“Small Crimes” is London-based newcomer Nilüfer Yanya debut for the Blue Flowers label. Vocally potent and instrumentally interesting (the use of jazz-influenced chords, and the beautiful picked guitar melodies are particularly cool), it’s “Small Crimes” pacing and accomplished hold on emotive dynamics that really stands out. “Small Crimes” is out now.
The Detroit duo Gosh Pith spin a further stylistic swerve with the subtly head-noddin “In My Car”. GP play a string of primarily midwestern dates in October which are available for your perusal below (this includes a show in our hometown hood of Cleveland on October 12th at Mahall’s).
The L.A. hitmakers launch sharply syncopated return single “Move”. Saint Motel’s first new song in several months, the funky “Move” is propelled forward by some So-era Peter Gabriel-esque punch and a seemingly inexhaustible whirl of great hooky melodies. The Saintmotelevision LP is due October 21.
Based in Brighton and South London is Max Pope. “Rollecoaster”, the artist’s latest, has a cool stylistic bent of 60’s pop fidelity and guitar idioms mixed into an A+ plus set of hooky melodies with it’s breezy chorus being of particular strength. Stream “Rollercoaster” below.
We’re into “Twice”, the new track from London-based SWIMS. Melodically (at least in terms of its groove) reminding a bit of Rihanna’s “Rude Boy”, “Twice” (while sounding like a lot of songs/bands out right now) overpowers on the merit of it’s very strong tune. Well done.
Out now on the venerable Fool’s Gold is “Bring Me Your Love” the THEA-featuring new steady-rocker from Camelopardalian beatsman Giraffage. Vibe too on some new tour dates from Giraffage below.
9/2 San Bernardino, CA – Nocturnal Wonderland
9/17 The Gorge, WA – Magnifique
10/7 Albuquerque, NM – Effex Nightclub
10/8 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
10/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Elevate
10/27 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre w/ XXYYXX
10/31 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine w/ XXYYXX
11/3 Montreal, QC – NewSpeak
11/4 Toronto, ON – The Hoxton
11/5 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
11/9 Washington, DC – SoundCheck DC
11/10 Brooklyn, NY – Output
11/17 Orlando, FL – Venue 578
11/18 Miami, FL – Bardot
11/19 Boston, MA – Ascend Nightclub
12/1 Portland, OR – 45 East
12/3 Vancouver, BC – Celebrities Nightclub
12/9 Austin, TX – Kingdom
12/10 Dallas, TX – Lizard Lounge
12/16 Chicago, IL – The Mid
12/17 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
Photo: Ariana Ciorciari
Shapes in Calgary is the Brooklyn-based project of singer Alyssa Ciorciari and collaborators, producer/engineer Gary Atturio (Savoir Adore, Ski Lodge), drummer Tim McCoy (Darwin Deez, Field Mouse) and guitarist Billy Libby. The BK outfit on new track “Home” operate within a wide well of melodic empathy (try not feeling at least a tiny bit more emotionally empowered after listening to “Home”) and strong songcraft (“Home” features a cool blend of sounds and styles, 80’s pop/modern indie/songwriter, cooked up in a unique way). We dig “Home” and we’re very pleased to B3 Premiere the song below.
We’ve posted Swedish duo Grapell a couple of times knocked out by their wistful at times sax-driven dark pop. “Some Places” (from the band’s upcoming “Love Chamber” EP out September 30th) is a very good new track from the duo that sticks to a similar aesthetic as previous tracks like “Arrow” while exploring more spacious arrangement ideas.
On “About You” Colouring (fka Osca) pulls off what can at times be a near impossible task to realize, create a well-constructed modern pop song that still feels inherently soulful and just real. “About You” is that sort of song. Well done.
