Perfume Genius - "Describe" (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024
  • From Perfume Genius' new album 'Set My Heart On Fire Immediately" released on May 15, 2020 on Matador Records. Stream new music and order the album here: perfumegenius....
    Director: Mike Hadreas
    Production Company: Ways & Means
    Executive Producers: Lana Kim & Jett Steiger
    Producer: Brian Miller
    Director of Photography: Danny Hiele
    Production Designer: Littleton Odom
    Wardrobe Stylist: Elizabeth Warn
    Hair & Makeup: Jenna Howell
    Movement Direction: Studio Kate Wallich
    Post Producer: Grant Keiner
    Editor: Nathan Blackmon
    Color: Carbon, Aubrey Woodiwiss
    Choreography/Performance:
    David Harvey , Lavinia Vago , Alan Wyffels , Laura Carella , Thomas House , Shauna Davis , Kate Wallich , Andrew Bartee , Jobel Medina , Genna Moroni
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    DESCRIBE
    no bells anymore
    just my stomach rumbling
    can you describe them for me?
    the lock on the door
    is barely holding
    can you just wait here with me?
    his love it felt like ribbons
    an echo in the canyon
    can you just find him for me?
    can you describe them for me?
    can you just find him for me?
    / perfumegenius
    / perfumegeniusofficial
    www.matadorreco...

Комментарии • 576

  • @fadesblue
    @fadesblue 4 года назад +193

    the contrast between the roaring guitars and the tender mumbled vocals is *chef’s kiss*

    • @gabe4100
      @gabe4100 3 года назад +10

      that's shoegaze baybee

    • @disectormusic
      @disectormusic 3 года назад

      Its also how most guitarists start.

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      Nobliss Kiely calling in on a Friday

    • @Leeeooooooooooo
      @Leeeooooooooooo 3 года назад

      😗👌

  • @markstoke3499
    @markstoke3499 3 года назад +137

    My favorite part of this song is that none of the sections start on the tonic, so it immediately makes you want to keep listening to hear a traditional resolution that never really happens but it sucks you into the song. I feel like everyone who likes this song is someone who wants what they can't have. Like me.

    • @مجیدبابای-ج8ق
      @مجیدبابای-ج8ق 2 года назад

      ما دگر از ما گذشته خودت عشق است

    • @مجیدبابای-ج8ق
      @مجیدبابای-ج8ق 2 года назад

      من فقط تو این دنیا عشقم بدهید بروم پول همه چیز مال خودتان ن

    • @tryharder75
      @tryharder75 2 года назад +3

      I just went through three videos on tonic and still can't figure out exactly what you mean. Agree with the second part.

    • @livbatchelor4634
      @livbatchelor4634 2 года назад +3

      @@tryharder75 I'm not entirely sure either, but I guess the only way I can describe it as a layperson is... a tonic being the 'logical' start or end to a recognisable section of a song, like verse/chorus etc? The kind of thing where you know it when you hear it, and also when you don't, like in this song. I read their comment and had never been more sure OR more confused ahaha

    • @theotheoth
      @theotheoth Год назад +2

      @@livbatchelor4634 yea, similar lay-idea here: the tonic ... is like the first note of the key of the song -- e.g. the note of G if the song is in G (which I think this could be -- but I need to dust off the guitar and play the song, which i should probably have done before typing this, as it might have provided the lacking mini-satori that could make me all the clearer). I get a similar feeling with 'Your Body Changes Everything' (and other songs on the album): it just seems to mercilessly string you up and shows little intertest in ever letting you back down to touch earth. It's a little like all-night sex without climax.
      What's possibly most telling is OP Mr Stoke's lack of elucidation here: perhaps he wants more people to feel like he does, in that state of not getting what you want.

  • @jorgealvarado93
    @jorgealvarado93 3 года назад +190

    This might be some of the best music I've ever heard.

