Even though Mike Hadreas hasn’t put out an album as Perfume Genius in three years, he’s certainly been busy. Last year he dropped two of his most intoxicating singles to date—the anti-pop song “Pop Song” and the hallucinogenic nine-minute “Eye in the Wall”—both of which were meant to promote his immersive dance project The Sun Still Burns Here. Today he’s releasing a third single, though this one will be promoting a different PG project: his newly announced fifth album, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately.
Confirmed for a May 15 release via Matador, SMHOFI is being preceded by “Describe,” a more conventional rock-inspired ballad which, yeah, winds down to dreamy ambiance in the track’s final minutes. The song soundtracks a rural video which displays Hadreas’ passion for interpretive dance, placing him among a farm’s worth of terpsichorean pardners. Watch it below.
You can pre-order SMHOFI here. Following the album’s release, Perfume Genius will be embarking on an extensive U.S. tour along with some band called Tame Impala. You can find all dates below the video.
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
