Perfume Genius Reveals A. G. Cook's Remix of "Describe"

PERFUME GENIUS REVEALS  A. G. COOK’S REMIX + VIDEO FOR “DESCRIBE”

TAKEN OFF FORTHCOMING IMMEDIATELY REMIXES  ALBUM OUT MARCH 12 VIA DSPs AND IN-STORES ON RECORD STORE DAY, JUNE 12  LP TO FEATURE REMIXES OF EVERY SONG ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM SET MY HEART ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY  FEATURING ACTRESS, A. G. COOK, BOY HARSHER, DANNY L HARLE, INITIAL TALK, JAAKKO EINO KALEVI, JENNY HVAL, JIM-E STACK, KATIE DEY, KORELESS, NÍDIA, PLANNINGTOROCK & WESTERMAN

Today Perfume Genius reveals A. G. Cook’s remix of his single “Describe.” The track is taken off the forthcoming IMMEDIATELY Remixes album which is set for release via DSPs on March 12 and in-stores on June 12 (Record Store Day).  The video for “Describe” was co-directed by Jack Wedge and Will Freudenheim. You can watch the clip here: Embed: https://youtu.be/oRw1zFVQ33w Stream/purchase “Describe” here. IMMEDIATELY Remixes is a companion album to Perfume Genius' Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, remixed in original running sequence by Boy Harsher, Jenny Hval, A. G. Cook, Actress, Danny L Harle and many more. The 2xLP will be pressed onto metallic silver vinyl, limited to an edition of 2,500 exclusive to indie record stores as part of Record Store Day. Today’s remix follows last month’s Boy Harsher remix of “Your Body Changes Everything.” Of that track Billboard noted, “Every now and then, an artist will release a ‘remix’ of one of their songs, and barely anything is different. That's simply not the case for Perfume Genius' new collaboration with Boy Harsher -- the pair's remix ...is a complete departure from its source material. Subbing in a new melody concocted with moody synths and '80s drum beats, the track transforms itself into an avant-pop phantasmagoria that blends perfectly with Mike Hadreas' otherworldly vocals." Uproxx declared, “It perfectly encompasses both of the musicians’ reflective sound." IMMEDIATELY Remixes sees every song on Perfume Genius’ 2020’s critically acclaimed Set My Heart On Fire Immediately remixed in original running sequence by an all-star cast. In addition to Boy Harsher and Cook the lineup includes Jaakko Eino Kaleivi, Jim-E Stack, Planningtorock, Jenny Hval, Initial Talk, Boy Harsher, Nídia, Danny L Harle, Westerman, Actress, Koreless and Katie Dey. Hadreas has said, "I'm very honored to have all these incredible musicians rework these songs. I felt personally remixed listening to their versions, hearing the spirit of my song completely transformed was very magical. Each one feels like a little portal to a fucked up shared world."   From operatic acid-rave ('Just A Touch’) to opulent 80's synth-funk ('On The Floor’), ambient club polyrhythms (‘Moonbend’) to breakbeat-addled electronic pop (‘Describe’), tech-damaged tremolo waltz (‘One More Try’) to a mid-song running artist commentary on the remix itself ('Leave’), IMMEDIATELY Remixes is an endlessly surprising, imaginative and replayable set to match its source material. Set My Heart On Fire Immediately has appeared on 2020 end of year lists by TIME Magazine, New York Times, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, Billboard, The New Yorker, Vogue, NPR, Stereogum and many others. The album was produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Blake Mills and features contributions from musicians Jim Keltner, Pino Palladino, Matt Chamberlin and Rob Moose. It was recorded in Los Angeles, where Perfume Genius settled in 2017 with longtime partner and musical collaborator Alan Wyffels. The album explores and subverts concepts of masculinity and traditional roles, and introduces decidedly American musical influences. In the last few months, Hadreas has appeared on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!,  played a global live stream from The Palace Theater in downtown Los Angeles and announced the publication of Immediately, the book companion to the new album featuring iconic portraits of Perfume Genius by celebrated French photographer Camille Vivier. Perfume Genius has also appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert performing ‘Whole Life’ for their #PlayAtHome series and on Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where he performed ‘On The Floor’ and ‘Jason’. IMMEDIATELY Remixes Tracklist 1. Whole Life (Jaakko Eino Kalevi Remix) 2. Describe (A. G. Cook Remix) 3. Without You (Jim-E Stack Remix) 4. Jason (Planningtorock ‘Jason there’s no rush’ Remix) 5. Leave (Jenny Hval Remix) 6. On the Floor (Initial Talk Remix) 7. Your Body Changes Everything (Boy Harsher Remix) 8. Moonbend (Nídia Remix) 9. Just A Touch (Danny L Harle 'Harlecore’ Remix) 10. Nothing At All (Westerman Rework) 11. One More Try (Actress Remix) 12. Some Dream (Koreless Remix) 13. Borrowed Light (Katie Dey Remix)

ACCLAIM FOR SET MY HEART ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY: "Mike Hadreas’ fifth album glides between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, embracing the joys and burdens of the human body and its innumerable, intangible yearnings."  Pitchfork 9.0 “Best New Music”   "If the early albums were coming-of-age records, this is Perfume Genius, of age. The music isn’t any one thing. It’s everything, occasionally at once, playing with the ideas of hard and soft, innocence and danger, chaos and control, vastness and intimacy, leather and lace. The characteristic — thrilling — strangeness remains, particularly when Hadreas indulges the deeper registers of his singing voice." New York Times   "Set My Heart sees him embrace American rock ‘n’ roll glory. It still preserves his enthralling tenderness and idiosyncratic pop palette, but it adds torched guitars and classic rock melodies. Songs like “Describe” are led by a dreamy, prevailing calm while still shaking the ground with guitar distortion. It’s Hadreas at his most abstract and carefree. " Paste Magazine   "It’s a heavy, slow burn of a song. Distorted, bluesy guitars back Hadreas as he sings."   Vulture on “Describe”   "“On The Floor” finds him almost going in a funk/disco direction, and he does it in that way that only Perfume Genius can. It’s another very promising single and judging by these two songs, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately doesn’t seem like an album you’re gonna be able to easily pigeonhole into one sound." Brooklyn Vegan    "Hadreas’ voice explores new, grating lows alongside familiar gossamer highs. The way he routinely and naturally raises the bar from record to record makes you wonder whether he already knows where he’s going next. Maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t, but as long as he keeps burning, we’ll watch in awe, reflections of the flames dancing in our eyes." Consequence of Sound   "Perfume Genius’ most vivid work to date, a sweeping record that feels as alive as the musicians that poured their heart and soul into it. " AV Club

(Photo Credit: Camille Vivier)

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