Glory, the new album by Perfume Genius is like a perfectly iced cake — pristine on the outside, but inside, it’s a delicious mess of emotions. Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, delivers such a great flex on this album, backed by his longtime partner Alan Wyffels, producer Blake Mills, and a band that could shake the heavens. Together, they crack open a musty attic of alienation, longing, and desire, then let it bask in the sunlight for our listening pleasure.

The album grapples with the push and pull of public life vs. introversion, and for the first time, Hadreas fully embraces collaboration—exciting, rewarding, and just scary enough to keep things interesting. Lyrically, he crafts vignettes of queer domesticity, one-sided crushes, and friendships that teeter between chaos and devotion. Oh, and there’s a song named after Capezio, because even emotional reckoning deserves a wink.

“Glory” by Perfume Genius is available from March 28, 2025 via Matador Records.

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Musically, “Glory” swings from ethereal ballads to full-throttle rock, proving that growing older as a queer artist doesn’t mean fading away—it means leveling up. Hadreas rejects the myth of youth as the only interesting era, finding beauty in the messy, uncertain years after the party ends. The message? However you’re living now, it’s fine. However you figure things out later? Also fine. Perfume Genius remains our guide to both the wild unknown and the quiet glory beyond it.

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