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Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Björk, Dinah Washington, Smalltown Boy, Sharon Van Etten and Portishead. Those roots explain a lot about how Perfume Genius arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as ANOHNI, Sharon Van Etten, Julia Holter, Angel Olsen and St. Vincent, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mk.gee, Cate Le Bon, Sharon Van Etten, Elvis Presley and Aldous Harding, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Perfume Genius, reaching back through Björk and forward to Mk.gee. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Perfume GeniusBjörkDinah WashingtonSmalltown BoySharon Van EttenPortisheadFiona AppleJohn LegendAlabama ShakesMk.geeCate Le BonSharon Van EttenElvis PresleyAldous HardingMount EerieWeyes BloodOkkervil RiverANOHNISharon Van EttenJulia HolterAngel OlsenSt. VincentMoses SumneyThe Weather StationSufjan Stevens

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Perfume Genius connections

Perfume Genius grew out of Björk, Dinah Washington, Smalltown Boy and Sharon Van Etten, shares an orbit with ANOHNI, Sharon Van Etten, Julia Holter and Angel Olsen, went on to shape Mk.gee, Cate Le Bon, Sharon Van Etten and Elvis Presley. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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