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Hailing from Seattle, Perfume Genius has been releasing demos and bare-bones songs via his MySpace page since late 2008. His compositions are spare and often constructed like mantras or religious hymnals, with waves of repetition over somber chords or pianos, as heard on tracks like Gay Angels . Similar in tone to Xiu Xiu (not coincidentally, a "friend" of his on MySpace), some of his songs also remind me of early Moby or even Sebastian Schuller, brief but intricate piano playing coupled with youthful and slightly angst-ridden vocals. I also admire his DIY [...]

• Perfume Genius - Gay Angels
• Perfume Genius - Look Out, Look Out