    • @skog13
      @skog13 3 года назад +2

      Yea bro, until you hear their next tracks 🙃🤘

    • @joshjacques1701
      @joshjacques1701 2 года назад +1

      It’s embarrassingly good (in that it’s embarrassing that we fools deserve this)

    • @casestudy220
      @casestudy220 2 года назад

      sorry

    • @tryharder75
      @tryharder75 2 года назад +1

      correct

    • @waterwatereverywhere
      @waterwatereverywhere Год назад

      It's pretty near 2 purrrrfrkt

  • @ianparknyc
    @ianparknyc 4 года назад +449

    why is he so underrated. he deserves more fame.

    • @claudiohenrique3101
      @claudiohenrique3101 4 года назад +46

      Yes, he doesn't get the attention he should. However, this does not put him underestimated. He is super acclaimed.

    • @christopher2327
      @christopher2327 4 года назад +34

      I mean....hes doing a damn world tour with tame impala

    • @bobullrich4795
      @bobullrich4795 4 года назад +2

      @@christopher2327 and that could be his breakthrough.

    • @christopher2327
      @christopher2327 4 года назад +1

      @@bobullrich4795 one would have to have already brokenthrough to even be mentioned as a possibility for that slot, but yea..he might get even bigger

    • @christopher2327
      @christopher2327 4 года назад +2

      @5,ooo LightYears Away he certainly deserves it

  • @JustinEdwords
    @JustinEdwords 2 года назад +12

    heartbreak high brought me here great song

  • @Michelis28
    @Michelis28 4 года назад +98

    This is so sonically expansive. It’s the kind of song you want to blast on loud speakers. Kudos to Mike and Blake Mills. I can’t wait to listen to the whole album

    • @jesselaniak6039
      @jesselaniak6039 4 года назад

      How is Blake Mills involved in this? Maybe I missed something

    • @marekvojtko1846
      @marekvojtko1846 4 года назад +1

      @@jesselaniak6039 He is PG's producer

  • @dylant6522
    @dylant6522 4 года назад +75

    Mike Hadreas, thank you for your existence. Your music has saved me so many times and has inspired me so much. You are a beautiful person and I hope your star shines on for years to come.

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      Lovely sentiment Dylan - thanks for calling

  • @b.andromeda
    @b.andromeda 3 года назад +40

    This music video is literally genius. No pun intended. I’m literally obsessed, utterly and fully impressed, GENIUS

  • @AndreyBondarenko1979
    @AndreyBondarenko1979 4 года назад +73

    The scene with knives fight is precious

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      Let's not excuse wanton violence Bondarenko

  • @MarlaJones83
    @MarlaJones83 Год назад +17

    No bells anymore
    Just my stomach rumblin'
    Can you describe them for me?
    Can you describe them for me?
    The lock on the door
    Is barely holdin'
    Can you just wait here with me?
    Can you just wait here with me?
    Ooh, his love, it felt like ribbons
    Ooh, an echo in the canyon
    Ooh, his love, it felt like ribbons
    Ooh, an echo in the canyon
    Can you just find him for me?
    Can you describe them for me?
    Can you just find him for me?
    🖤

  • @volpemarroneveloce5928
    @volpemarroneveloce5928 3 года назад +8

    My Bloody Perfume Genius

  • @sammy2nd
    @sammy2nd 11 месяцев назад +2

    Incredible video. One thing that stood out to me was the person trying to whisper a secret to their mirror image. Amazing

  • @jaydock1
    @jaydock1 4 года назад +69

    You know when something’s so good and real, anything you would say would ruin the moment? That’s how this feels

    • @RYB0RB15
      @RYB0RB15 3 года назад

      Why comment then 🥴

    • @jaydock1
      @jaydock1 3 года назад +1

      @@RYB0RB15 cause i never got the right kind of love from my mom growing up so i seek the validation of strangers

    • @jaydock1
      @jaydock1 3 года назад

      This is a gorgeous song tho

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      @@jaydock1 Your mum tried, but despite her best efforts, you fell short - Stop your sobbing and step up Ogden

    • @jaydock1
      @jaydock1 3 года назад +2

      @@cahillgreg bro u wouldnt let me just have my self burn 😭😂

  • @leaftwigmatt
    @leaftwigmatt 4 года назад +162

    The combination of song and video is really outstanding and I'd expect nothing less after being blown away by Queen and its video. I freakin love the entire concept and really can't say much more than "double dang." This is how you video music.

