Sample below the hooky killer chorus’d “Greenlight”, new from Atlanta-based band MammaBear and look out for their debut (and amazingly named) Vol. 1, Birds of Paradise LP which is due this Thursday, August 15th.
MammaBear – GreenlightMammaBear 
: (Facebook)
Rating: 8.0
The most perfect summertime at the beach dream you don’t want to wake up from is here in the form of UK-based artist Hannah Rodgers and “I Wake”. The single will see a proper release on September 2nd but until then you can stream it below.
Hannah Rodgers 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Of course, the dark guitar pop of Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band’s “The Blast, The Bloom” is right up our alley. Very muscular and rhythm-driven for a track that’s been arranged actually quite delicately (there’s an intricacy in the noise of this record that’s really rather stellar), “The Blast, The Bloom” fills well the current dearth of indie bands peddling engaging visceral guitar music. We love it. HWBMB is a project of a dude called Tunde Adebimpe from some band named TV On The Radio and their debut EP is out the 1st of October.
Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
With tracks like the immensely catchy soul-leaning indie pop of “Twisted” (excerpted here from his debut “Say What You Want” EP), newcomer London-based artist Breen is poised to be a pretty big deal. Soulful without sounding hokey and a million times modern, the entire four track “Say What You Want” EP comes highly recommended from your friendly b3 crew, stream it here.
Breen (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Check out the beautiful melange of pulsating rhythm and swirling bits of chopped synth and vocal on the heart stopping new Perth remix of “Low Tides” from Australian band Water Graves. The Perth-based Water Graves’ debut EP is streaming now on their soundcloud.
Water Graves 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
No one can escape change, but few artists are met with unconditional open ears when their sound does; Caroline Smith is one of these few artists. Her transition from folk-pop to funk-pop, on “Magazine” from her forthcoming Half About Being A Woman album, shows how versatile she is musically. And while her music has always been hers, it shows how willing she is to take a risk in making the music she wants to make as she grows personally – though her charm hasn’t changed one bit. Review by Deisree Autobee
Caroline Smith – MagazineCaroline Smith 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
The National recently hit the road to celebrate the release of their latest studio album Trouble Will Find Me. Along with tour support from UK indie folk band Daughter, we caught The National for their gig in Milwaukee at the beautiful Riverside Theatre. Here s a photo recap of the show from b3sci correspondent and photographer Eliana Siegal.
Daughter @ Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee 8/5/2013
The National @ Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee 8/5/2013
Jane’s Addiction is a band I’ve respected more than I’ve loved. “Another Soulmate” just dropped in advance of their upcoming tour and I feel it’s their best track in years. If you’re a fan, you’ll be pleased. We’ve gotta give them kudos for having the fire they still have after all of this time.
Jane’s Addiction – Another Soulmate
(Official)
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Brisbane-based Motion Picture Actress turns in a cooly cinematic new mix for fellow Aussie Sterling Silver’s “End Up Like This” single.
Motion Picture Actress (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
