Country : United States Label : Matador Records Genres and styles : Baroque Pop / indie / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / indietronica Year : 2025

Perfume Genius – Glory

· by Stephan Boissonneault

Perfume Genius’ latest offering, Glory, is a lush, immersive journey that reaffirms Mike Hadreas’ status as one of indie music’s most compelling auteurs. Known for his ability to blend raw vulnerability with avant-garde artistry, Hadreas delivers an album that feels both deeply personal and expansively cinematic. Glory shimmers with his signature elegance—layered synths, haunting melodies, and lyrics that cut.

Tracks like the catchy and jumpy “Clean Heart” showcase Hadreas at his best, with swelling instrumentation and a vocal performance that oscillates between fragile whispers and soaring intensity. The production throughout is exquisite, each song draped in a gauzy, dreamlike quality that pulls the listener into its world. Standout moments, such as the hypnotic “It’s A Mirror” and the aching “Full On,” demonstrate his gift for crafting songs that feel both intimate and otherworldly. But it’s really the more rockier Perfume Genius I gravitate towards more of this record, which definitely comes through the strongest on “No Front Teeth,” which features a dreamy duet and soaring vocal solo by Aldous Harding.

That said, Glory’s hypnotic beauty can occasionally verge on monotony. While the album’s sonic palette is undeniably gorgeous, some tracks blur together, with similar tempos and textures making it difficult for certain songs to stand out on first listen, especially in the latter half of the album. Hadreas’ commitment to atmosphere is admirable, but a bit more dynamic range—whether in pacing or instrumental experimentation—could have, in my opinion, elevated Glory from a great record to a truly transcendent one.

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