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Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Smalltown Boy, Sharon Van Etten, Portishead, Fiona Apple and John Legend. 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 Mount Eerie, Elvis Presley, Aldous Harding, Weyes Blood and Mk.gee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Perfume Genius, reaching back through Smalltown Boy and forward to Mount Eerie. 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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Perfume GeniusSmalltown BoySharon Van EttenPortisheadFiona AppleJohn LegendAlabama ShakesBjörkDinah WashingtonMount EerieElvis PresleyAldous HardingWeyes BloodMk.geeOkkervil RiverChristine and the Qu…Sizzy RocketANOHNISharon Van EttenJulia HolterAngel OlsenSt. VincentMoses SumneySufjan StevensDestroyer

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Perfume Genius connections

Perfume Genius grew out of Smalltown Boy, Sharon Van Etten, Portishead and Fiona Apple, shares an orbit with ANOHNI, Sharon Van Etten, Julia Holter and Angel Olsen, went on to shape Mount Eerie, Elvis Presley, Aldous Harding and Weyes Blood. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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