Searchlight: Bully

Who are they?
Bully are a rock band who formed in Nashville, Tennessee (USA) who formed in 2013. The band consists of Alicia Bognanno (vocals), Stewart Copeland (drums), Clayton Parker (guitar) and Reece Lazarus (bass). Bognanno had an internship at a Chicago record shop, when there she started recording demos. She then moved to Nashville and formed her own band after playing with a band called 'King Arthur' for a while.

How can their sound be described?
The band have a very grungy sound to them with big guitar riffs, crashing drums and open lyrics. They also have a punk element to much of their music. In an interview with Gigwise the lead singer spoke about people likening their sound to the 90's. She said "there is no intentional replication of the Nineties feeling... a lot of the artists I like and that influence me come out of that era so it makes sense that subsciously it would turn out like that".

What's next for the band?
They have a North America tour coming up in the Autumn. They are then playing the Pitchfork Music Festical in Paris in October before doing a mini tour of Australia. This tour in in support of their debut album, 'Feels Like'. Once the tour is up it's likely that they'll start working on some more new material.

Feels Like

What have they released?
Brainfreeze/Bully (single)- 2013
Milkman/Faceblind (single)- 2014
Bully (EP)- 2014
Trying (single)- 2015
I Remember (single)- 2015
Too Tough (single)- 2015
Feels Like (LP)- 2015

Where can I find them?
https://www.facebook.com/bullythemusic
https://twitter.com/bully
https://soundcloud.com/bullythemusic
http://www.bullythemusic.com/
https://bullythemusic.bandcamp.com/