Perfume Genius On … Raymond Carver, ‘Thelma & Louise’ & His Mom

Perfume Genius (Photo: Kyle Johnson)

Photo by Kyle Johnson

Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. Up this week: the dark sense of humor and repeated Thelma & Louise viewings that lurk past the pained piano balladry of Perfume Genius’ Put Your Back N 2 It LP…

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