    • @clarenceboddicker4023
      @clarenceboddicker4023 4 года назад +8

      Back when Too Bright came out I think I heard Queen in a tv show or something so I looked up the song. When I got to hear the whole song and see the video I was an instant fan. The next day I went to a record store and asked them to order a copy of the album for me. I got to see Perfume Genius when the band toured for their last album and it's possibly the best show I've ever been to. If you get the chance to see Perfume Genius live, you absolutely must. Mike Hadreas is an incredible performer with a sort of unearthly stage presence and he's just very funny and charming when there's banter between songs. And the backing band is really good. A few days after I went to that show I thought to myself "This is probably what seeing David Bowie in 1973 was like.".

    • @leaftwigmatt
      @leaftwigmatt 4 года назад +4

      Clarence I found Queen from the show Mr Robot and am guessing you did too! The first season had some really stellar music and imagery. I would love to see them live!

  • @nikitkau
    @nikitkau 4 года назад +13

    I can't put to words how influential Mike is; constant growth, abundance of reference. It's just beyond me.

  • @youthofyesterdayrecords
    @youthofyesterdayrecords 4 года назад +90

    I don't know how he managed to get footage of the barbeque I had last Saturday, but I dig the video.

  • @kaiga9341
    @kaiga9341 4 года назад +34

    that was interesting. It didn't have a huge moment like I was expecting or like his other lead singles, but the ending was somewhat angelic.

  • @MainDeJustice
    @MainDeJustice 4 года назад +3

    It's delicious how well the harsh electric guitar sound and his soft voice complement each other, that contrast,mmmmm, I live for it.

  • @Wcook09
    @Wcook09 4 года назад +32

    Just like Perfume Genius to turn a song on its head like that half way through. Wouldn't expect anything less.

  • @norahbrady6392
    @norahbrady6392 4 года назад +394

    this is how it feels to be gay and in love with all of your friends

    • @VelvetDreams666
      @VelvetDreams666 4 года назад

      Norah Brady lmao

    • @arthur78
      @arthur78 4 года назад +7

      Yes!
      Sadly I'm not in love with my friends anymore, but there were times in my past I very much was, and this video visualizes that feeling pretty well.

    • @jaypeckay5898
      @jaypeckay5898 4 года назад

      you are how it looks to be thick

    • @thefaulkness
      @thefaulkness 4 года назад

      Yeah it's great

    • @denisebickford6355
      @denisebickford6355 4 года назад

      Oh holy sh*t, this is *exactly* how I feel lol

  • @vilkku4606
    @vilkku4606 4 года назад +9

    the vibes are immaculate

  • @Rubberfooted
    @Rubberfooted 3 года назад +3

    This song is pure genius in the most subtle ways

  • @david16e
    @david16e 2 года назад +9

    This is some of the best rock in the last few years. Well done

  • @TheFantasyClinic
    @TheFantasyClinic 4 года назад +68

    I'm too distracted by how beautiful and full the song is to yet focus on any of the video...I immediately feel warm the second it starts, it's addictive.

    • @theodore738
      @theodore738 4 года назад +1

      The Fantasy Clinic like heroin

    • @MrTigerSanchez
      @MrTigerSanchez 4 года назад

      100 A perfect song

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      can we just calm down - thank you

  • @jksinorbit
    @jksinorbit 4 года назад +18

    I do enjoy how they incorporate art and modern dance into their videos...reminds me of Kate Bush in that way.

  • @WhiteSmoke019
    @WhiteSmoke019 4 года назад +26

    So beautiful. Absolutely love colours in every scene.
    Feels as if you fell asleep in the evening late summer looking at some trees and saw this hazy dream. Or mushrooms I guess lol.

