Perfume Genius joins host Raina Douris

In 2020, Perfume Genius released his album, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately—and he wasn’t joking around with that title! On the World Cafe, he talks about how a recent collaborative dance piece influenced the making of his latest album as well as his overall outlook on life. And he shares how he got into both the occult and Bjork as a teen.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Mavis Staples, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne “Slippery People” Mavis Staples I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration

Perfume Genius “Without You” Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius “On the Floor” Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

Bjork “Harm of Will” Vespertine

Rufus Wainwright “In My Arms” Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright “The Art Teacher” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Perfume Genius “Valley” Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius “Whole Life” Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

Rosanne Cash “Sunken Lands” WC Recording

Lake Street Dive “Hypotheticals” Obviously

Tracy Chapman “Mountain O’ Things” Tracy Chapman

Hozier “Take Me To Church” Hozier

Hour Two
The Church “Under The Milky Way” Starfish

GIFT “Going in Circles” Illuminator

New Order “Love Vigilantes” Low-Life

The Shins “Saint Simon” Chutes Too Narrow

Vampire Weekend “Classical” Only God Was Above Us

Girls “Summertime” Girls

Kevin Morby “This is a Photograph” World Cafe 8/3/22

Steve Earle “Transcendental Blues” Live at The World Cafe

Bonnie Raitt “What Is Success” Streetlights

Mt. Joy “Highway Queen” (single)

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” WC Recording

Charley Crockett “Solitary Road” $10 Cowboy

Traveling Wilburys “Handle With Care” Volume One

Nada Surf “In Front of Me Now” Moon Mirror

Paris Paloma “Labour” Cacophony

Norah Jones “Running” Visions