Bully: "'Losing' is better than anything we've done"

Nashville trio Bully instantly captured hearts when they emerged in 2013, then released their banger-packed debut ‘Feels Like' in 2015. There weren't any gimmicks or quick fixes: Bully do things on their own terms and call their own tune. It's a singular drive and work ethic that's led them to follow-up, ‘Losing'.

That space gave them the opportunity to both broaden their approach and ramp up the qualities that make Bully so special. You can hear it in the copious goose-bump inducing moments that hit you like a sudden bracing electric shock. From Alicia's piercing screams and impassioned roars on tracks like ‘Focused' to the breakneck punk assault of ‘Seeing It', the album represents the next development of Bully - one that's the product of years of refining their craft.

Once again, the record was engineered by Alicia at Steve Albini's famous studio in Chicago. There was a brief temptation to try and bring someone else in but, in typically Bully fashion, doing it on their own just felt right. "I considered having someone else engineer it," says Alicia. "I could see how it would be more beneficial for me and offer me more space to be creative. When it came down to it though I wanted to do it. I think it would just bum me out of I had someone else engineer it. For me, it's such a learning experience. It's a test that I put myself through. To be on the road for a year and a half and make sure you still got your chops. I like that challenge, and it's naturally a challenge that comes with Bully because that's the only way we've done things."