  • @stankosupreme3249
    @stankosupreme3249 4 года назад +247

    Shoegays

  • @Edo88Italy
    @Edo88Italy 4 года назад +5

    The second, instrumental, half is pure Vangelis and I LOVE IT!

  • @aimeeblair6139
    @aimeeblair6139 Год назад +1

    Sparkle Horse, Smashing Pumpkins….but has its own brilliant and unique sound. Love it. Love it. Love it. ❤

  • @yellowbird2157
    @yellowbird2157 4 месяца назад +1

    Dreamy sound. Loving every second

  • @Mark-zq1tj
    @Mark-zq1tj 4 года назад +9

    What a sad song, great vibe, original sound, love it. 👌

  • @zektes
    @zektes 4 года назад +3

    Perfume Genius is the cottage core lesbian none of us saw coming, but we needed.

  • @decrepitgirl
    @decrepitgirl 4 года назад +2

    His music is life.

  • @Pmorse21
    @Pmorse21 4 года назад +31

    Thank you again mike, for yet another pillow of grace for me to rest upon... my moms dying of cancer, prob a few days left.. driving out to city of hope to meet w her doctors to basically learn we've done what we can, and it's beyond us, I played describe for the first time, and it was the solace, the triumph, and the hope I needed. I take it as a song about death, or waiting to die, and/or just arriving on the other side, at least that's what I needed it to be about... the lock.. barely holding... his love felt like ribbons, echo in the canyon... anyways, thank you mike, thank you for making music that's brave and unbelievably gorgeous, it's helped fill and nourish areas of profound absence for me.. namaste.

    • @calg0re
      @calg0re 4 года назад +3

      Man, I’m really sorry to hear that.

    • @Pmorse21
      @Pmorse21 4 года назад +4

      Thank you... you had no need to pause and offer a moment of empathy and kindness to a stranger. What a beautiful instinct acted upon. .. message received, felt, and honored with gratitude. Also... and this is always the best part of acting on instinct and not conditioning... the side surprises... as it's almost a tie between the simple generosity of your comment, and the f**king robust chuckle I get from your screenname... so hugs on the former and hi-five on the latter... @@calg0re

    • @oreochocolate_lavacake9960
      @oreochocolate_lavacake9960 Год назад

      I now also interpret it as a song as death as my teacher passed away and it feels like the world has ended and he loved rock and this song so this song bring me comfort also I'm sorry about your mother losing someone you love absolutely sucks even physically it makes me feel sick

    • @Pmorse21
      @Pmorse21 Год назад +1

      @@oreochocolate_lavacake9960 cheers! much appreciated,

  • @johnconner445
    @johnconner445 4 года назад +4

    This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.

  • @gillianmoses8883
    @gillianmoses8883 4 года назад +35

    we’re eating so good

  • @robertdegraw3551
    @robertdegraw3551 Год назад +2

    Absolutely Brilliant!

  • @youdbettertube
    @youdbettertube 4 года назад +78

    I almost don't want to listen to this because it's just gonna get me too hungry for the full album.

  • @Shayor100
    @Shayor100 4 года назад +2

    One of my favourite records of this year

  • @talkdemonic
    @talkdemonic 4 года назад

    SOOOGOOOD

  • @yuvalgeva6242
    @yuvalgeva6242 4 года назад +280

    where can i join the perfume genius ranch?

  • @laurabutcher3224
    @laurabutcher3224 4 года назад +4

    it's a brilliant song in every way ... since I fell in love with Queen I've been waiting for this. It finally arrived and I am very happy with what I heard.

  • @bgfd1
    @bgfd1 4 года назад +4

    Stunning and so moving at the end.

  • @thalia7001
    @thalia7001 3 года назад +2

    Absolutely genius...... Just genius....

  • @AcromegalySufferer
    @AcromegalySufferer 4 года назад +44

    a profound STANNING has entered the chat

  • @VoiceOverTrailReviews
    @VoiceOverTrailReviews 4 года назад +3

    The transcendent experience I had watching this was totally worth all the work you put into it. Please keep making your beautiful art.

