Perfume Genius.
Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius) has learned to punch on "Too Bright", his latest effort. The strong emotional ballads he is know for are now accompanied by driving rhytms, emphatic synths and an air of confidence. An empowering display, Hadreas' new album is a big middle finger to the judging eyes of his lifelong hecklers. Its an unapologetic step towards driving down the sunset strip with a giant technicolour flag in a convertible Cadillac and doing so just make others uncomfortable. There are a few sombre moments on the album but they add the welcome contrast from the emotionally charged, 80's inspired, drones of 'Queen' and 'Grid' and 'Longpig'. "Too Bright" is an inspiring coming-to-terms album of homosexual experience once considered a seemingly raw deal; now an artistic engine.
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