PERFUME GENIUS by Patrick Sher from Wonderland Magazine on Vimeo . No words on this one other than buy the exquisite 'Learning' - I put the record at number 14 on my best of 2010 list but it's hardly been off my record player this week, so maybe that was a little low! There is a new deluxe version coming out with three additional tracks so make sure that's the one you get.

If you didn't catch the debut album from Perfume Genius, well, you should catch the debut album from Perfume Genius. And if you seriously need further enticement, the raw and devastatingly sad album, Learning , is being reissued just a few months after its original release in order to reach the audience it missed on first attempt. The new version of Learning will also feature three new songs, "Your Drum," "Divine Faxes, " and "Dreeem", the last of which can be heard here. Here is "Dreeem" is MP3 form as well as a [...]
When I read that there was a new Perfume Genius song out, I stopped everything I was doing and gave it my full attention. He released what was, hands down, one of the best albums of the year (in my opinion), so even the thought of new material gives me the goosebumps. Perfume Genius, born under the name Mike Hadreas, is known for his ability to make heartbreak beautiful through trembling piano playing and a voice that, though aged with pain, sounds pleasing to the ears. Check out his new song, “Dreem,” performed live in studio with Q TV. [...]