Perfume Genius announces the 10th anniversary reissue of Too Bright, now available via Matador Records, and featuring three previously unheard songs “Story Of Love,” “My Place” and “When U Need Someone,” and the popular track “Queen,” Hadreas’ confrontational dissection of gay panic.

Perfume Genius is also celebrating the anniversary with the Too Bright 10th Anniversary Tour, performing the album in its entirety. The tour kicked off last week with sold-out shows in Washington, DC, and Brooklyn, NY. It hits the West Coast this week, concluding with a two-night stand at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles on September 26 and 27.

Hadreas says of these, “These songs were written in 2013 alongside the tracks that became Too Bright. I was reminded of them while sifting through demos from that time, reflecting on this anniversary. I’m really glad they have a place to live now. We took them to the studio last month and opened a portal with our insane band, somehow able to channel the very specific spirit of that record. It reminded me how formative and wild that time was, how much I still call on that energy and how grateful I am for the people I work with and whoever is listening.”

Mike Hadreas grew up in Seattle, WA and started his music career in 2008. He released his debut album Learning in 2010 via Matador Records, followed by 2012’s Put Your Back N 2 It, and 2014’s Too Bright, The follow up was 2017’s GRAMMY-nominated No Shape, was produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Alabama Shakes).

Perfume Genius
Too Bright
tracklisting
Matador Records

I Decline
2. Queen
3. Fool
4. No Good
5. My Body
6. Don’t Let Them In
7. Grid
8. Longpig
9 I’m A Mother
10. Too Bright
11. All Along
12. Story of Love (Bonus Track on DSP version)
13. My Place (Bonus Track on DSP version)
14. When U Need Someone (Bonus Track on DSP version)

Perfume Genius Too Bright 2024 Tour Dates

September 24 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
September 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

Order the reissue of Too Bright by Perfume Genius HERE