Perfume Genius
Michael Alden Hadreas, better known by his stage name Perfume Genius, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Hadreas's indie music stylistically explores pop and rock with various influences and atmospheres. The themes in his music have included sexuality, his personal struggle with Crohn's disease, domestic abuse, and the dangers faced by gay men in contemporary society.
How Critics See Perfume Genius
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Glory
2025
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 80/100 across 13 reviews.
Perfume Genius's Glory opens as a vividly cinematic chronicle of queerness, aging and grief, and critics agree it largely succeeds in turning those big themes into memorable songs....
Glory
2025
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Perfume Genius's Glory opens as a vividly cinematic chronicle of queerness, aging and grief, and critics agree it largely succeeds in turning those big themes into memorable songs....
