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  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for Mike Hadreas as Perfume Genius was produced with Blake Mills.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 18, 2020
    100
    The most accessible album from Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius) to date, without sacrificing any of his otherworldly strangeness and rich emotionalism. ... It is an album of vast depths that will reward a lot of listening.
  2. musicOMH.com
    May 14, 2020
    100
    What Perfume Genius started with Too Bright was strengthened and solidified on No Shape and has been brought into full focus here, and nurtured to full bloom.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    May 18, 2020
    95
    Hadreas may be uncompromising but stubbornness has its rewards: few albums feel as distinct or as complete as his.
  4. AllMusic
    May 15, 2020
    90
    All the nuances of desire that Hadreas explores on Set My Heart on Fire, Immediately enhance the individuality of each song, as well as his own individuality -- and as he honors every part of his music and himself, he gives listeners another rich, densely packed album to savor.
  5. Uncut
    May 22, 2020
    80
    These delectable hookfests metaphorically parallel Hadreas's move from the gloom of his Seattle hometown to his new base in sunswept L.A. [Jul 2020, p.33]
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  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 13, 2020
    80
    Ultimately Hadreas has, with this album, proven his own hypothesis: you don’t necessarily have to blow things up to move forward.
  7. Glide Magazine
    May 15, 2020
    70
    The slow, contemplative songs on Set My Heart on Fire Immediately are hit or miss. Most are moving mood pieces with intricate melodies, while some are bland and skippable. The best Perfume Genius moments are with the dynamic upbeat pop songs, jam-packed with hooks and danceable grooves. Throughout the album, Hadreas forms complex sonic textures out of the thoughts tormenting his psyche. The result is an album that thrills at times, invites quiet reflection at others, but is always interesting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. mitchcosta
    May 15, 2020
    10
    This album is just phenomenal. Intimate, passionate yet experimental. It’s got sounds reminiscent of each of his previous albums, but it’s aThis album is just phenomenal. Intimate, passionate yet experimental. It’s got sounds reminiscent of each of his previous albums, but it’s a completely new body of work.… Expand
  2. Bambitheboy
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Deserves every bit of the praise it's receiving. Flows seamlessly despite all the varying styles within the album-- dreamy layered art pop toDeserves every bit of the praise it's receiving. Flows seamlessly despite all the varying styles within the album-- dreamy layered art pop to fuzzy shoegaze. Beautifully produced by Blake Mills, never feels bloated. One of the most satisfying listens of the year so far.
    Fav tracks: Moonbend, Leave, Jason, On The Floor, Borrowed Light, Some Dream    … Expand
  4. Guille1293
    May 24, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest records of the year!! The sound completely changes from song to song to never make it a monotonous experience and thoseOne of the greatest records of the year!! The sound completely changes from song to song to never make it a monotonous experience and those profoundly deep and personal lyrics feel like I'm reading a diary of someone I shouldn't. Just wonderful stuff… Expand
  5. xomurad
    May 15, 2020
    10
    I’m in awe by how laconic yet capacious his lyrics are. Not to mention the poetry and intimacy of it, backed by the softness of the music. AndI’m in awe by how laconic yet capacious his lyrics are. Not to mention the poetry and intimacy of it, backed by the softness of the music. And no skips whatsoever! This is a 10 baby.… Expand
  6. Menios
    May 27, 2020
    9
    This album feels so intimate and sincere, with Perfume Genius offering some of the best ballads this year. Most of the songs in this album areThis album feels so intimate and sincere, with Perfume Genius offering some of the best ballads this year. Most of the songs in this album are so creative blurring the genre lines. Overall, it is for sure one of the best indie records of 2020 so far.… Expand
  7. thgf
    May 22, 2020
    9
    The new album is undeniably their most mature, a record filled with incredibly dense ballads, where his voice is presented with more depth andThe new album is undeniably their most mature, a record filled with incredibly dense ballads, where his voice is presented with more depth and range. It sometimes channels Roy Orbison (Whole life), Kate Bush (Without you) or even Cocteau Twins (Leave), but with a twist only him, this queer genius, could do.… Expand
  8. a_sebastian
    May 15, 2020
    3
    if MY WHOLE LIFE is perfume's, according to himself, best song he ever wrote, well i think i have disconnected with the guy along the way.if MY WHOLE LIFE is perfume's, according to himself, best song he ever wrote, well i think i have disconnected with the guy along the way. elderness is a terrible thing. no more underground rebel idgaf attitude. the new material is childish, obedient and critics favourite. that last one, alone talks for itself the best, about how safe is what you're going to listen.
    i still love the guy, but i don't like his boyfriend. it looks like he keeps Mike away from them sharp edges of life's tragedy. so that art can please, at large and wide, today.    … Expand

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