Perfume Genius’ biker fantasy, Rose Gray gets “Louder, Please”, Fusilier flaunts his “Nightmare Muscle”
“Bop After Bop”…Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.No, it’s not a knife, Perfume Genius (Michael Hadreas) is back to let us know “It’s A Mirror” with his brooding and beautiful lead single from his upcoming album, Glory.
This haunting, twang-tinged introspective track trades Ugly Season’s abstraction for raw, slightly gothic Americana. Reuniting with Queen director Cody Critcheloe (who’s worked with Robyn, Kylie, and Yves Tumor), the video drags biker fantasy into high queer art—leather, heels, corset and all.
If this is just the first taste, Glory is shaping up to be one hell of a ride.If you’re looking for your next dance-pop girl, you’ve found her in Rose Gray.
Her new album, Louder, Please, proves she isn’t here to play background noise. With its full-throttle dive into UK club culture, pulsing with dizzy tracks that bounce from trance to techno to touching moments of euphoria—like on standout track “Tectonic”, which cascades with pop ecstasy akin to the magic of Kylie Minogue—Gray, who is dating Babygirl star Harry Dickinson, proves she’s shifting the tides and making her mark on the scene.
