{"id":2203,"date":"2017-05-11T09:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:51:11","slug":"perfume-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/perfume-genius","title":{"rendered":"Episode 105: Perfume Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Slip Away&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SongExploder105-PerfumeGenius.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SongExploder105-PerfumeGenius.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SongExploder105-PerfumeGenius-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_816cae3c-caeb-4262-86d3-2e9c02e654cd&#038;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/reissue-perfume-genius-slip-away\/id788236947?i=1000553478420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2ckSX5Ew844ZFp2f2Jf0nW?si=uGJw7i_YToOVAfXhPjczBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/aaaf003f-6040-4bea-b876-b67b032d8c53\/song-exploder-re-issue-perfume-genius---slip-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a>\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/37ff4aa14b4536fd7ce02a4a9fcd4735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p>This week, I want to revisit one of my favorite episodes of Song Exploder, with Perfume Genius telling the story of making &#8220;Slip Away.&#8221; This episode originally came out in May 2017. The album the song\u2019s from, <em>No Shape,<\/em> went on to be nominated for a Grammy, and was named one of the year\u2019s best in lots of places. And next week, on March 16, Perfume Genius will be playing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/music\/2022\/song-exploder-stage-at-sxsw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Song Exploder Stage at SXSW.<\/a> I\u2019m really excited to be putting on a showcase at the festival, and the other artists playing will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimbramusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimbra,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahkinsleymusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Kinsley,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyanakin.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly Anakin,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jennyowenyoungs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny Owen Youngs.<\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cap_0nmukXh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cap_0nmukXh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Song Exploder (@songexploder)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mike Hadreas has been making music under the name <a href=\"http:\/\/perfumegenius.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfume Genius<\/a> since 2008. In May 2017, he put out his fourth album, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Shape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>No Shape<\/em><\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/03\/arts\/music\/perfume-genius-no-shape-review.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widespread<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2017\/may\/07\/perfume-genius-no-shape-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">critical<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/23137-no-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acclaim<\/a>. In this episode, Mike breaks down the song &#8220;Slip Away.&#8221; I also spoke with producer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blakemillsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Mills<\/a>, who also plays on the track, and recording engineer <a href=\" https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shawn_Everett\">Shawn Everett<\/a> about the unusual way the song was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/i\/1586483593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy or stream &#8220;Slip Away&#8221; here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EPiiY4a1vf4\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Lerma<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/perfume-genius-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\nThe guitar-shaped mbira (photo courtesy Blake Mills):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GuitarMbira.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GuitarMbira-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"GuitarMbira\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GuitarMbira-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GuitarMbira-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GuitarMbira-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neumann.com\/en-us\/products\/microphones\/ku-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neumann Binaural Dummy Mic Head<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Slip Away&#8221; LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON\u00b7 OTHER APPS This week, I want to revisit one of my favorite episodes of Song Exploder, with Perfume Genius telling the story of making &#8220;Slip Away.&#8221; This episode originally came out in May 2017. 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