I actually wrote my dissertation on Mike Hadreas’ (aka Perfume Genius’) last two records, and it’s a shame that Ugly Season hadn’t been released, because it’s so rich and dense that I could pick it apart for days. On the album, Hadreas begins to expand into new, more abstract territory, navigating the pleasure of dark and light spaces. Ugly Season is highly textural, as Hadreas deploys his stunning falsetto over tracks composed of celeste, chimes and clarinet, of saxophone, strings and synths.

Check out my dissertation! https://georgebaxterwrites.blogspot.com/2022/06/bodies-in-flux-dissertation.html