Perfume Genius shares raw and ethereal single ‘No Front Teeth’ with Aldous Harding
Perfume Genius has shared a new single featuring Aldous Harding – listen to ‘No Front Teeth’ below.
The collaborative song serves as the second preview of the singer-songwriter’s seventh album ‘Glory’, which is due for release on March 28 via Matador (pre-order/pre-save here).
Following on from lead single ‘It’s A Mirror’, the latest track from Perfume Genius (real name Mike Hadreas) begins with a stripped-back, acoustic guitar-driven verse, ahead of haunting and ethereal vocals from Harding.
“Better days/ Nothing touch me/ Light it breaks on the wings of a dove/ Better days/ Nothing touch me/ Let it take everything that I love,” sings the New Zealand folk artist. ‘No Front Teeth’ then breaks out into a raw and rocky instrumental.
“No front teeth/ Where they all used to go/ Sewn in my pocket lining/ Suddenly/ When the cover is blown/ Can I just rest beside it,” Hadreas adds in the single, which is bolstered by time changes throughout.
The song is accompanied by an official music video, directed by Cody Critcheloe, who helmed Perfume Genius’ ‘Queen’ video.
Per a press release, the surreal ‘No Front Teeth’ visuals represent a “fever dream” that is “unhinged, sexually charged, hilarious and riveting, leaving the viewer questioning what is real and what is an aberration”.
The clip stars Hadreas and Harding, alongside Perfume Genius bandmember and co-writer Alan Wyffels. Tune in here:
Following on from 2022’s ‘Ugly Season’, the forthcoming ‘Glory’ was produced by Perfume Genius’ longtime collaborator Blake Mills. The 11-track album deals with the “back and forth between internal and external”.
The tracklist for Perfume Genius’ ‘Glory’ is:
1. ‘It’s a Mirror’
2. ‘No Front Teeth’ (feat. Aldous Harding)
3. ‘Clean Heart’
4. ‘Me & Angel’
5. ‘Left For Tomorrow’
6. ‘Full On’
7. ‘Capezio’
8. ‘Dion’
9. ‘In a Row’
10. ‘Hanging Out’
11. ‘Glory’
In other news, it was recently announced that Perfume Genius will be performing at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Manchester next month. He’ll then head out on a North American headline tour, and make appearances at US festivals Just Like Heaven and Kilby Block Party.
Meanwhile, Perfume Genius has contributed to an LA wildfire recovery album called ‘Good Music To Lift Up Los Angeles’, and performed at the ‘G*ve A F*ck’ benefit concert in Hollywood earlier this month.
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Tom Skinner
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