Brother Troy Ave. grabs Candy Cane Mac Miller for his newest White Christmas drop. The Cy Fyre produced track sports a soul-sampling beat so fresh, you’re prob gonna need to change yo pants, ’cause the ones you’re wearing right now ain’t gonna get you anywhere on that dance floor. Nice look.
Troy Ave – Chillin ft. Mac Miller (Prod. Cy Fyre)Troy Ave. 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.3
Yeah, your b3sci crew is in love too and Fare Soldi is to blame. The Italian producer laces up Viceroy with a tight snare and a punchy kick (Thx for the tip btw, boys!) and adds an atmosphere/backdrop invoking some serious drama and gravitas. We’re doing our praying mantis/Reptar dance. Two arms extended, bouce dem hands like a Reptar. Now you’re doing a Reptar dance too.
Viceroy Feat. Ghost Beach – While We’re in Love (Fare Soldi Remix)Fare Soldi 
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Rating: 8.3
Whoa. Finish Ticket are a new band out of our new hood of San Francisco and the accomplished indie rock of “Doctor” is the band’s lead single from the upcoming debut Pierre de Reeder (Rilo Kiley) full length. “Doctor” is impressive; not just melodically or technically, the song is impressively real. There are no poses or goofy postures just A+ indie rock and roll that reminds, for us at least, of some of the genre’s greats. Get familiar with the Finish Ticket kids below.
Finish Ticket – DoctorFinish Ticket 
(Facebook)
Rating: 8.1
Newcomer beatsman Nubbz continues his recent run of excellent remixes with his latest, the vibed out straight West Coastin’ of Blu’s “Soul Provider”.
Blu – Soul Provider (Nubbz Remix)Nubbz (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.4
Asap Rocky’s debut LongLiveASAP is due to drop on January 15th – and this track wants to make sure everybody knows how important that’s going to be: “1Train” goes in heavy and squeezes a plethora of big names into 6 minutes of triumphant beats, think of this as 2012’s executive summary of hip-hop. By Nathan Hetherington
A$AP ROCKY – 1TRAIN (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.)A$AP Rocky (Official)
Rating 8.3
Squad Ra Ra Riot embrace the sounds of 2012 on their lead single from their upcoming third LP Beta Love. The updating of the upstate New York band’s sound is not something we’re complaining about though. “When I Dream” can be described as “tastefully crisp” or “thoughtfully polished”, the band’s arrangements and melodic construction also take a step up. First single, check and we’ll be up on the album when it drops in January. Church.
Ra Ra Riot (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Things are about to get super wavy in your headphones. Piff Gang are the latest hip hop team to emerge from LDN’s labyrinthine scene and the buttery “Money Honey” is your introduction. DIFFERENT.
Piff Gang – Money HoneyPiff Gang 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
The Neighbourhood rule. We are expecting things to get “real major” in 2013. Check out the band’s newest release, the Dave Gahan on the left bank of the Seine if he was really into Teddy Pendergrass sound of “A Little Death”.
The Neighbourhood (Tumblr) (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
The Recycle Culture crew put on good reason to revisit the Chromatics’ excellent “These Street Will Never Look the Same” track from earlier this year. Outfitting it with sharp snares and a dubbed up milieu, RC get a b3sci atta boy for their update. Atta-boy.
Chromatics – These Streets Will Never Look the Same (Recycle Culture Remix)Recycle Culture (Tumblr)
Rating 8.3
The b3sci alt country express pulls up to b3sci inbox terminal with beautiful raft of melodies from Caitlin Rose. “I Was Cruel”, from a songwriting perspective, is beautiful. Those melodies are tops. The hooks, subtle yet magnetic. It’s Rose’s soothing vocal though that really gives cause for notice. Look out for Ms. Rose’s The Stand-In LP due on ATO in March.
Caitlin Rose 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
The syrupy toned Damien Jurado drops off a Christmas original in the form of the ballad-y “Kalla Hus”. A collaboration with fellow Seattle musician Kyle Zantos, who composed the music for the tune, the track gets right the references to winter-y vistas and that special brand of holiday nostalgia and regret as well as jingle bells. There are jingle bells. Get it, girl.
Damien Jurado 
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Rating 8.2
Check out the gorgeous billowing instrumentals of New Jersey artist Ambinate and his track for “No Matter”.
Ambinate – No MatterAmbinate 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.397
