Once again, only two songs that both begin with the same letter. Here they are:
"Bad Love" by Dehd: An interesting, compelling mix of indie-rock guitars and techno-pop beats and synths, Dehd's breakthrough song, "Bad Love," starts off slow, imitating the rhythmic pattern of The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" before quickly sliding into a faster pace for the rest of the song. "Bad Love" is a song about recovery from toxic past relationships with the hope that one will start to bond more with themselves than with people they don't quite fit with.
"Boy" by The Killers: This song finds The Killers sounding closer to their namesake, New Order (New Order's "Crystal" video featured a then-fake band called "The Killers"), deftly combining atmospheric techno-pop with only the occasional use of electric guitar. The song's icy vibe could be attributed to how lead singer Brandon Flowers wrote the song as both a cautionary tale for his teenage (at the time) son and as a song of self-reflection of what life was like for Brandon when he was a teen himself. The titular "boy" could be both his son and himself, as he repeatedly urges him not to overthink things.
