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