  • @evanbahls7970
    @evanbahls7970 3 года назад +2

    The last half of this is what you hear when your soul is leaving your body and your life is flashing before your eyes.

  • @fun3nel2
    @fun3nel2 4 года назад +3

    This gave me chills in the best way

  • @claudionorrudnick4060
    @claudionorrudnick4060 4 года назад +2

    His new work is so profound.

  • @guillenava9249
    @guillenava9249 4 года назад +6

    Awesome song, awesome video, great soundscapes....

  • @dominicaaaaa5547
    @dominicaaaaa5547 2 года назад +3

    One of my all time favourite songs now this one just think it's REALLY GREAT

  • @suzylux
    @suzylux 3 года назад +8

    no one's mentioning how fucking GORGEOUS this track is.....(it's fucking gorgeous)

  • @theyluvarwn
    @theyluvarwn 4 года назад +1

    This is absolutely amazing. It’s the meaning of the song and how the video just describes and shows the song what it really means and this is just beyond outstanding.

  • @Skinniest_Kween
    @Skinniest_Kween 4 года назад +62

    Now THIS is a cult I can get behind.

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg 3 года назад

      Just stick with the sacred heart and behave.

  • @spiraljoe1273
    @spiraljoe1273 4 года назад +4

    Omg I love it!!! Never heard of this guy/band before. Cool fresh sound.

  • @michaelwilkinson7638
    @michaelwilkinson7638 4 года назад +1

    One of fav bands, so original and inspiring...true art.

  • @krabbesaus82
    @krabbesaus82 4 года назад +2

    That guitar sound. Cant wait for the new album

  • @Gabriel-ud5hu
    @Gabriel-ud5hu 4 года назад +24

    Ok now i wanna see a full film directed by Mike

  • @soaribb32
    @soaribb32 4 года назад +2

    Love this crunchy and fuzzy guitar.

  • @ralphalps
    @ralphalps 4 года назад +2

    Set my heart on fire immediately will be the my summer album

  • @ingridtoohey7811
    @ingridtoohey7811 4 года назад +6

    I am so here for this Enya-Grunge-Core moment

  • @bellabblossom
    @bellabblossom 4 года назад +1

    Describe / La Vita Nuova / Omowi in a same week. What a moment to be alive.

  • @KevinYang.
    @KevinYang. 4 года назад +2

    You did it my friend. praise and appreciation for him

  • @charlesloche1534
    @charlesloche1534 4 года назад +13

    EVERY * SINGLE * SECOND * OF * THIS

  • @pamela8329
    @pamela8329 4 года назад +2

    Many thanks for this beautiful song! Top shelf arrangement, instruments, musicians;

  • @kimsnell1737
    @kimsnell1737 2 года назад

    Theres choas and peace here at once. Amazing

  • @pratyay3165
    @pratyay3165 Год назад +1

    heartbreak high got me here^^

  • @tamaryne489
    @tamaryne489 2 года назад +1

    Oh lord this is beautiful

  • @Staicmeister
    @Staicmeister 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks Heartbreak High

  • @allys86nz
    @allys86nz 2 года назад +1

    Heartbreak High bought me here. 😍

  • @Sodamachine36
    @Sodamachine36 4 года назад +2

    So unbelievably talented, an absolute musical genius!! I can’t wait

  • @kelsok.4126
    @kelsok.4126 4 года назад +1

    This song was kerosene in my veins... it didn’t take immediately, but once the spark came, instant fire. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @GardoMcM
    @GardoMcM 11 месяцев назад

    when I was a boy, I had dreams very alike the last part of this video, In where I was in my house and then I walked on a path into a forest there used to be where I lived. The ambient lights were like in this video, some kind of dim, glooming lights from the sun... a bliss, a magical feeling, like floating. A dream, after all. That's why when I saw this video for the first time, was like a shock for me, it moved my inner core, my heart. Thanks.

