Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 ItVinyl LP pressing. 2012 album from Seattle singer songwriter Mike Hadreas AKA Perfume Genius. His jarring 2010 debut album, Learning, was called "an album of rare, redemptive beauty: one of the most uniquely endearing and quietly forceful debut albums of recent years." Put Your Back N 2 It is much more universal, addressing intimacy, power, family, secrecy, and hope not just through his impressionistic lyrics, but the music itself, which is as lush as

and proto-black metal -there's even the requisite creepy

the critically-acclaimed God Loves Ugly

many of which Jones wrote himself

it's with this record that they have proven that they are no longer just boys

The distinct orchestral soundscape is a significant dissonance from the usual microwave and throwaway beats

The Sextones take the best elements from the best versions and with the recent passing of Philadelphia International's Thom Bell

and it was a glorious thing to miss

This classic rap album features guest appearances from Caskey

A thumping kick drum shapes the mood

intimate without being depressing

Recorded in the band's living room

" "Groovesville