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Quick Hits: Bully, Vic Mensa Featuring Kanye West

  Brandon de la Cruz /   June 15, 2015 /   Critic /   Leave a Comment

Bully, “Trying” (video)

Fearless auteur Alicia Bognanno delivers an earnest plea of self-doubt and perseverance over the kind of guitar-bass-drums backing that never goes out of style. You might be tempted to write it off as another better-than-average indie jam until the chorus hits and Bognanno’s magnificent howl shows way more than it tells.

Feels Like is out 6/23 on StarTime International. Limited edition red or blue vinyl is available for preorder on Bully’s bandcamp site. Catch them on tour this summer with Best Coast or at a festival near you. Tickets are available at bullythemusic.com.

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6/10 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Ready Room (w/ Best Coast)

6/12 – Boston, MA @ Paradise (w/ Best Coast)

6/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Northside Fest

6/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (w/ Best Coast)

6/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade

6/16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (w/ Best Coast)

6/18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall (w/ Best Coast)

6/19 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic (w/ Best Coast)

6/20 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop

6/23 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s (w/ Best Coast)

6/24 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater (w/ Best Coast)

6/26 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park (w/ Best Coast)

6/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern (w/ Best Coast)

7/17 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Madison (w/ The New Pornographers)

7/18 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

7/18 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas (w/ Protomartyr)

7/24 – Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox

7/26 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

9/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch

9/16 – Montreal, Quebec @ Pop Montreal 2015

9/25 – Boston, MA @ Boston City Hall Plaza[/accordion_item]

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Vic Mensa, “U Mad” feat. Kanye West (video)

New visuals for Vic Mensa’s “U Mad” include extras from the Half-Life movie wandering around taking notes and grinding out sparks in a hotel conference room while a straitjacketed Mensa writhes passionately; Kanye in a DONDA sweatshirt; and a lot of red.

Sidenote: are there edits available that keep the swearing and leave out Ray Rice/Ike Turner lines? Why don’t rappers ever mention Chris Brown like this?

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