Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Perfume Genius - "Dreem" (MP3) Perfume Genius released a new version of Learning. In the words of Matador...Just in time for the holidays, we're reissuing the devastating debut album from Seattle's Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, in a new... more info

Stereogum — Part of the charm of Perfume Genius’ Learning is its brevity. Mike Hadreas slays you quietly with his piano, falsetto, and lyrics straight from a Dennis Cooper novel in less than 30 minutes. It feels like a note, something honed to a core out of ne... more info

Stereogum — As illustrated by Decibel’s Top 40 earlier today, ’tis the season for list giving. As far as the non-metal kind go (though they did include the Dillinger Escape Plan), NME wisely included Salem’s King Night and Zola Jesus’s Stridulum II in th... more info

Guardian Music — This darkwave troubadour might be a Brit School alumnus, but his synth-noir sound is about as far removed from the fame-academy archetype as you can getHometown: South-east London.The lineup: Archy Marshall (vocals, music).The background: "We only ne... more info

I Like Music — Set to release his second record, EP2, following a celebrated short run of dates with Perfume Genius in October. Upcoming live dates announced for Dec 2010 more info

Guardian Music — His debut LP betrays a love of lo-fi indie, but it's on the gorgeously ghostly Contact Sports where this Dublin lad shinesHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Patrick Kelleher (vocals, instruments).The background: We first noticed Patrick Kelleher in the vid... more info

Guardian Music — A month's worth of the best new music, from Britpop revivalists to witch house, reduced like a fine red wine jus and poured over our SoundCloud playlistHello, and welcome to the latest in New band of the day's monthly hook-ups with SoundCloud. A play... more info

Guardian Music — Full of heavenly hooks and catchy choruses, this sounds like chart music from a far-off time or parallel universeHometown: London.The lineup: Sam Mehran (voice, music).The background: There is much to pique one's interest about Outer Limits Recording... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Gersbeck Perfume Genius @ Knitting Factory "Perfume Genius - This is one of Matador's newest acts, and I have to admit that I never listened to their record when I got it. I actually left during the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Perfume Genius @ 92YTribeca in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Comic Con * Teen @ Cameo Gallery * Malika Zarra @ The Stone * John Hebert @ The Stone * X Japan @ Roseland Ballroom *... more info