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…
Quick Hits: Hot Chip, Brandon Flowers, Faith No More, and Strange Names
Hot Chip, Why Make Sense? It’s hard to believe it takes so many people to make something so pedestrian. It says something that the most memorable moment here is a cold, sexless, and borderline racist slow jam called “White Wine and Fried Chicken”, although I suppose you could call the garbage rap on “Love Is…