You may remember Perfume Genius from such countdowns as the 2010 Bacon Musical Calendar.

This video, for “Hood,” from his new album, Put Your Back N 2 It, (out February 21 on Matador) doesn’t do anything to make him more likable by the mainstream — but that’s pretty much his shtick and I’m ok with that. The music is some of the most emotionally wrought stuff you can put in your ear holes.