Jacolby Satterwhite: Last News

Perfume Genius has shared a new surreal short film that is an accompaniment to his new album, ‘Ugly Season’.The 28 minute short film, entitled Pygmalion’s Ugly Season, is directed by visual artist Jacolby Satterwhite and features music from the album, as well as an appearance from Perfume Genius – real name Michael Hadreas.In a press release, Hadreas said: “I gave him [Satterwhite] free reign,” when it came to directing the short.He went on: “We’re both the same age, I feel very aligned with Jacolby when it comes to taste and certain pop culture obsessions. There is also a spiritual harmony between us in the way we approach work and the similar energetic spaces we want to inhabit, realize and share.”You can watch the short film here:Speaking about his new project earlier this year, Satterwhite said: “This project is the genesis of a whole new direction that I’m taking, one that I’ve been thinking about within this endemic culture, since 2020.“Mike and I are both writing scripts.

On Friday, Mike Hadreas a.k.a. Perfume Genius will share his new album Ugly Season. The new music was created more collaboratively than ever before, beginning as a soundtrack for a dance piece by Kate Wallich and Hadreas called The Sun Still Burns Here with producer Blake Mills and Hadreas's partner Alan Wyffels contributing to the composition.

Perfume Genius has announced his sixth studio album, ‘Ugly Season’.Following on from 2020’s ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’, the 10-track record is due to be released on June 17 via Matador. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.The album will arrive with a short film, which will star Perfume Genius – real name Mike Hadreas – and feature music from ‘Ugly Season’ as its soundtrack. Hadreas joined forces with renowned visual artist Jacolby Satterwhite for the companion piece.“This project is the genesis of a whole new direction that I’m taking, one that I’ve been thinking about within this endemic culture, since 2020,” explained Satterwhite in a statement.“Mike and I are both writing scripts.