 · ‘Perfume Genius’ is often used synonymously with Hadreas’ name, but it is a band, now more so than ever, and a tight knit one too. Longtime friend Meg Duffy of Hand Habits is now a full-fledged member, and the album continues Hadreas’ enduring collaboration with Blake Mills, producer to Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Laura Marling, and more.

5 days ago · Perfume Genius takes the long way around to Glory Mike Hadreas' seventh studio album is a stunning meditation on time and peace.

6 days ago · Perfume Genius renders trauma and intimacy into a tantalizing form of experimental pop that’s equally arresting and unsettling. When singer-songwriter Michael Hadreas, born in 1981 in Iowa, created Perfume Genius in 2008, he began moulding an intricate sonic world built from deep, personal scars.