PERFUME GENIUS is Mike Hadreas, a Seattle songwriter. The debut release established him as one of the most singular songwriters around today, and has often been compared to CAT POWER, BON IVER and THOM YORKE. 'Put Your Back N2 It' is a universal work; addressing intimacy, power, family, secrecy and hope, not just through his impressionistic lyrics, but the music itself - which is as lush as 'Learning' was stark. Recorded by John Goodmanson (BLONDE REDHEAD, SLEATER-KINNEY, NADA SURF) and producer / contemporary composer Drew Morgan, this is a sonically beautiful, more approachable album. The hypnotic songs on 'Put Your Back N 2 It' are tender and moving. They are also surreal and grand, recalling at times the universality of lullabies and hymns, faraway folk songs, the dramatic arc of a film score, and the almost spiritual quality suggests a kind of opiated gospel.