  • @yosmelaraujo3470
    @yosmelaraujo3470 4 года назад +1

    love his art

  • @bunderify
    @bunderify 4 года назад +1

    this is...I cannot properly describe how much I adore this

  • @imani828
    @imani828 3 года назад +1

    take a moment to really appreciate this master piece

  • @pepitobenegas
    @pepitobenegas 3 года назад +2

    No matter what year this song is awesome!

  • @aylanasilva9269
    @aylanasilva9269 Год назад +5

    É isso que eu chamo de arte

  • @SpiderHacksaw
    @SpiderHacksaw 7 месяцев назад

    Genius is rarely appreciated by the masses. And if it ever is. It is usually later. After they are gone. Because most genius is before its time. And Mike is and has, from day one, been ahead of his time. Genius is appreciated by those of us who are also, outside of our time. Perhaps even outside of all time. Genius resides within, and is birthed from, the eternal. It is timeless. It is not of the mind. But is beyond the mind. What is Real. Is to be witnessed at and from the depths of our true selves. More than flesh and thought. Words can merely point. Mike is pointing from and toward what is beyond mind and flesh. And our love recognizes itself. As love.

  • @robindutt7169
    @robindutt7169 Год назад

    Sometimes there is inspiration. Some times...There is Perfume Genius...LOVE IT!

  • @claudiohenrique3101
    @claudiohenrique3101 4 года назад +3

    It's so perfect! Each scene with truly feels. This album promises. ❤️

  • @mtj1728
    @mtj1728 4 года назад +2

    omg he did good job! Feel like one of his best song

  • @markcline516
    @markcline516 4 года назад +1

    Awesome song, the construction is superb.

  • @PoppyB2011
    @PoppyB2011 4 года назад +1

    Love this artist.

  • @miseentrope
    @miseentrope 4 года назад +1

    With love we embrace distortion. Or vice versa. Exquisite homage to Tom Tykwer's film Perfume (2006) and the source novel by Suskind. Ballare! Bravissimo!

  • @cornholio5318
    @cornholio5318 4 года назад +1

    I'm so stoked for this album

  • @jeffbrunecz2151
    @jeffbrunecz2151 4 года назад +1

    WHat an amazing song. SO deep grinding heavy and dark. So ORIGINAL. I love it

  • @lobsterrock4570
    @lobsterrock4570 4 года назад +51

    sitting here in a restaurant with a cross of ash on my forehead, this feels perfect.

  • @weeperok
    @weeperok 4 года назад +3

    Esto me encanta, me recuerda a “yard of blonde girls” de Jeff buckley y todo lo que haga pensar en buckley es bueno

    • @tizianomansilla4923
      @tizianomansilla4923 4 года назад +1

      Por fin alguien en español de dónde sos soy super fan de mike

  • @andreluissoriano
    @andreluissoriano 4 года назад +9

    I love this so much. That’s all I can say.

  • @MrMickthemonster
    @MrMickthemonster 10 месяцев назад

    Wow this is some powerful stuff..I'm absolutely in awe

  • @mzks200
    @mzks200 4 года назад +5

    THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE YOU MIKE OH MY GOD IM SO HAPPY

  • @thekalifornian4244
    @thekalifornian4244 4 года назад

    I haven't really been listening to his newer music recently.. Perfume Genius has come quite a ways since Learning!

  • @RafaEl-oq9ok
    @RafaEl-oq9ok 4 года назад

    Is crazy how I feel like just going pass in a holle new era! With Mike's music. I lo ve him. Love PG!!!!

  • @miroslawczajka3577
    @miroslawczajka3577 4 года назад +2

    You're not afraid experimenting with music, are you? Can't wait the new album!

  • @benwatson5928
    @benwatson5928 4 года назад +2

    Love this direction theyre going in

  • @imadeyouamixtape8614
    @imadeyouamixtape8614 4 года назад +41

    When cottagecore eats the shrooms instead of just decorating with them 🖤

  • @noelhutz
    @noelhutz 3 года назад +2

    blake mills killing it as usual

  • @kahamol
    @kahamol 4 года назад +1070

    where are all my sad gays at

  • @comsatteur6893
    @comsatteur6893 4 года назад +151

    this looks like an a24 film