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Perfume Genius - Slip Away

Mar 9, 2022
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ANECDOTE

From Chanting To Stadium Anthem

  • Mike describes shifting from dark, wordless chanting to a poppier song born from a keyboard figure that felt like a stadium anthem.
  • He called the demo "band.mp3" imagining big rock energy before planning to subvert it in the studio.
INSIGHT

Borrowing Classic Swagger Carefully

  • Mike wanted the song to sound American and classic while still feeling personally his and a little subversive.
  • He sought swagger from classic rock but aimed to filter and
ANECDOTE

A Strange Tined Instrument And Wide Chorus

  • Producer Blake Mills recounts finding an unfamiliar, guitar-shaped instrument with metal tines and routing its amp speakers to create wide, underwater chorus effects.
  • They miked the amp stereo and panned speakers hard left and right to widen the sound.
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