Bully, the project of Alicia Bognanno, has announced she will be releasing a new album, Lucky for You, on June 2 via Sub Pop. Along with the announcement, she’s shared the new single ‘Days Move Slow’, which comes with a music video directed by Alex Ross Perry. Check it out and find the LP’s cover art, tracklist, and Bully’s upcoming tour dates below.
‘Days Move Slow’ was written after the passing of Bognanno’s dog, Mezzi. “As someone who has spent the majority of my life feeling agonisingly misunderstood, there is no greater gift than experiencing true unconditional love and acceptance,” she said in a statement. “I waited my whole life for the bond and irreplaceable companionship I had with Mezzi. She was my best friend and my only constant through some of the most pivotal moments and phases of my life. I was a stranger to the level of love I now know exists because of Mezzi. Love you forever; I’m lucky for you.”
Alex Ross Perry commented: “This is my third time collaborating with Alicia, but my first time collaborating with Bully. Having written the original songs for my film Her Smell and performed at the Pavement Museum Tribute Concert ‘scene’ for my forthcoming film on them, I can’t believe I finally got to make a Bully video. Right away, it seemed striking to make a piece as stark and measured as possible, not to make a video that replicates the song’s sonic energy but to visualise the emotional weight and feelings of loss and grief depicted in the lyrics. Alicia doesn’t seem to have been filmed in 16mm black and white before, so it was a no-brainer to give that a try.”
Lucky For You was recorded in 2022 at MMK Studios and Bognanno’s Nashville home, with help from producer JT Daly and mastering by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound. The 10-track LP includes the previously unveiled single ‘Lose You’, a collaboration with Soccer Mommy that landed on our Best New Songs segment.
Lucky for You Cover Artwork:
Lucky for You Tracklist:
1. All I Do
2. Days Move Slow
3. A Wonderful Life
4. Hard to Love
5. Change Your Mind
6. How Will I Know
7. A Love Profound
8. Lose You [feat. Soccer Mommy]
9. Ms. America
10. All This Noise
Bully 2023 Tour Dates:
Apr 15 – North Charleston, SC – High Water Festival
May 20 – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Paradiso
May 22 – Manchester, UK – Yes (Pink Room)
May 23 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
May 25 – Birmingham, UK – Dead Wax
May 26 – London, UK – Moth Club
May 27 – Leeds, UK – Live At Leeds In The Park
Jun 3 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Festival
Jun 4 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Jun 6 – New York, NY – Racket
Jun 8 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
Jun 9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia *
Jun 10 – Washington, DC – The Anthem *
Jun 12 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! *
Jun 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
Jun 14 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center *
Jun 16 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater *
Jun 17 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit *
Jun 20 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy *
Jun 21 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore *
Jun 23 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center *
Jun 24 – Dallas, TX – Southside Ballroom *
Jun 25 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater *
Aug 10 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Aug 11 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Aug 12 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
Aug 14 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Aug 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Aug 16 – Boise, ID – TBD
Aug 18 – Seattle, WA – Neptune
Aug 19 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Aug 20 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
Aug 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Aug 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Aug 24 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Aug 25 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Aug 26 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Aug 28 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
Aug 29 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
Aug 31 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
Sep 14 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel
Sep 15 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
Sep 16 – Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
Sep 17 – Detroit, MI – Loving Touch
Sep 19 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Sep 20 – Albany, NY – Lark Hall
Sep 21 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
Sept 22 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
Sep 23 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian
Sep 24 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
* with Pixies and Franz Ferdinand
