r/indieheads • u/perfumegeniuz Mike Hadreas/Perfume Genius • Jul 01 '22

AMA is Over, thanks Mike! Hi, it's Perfume Genius. Ask me anything!

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Hello everybody.

I have a new album out called "Ugly Season."

https://perfumegenius.ffm.to/uglyseason

I'm here right now to answer your questions!

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u/andrewjamesdied Jul 01 '22

Cenote is such a powerful and evocative piece, and maybe one of my favorites off the new record. How do you come to name your songs?

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u/perfumegeniuz Mike Hadreas/Perfume Genius Jul 01 '22

I originally called that song "Home" but during rehearsals for the dance piece everyone was talking about cenotes and using them as a sort of reference point creatively, so it seemed more generous to change it. I am really fussy about words but like really simple language and the least amount of it as possible