Marika Hackman announces debut LP We Slept At Last with lead single “Drown”. The Charlie Andrew-produced “Drown”, the Alt-J producer helms the whole of We Slept At Last, adeptly blends Marika’s folk-leaning sensibilities with her head for psychedelic turns of melody and phrasing. We Slept At Last is out February 16th on Dirty Hit.
Marika Hackman 
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Rating 8.0234
Mixtape by Veronica Alexander
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Shura, currently one of the buzziest of buzz acts, streams latest single “Indecision”. The track, bathed in a coat 80’s luster and breaks finds the 23-year old London-residing singer traversing as of yet unheard sections of her sound including the more open, melodically more fluid fidelity on “Indecision”. Sample “Indecision” below.
Shura (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Tragedy unfortunately struck Boy + Kite last year when their lead singer Darvin Jones fell and fractured both hemispheres of his brain, forcing the band into a temporarily hiatus. They are back with a new 3 song EP, which is sure to reinvigorate their fan base and assert their position as shoegaze royalty. Their single “Touching the Sun” exits the gate in a blistering haze of riff and rhythm, accented by the hushed vocals of Darvin and female counterpart Beth Puorro. The introverted wordplay gives us some insight into Jones’ recovery process, a healing that eventually led to his most profound output to date. The Blueprint EP is out October 21st, and though light on material, is sure to satisfy with its hardy doses of brooding dream pop. Reviewed by Mike Olinger
Boy + Kite 
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Rating 8.5
Marian Hill are the Philadelphia-based duo of vocalist Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd. The twosome make broad palette hip hop-influenced pop. We’re very pleased to announce the “Got It” 7″ b/w “Lips” as the latest release on our B3SCI Records. Stream “Got It” below and watch for the 7″ on December 2nd.
Marian Hill
: (Facebook) (Pre-Order “Got It”)
Rating 8.3
Soft Touch is the BK duo of Stones Throw artist Chrome Canyon and ex-VHS or Beta Feel Saarid. The funky “Get On Up” takes cues from a varied melange of rhythm music including disco, R&B, and Nu Shooz (I Can’t Wait). If that sounds up your street (it’s most definitely up ours) and then you’ll want to give “Get On Up” your attention below.
Soft Touch 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
“Visions” is the sophomore track from UK R&B buzz act RITUAL. On “Visions” a deep in the mix drum track frames a compelling male/female dual vocal as intoxicating synths fill in the atmospheric white spaces.
RITUAL (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
L.A.-based Public School team-up with rising songwriter Allie X for the precise pop of “Don’t Wake Me Up”. The minimal solely bass-backed track wins on its accomplished A+ melodic stylings. The band just wrapped recording with the hard to beat Kygo and are readying a EP release out soon.
Public School 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Duly Noted band The Night VI collaborates with labelmates Osca for this cinematic remake of Osca’s track “Blood”. The Night VI singer Sophie Rose-Harper is cast as vocal foil for Osca frontman Jack Kenworthy relating the original song’s high arc-ed narrative to a remixed instrumental lined with flourishes of harp and acoustic guitar. Stream below the B3 Premiere of The Night VI’s rework of Osca’s “Blood” below and look for new EPs through Duly Noted Records from both bands on November 17th
Osca (Soundcloud)
The Night VI 
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