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Pat Lok – Your Lips (Feat. Dirty Radio)

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B3 favorite DJ/producer remix-extraordinaire Pat Lok wows us with a superbly-understated upbeat-mellow bright-side acid-jazz-tinged version of his distinctly-flaunty vibrant-synth-shaped producer style on “Your Lips” a new impeccable disco-centered falsetto-vocals-led original which features the r&b-appointed vocal charms of Canadian indie/electro/r&b trio Dirty Radio. “Your Lips” is out on November 10th via Hear This Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

11/14 Seattle, WA @ ReBar
12/03 Los Angeles, CA @ Sound
12/04 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
12/10 Austin, TX @ Kingdom
12/11 Boston, MA @ Wonder Bar
12/12 Montreal, QC @ Newspeak
12/15 Miami, FL @ Bardot
12/17 San Francisco, CA @ Audio
12/18 Denver, CO @ Church
12/31 Toronto, ON @ The Black Eagle

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POWERS – Legendary

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POWERS do like the song says on new single/gem “Legendary”. Riding an infectious call and response chorus and a roller disco whirl of Donna Summer guitar chords and washes of synth atmospheres, “Legendary” is another A++ bit of pop songwriting from Team POWERS. POWERS’ “Legendary” EP is out Friday.

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TĀLĀ & Banks – Wolfpack

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TĀLĀ’s new “MALIKA” EP is out tomorrow and new single “Wolfpack” (with BANKS) is a 100% fire flame. Love love love it.

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Dan Croll – One of Us

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Dan Croll, a B3-favorite UK-artist who first caught our attentions in 2012 with his stellar songwriting and lively blend of timely nicely-varied folk-y indie pop, has remained on the down-low since the release of his debut full album Sweet Disarray; which includes the warm fun-loving classic quirky-silly folk-vocals-led track “Home” (featured here on B3 in 2013). We are thrilled with Croll’s latest out-of-the-blue new release “One of Us” a sunny-sensed catchy-hooked pop track which excels for its well-written strong-minded straightforward edgy-catchy lyrics and beautifully-expressive spaced-out guitar-riff-led muted-punk style sensibilities. An excellent surprise from a solid talent! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Phoenix – Bourgeois (Uppermost Remix)

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Bankrupt album track nine “Bourgeois” from Versailles-based veteran indie rock/synth pop band Phoenix (who we featured a number of times on B3 via remix) gets a stupendously-simple smooth and dreamy sublime-vibe funk-guitar-drenched instrumental makeover from French producer-musician Uppermost (a.k.a. Behdad Nejat). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Zifra – Parisian Chance

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Lose yourself in the brilliantly-creative inexhaustibly-sprawling funk-centric synth-infused expanses of new track “Parisian Chance” a multi-dimensional bass-laden metallic-percussion-accented cosmic-cosmopolitan tech house gem by B3-newcomer versatile house producer Zifra who is also known as Electrobank. Awesome track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Ian Ewing – Water

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We’re beyond psyched on the brightly-animated soothing-sensed synthed-out lustrous-toned playful-vibe beats-led eclectic beauty track called “Water” from Milwaukee-based producer and Flamingosis pal-collaborator Ian Ewing off his brief joint creation EP Tons of Friends Vol. 1 which is out via nohlifesyle. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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10-16-15

Logic – Like Woah

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Logic’s album, The Incredible True Story, was announced to drop next month following the release of “Young Jesus” featuring Big Lenbo. The second single off the album (excerpted here) “Like Woah” is a 6ix produced track reminiscent of Logic’s hard beginings and lyrically a tribute to his current lifestyle. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein

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Basenji – Air

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In June we featured Talented young producer Sydney-based Australian, Basenji, for his outrageously lovely percolating-beats-led stunner track “Petals” which is the first single off his August-released Future Classic-rep’d debut “Trackpad” EP. We also profoundly appreciate the new EP’s classical-instrumentals-brightened closing dazzler “Air” which we think excels (above and beyond) for its deeply-wound intrinsically-melodic glistening-chimed sparky-beat-bombarded heart-stirring-vocals-tinged atmospheric style that has divine-talent Basenji penciled in on our mental list of artists to watch in 2016. We are enthralled by your unique sound Basenji! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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MED BLU MADLIB – Finer Things (Feat. Phonte & Likewise)

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The dream is real! A Justice League of West Coast underground rap MED, BLU and MADLIB connect on the A+ “Finer Things”. Featuring the ultramelodic vocal stylings of Phonte (the Little Brother/Foreign Exchange rapper to home Drake owes a good chunk of his rap palette), “Finer Things” picks excellently right up in the heyday of this crew of artists. WE NEED MORE. Look for Bad Neighbor on October 30th.

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