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Quick Hits: Bully, Vic Mensa Featuring Kanye West

June 15, 2015 by Brandon de la Cruz 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…

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Quick Hits: Hot Chip, Brandon Flowers, Faith No More, and Strange Names

May 26, 2015 by Brandon de la Cruz Leave a Comment

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…

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