Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community

THIS SITE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND CLOSED.

Please join the conversation over on our new forums »

If you really want to read this, try using The Internet Archive.

83573

news

DiS' 15 Must-See Bands at Latitude 2012: #15 Perfume Genius
sean by Sean Adams June 27th, 2012

Let the countdown commence... it is just two weeks until Latitude Festival kicks off! This is the first of our 15 selected acts that we think you should catch...

With so much to see on the line-up, we thought - in our role as an official media partner of the event - that you might like a few names highlighted, and an excuse to see and hear some exclusive content. We kick off with one of DiS' favourite discoveries of recent times...

Perfume Genius

Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius) seems to live in another place and time. It's a world somewhat more melancholic than the one most of us live in, and it's a land where everyone drifts between tears and sleep. Hadreas sends telegrams from this universe by occasionally crawling to his piano to pen another sad song or a bittersweet pop dittie. Yes, I guess he may be what some people might call 'miserable', but that doesn't mean he isn't one of the most uplifting and soulful young musicians working in music today. Ever since hearing his debut album Learning, DiS has been in awe of his ability to share his heart ache, which sends shivers down every nearby spine and always brings our day to a standstill. His live show is as gentle as it is intense, and you can see him headlining the i Arena at Latitude on the Sunday night, so if you were planning on making an early exit, you might want to massively rethink that idea...

Here's an exclusive live session from the folks at Bands in Transit of Perfume Genius performing the track 'Hood' from his brilliant new album Put Your Back N 2 It.

---

Read More...

  • DiS' Latitude Festival mini-site featuring reviews and photos of previous years, and details about this year's event
  • Interview (2012)
  • Interview (2010)
  • 8/10 Review: Put Your Back N 2 It
  • 9/10 Review: Learning
  • Drowned in Sound's albums of the year 2010

---

Latitude Festival is the award-winning festival which takes at Henham Park on the beautiful Sunrise Coast. Bon Iver, Elbow and Paul Weller are all set to headline the 7th Edition which takes place from 12th 'til the 15th July 2012. latitudefestival.co.uk

---

Playlists

DiS has put together a Spotify playlist featuring a heap of acts you can watch.

The festival have also put together an official playlist:



LATEST


  • Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024


  • Drowned in Sound is back!


  • Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Year: 2020


  • Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter


  • Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing


  • Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alternative must sees

Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »


Left-arrow

Weekend Listening: Cat Power, POLIÇA, Chromatics, Hauschka, Yeasayer

Mobback
84518

DiS' 15 Must See Acts at Latitude 2012: #14 Walls

Mobforward
84638
Right-arrow


LATEST

    news


    Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024

  • 106145
  • news


    Drowned in Sound is back!

  • 106143

    news


    Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Y...

  • 106141
  • news


    Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter

  • 106139

    Playlist


    Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing

  • 106138
  • Festival Preview


    Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alterna...

  • 106137

    Interview


    A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash

  • 106136
  • Festival Review


    Way Out East: DiS Does Sharpe Festival 2019

  • 106135
MORE


    news


    The Neptune Music Prize 2016 - Vote Now

  • 103918
  • Takeover


    The Winner Takes It All

  • 50972

    Takeover


    10 Things To Not Expect Your Record Producer To...

  • 93724
  • review


    The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium

  • 4317

    review


    Sonic Youth - Nurse

  • 6044
  • feature


    New Emo Goth Danger? My Chemical Romance confro...

  • 89578

    feature


    DiS meets Justice

  • 27270
  • news


    Our Independent music filled alternative to New...

  • 104374
MORE
Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2025 DROWNED IN SOUND