Robyn dropped into BBC’s Live Lounge today and added this excellent take on Coldplay’s latest to her set.
Robyn – Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Coldplay)Robyn 
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Rating 8.3
Robyn dropped into BBC’s Live Lounge today and added this excellent take on Coldplay’s latest to her set.
Robyn – Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Coldplay)Robyn (Official) (Facebook) (Twitter)
Rating 8.3
Apple Cart is the new kid on the block of London summer festivals. The Sunday 7th August lineup at Victoria Park, London includes Patrick Wolf, Badly Drawn Boy, Saint Etienne and The Magic Numbers and many many more. Not only are the Apple Cart folks (the same crew that produce The Field Day and Underage festivals) bringing you a killer slate of music, they also want you to have a bit of fun for your Sunday afternoon, as the show fest also includes, comedians, magicians and cabaret performers. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, b3sci’s got a pair of tickets to the fest to giveaway to one lucky reader. All you’ve got to do is hit the b3sci inbox before Midnight London time tomorrow night with your best go as to why you should win these sick passes. Ready. Set. GO!
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SNEAKPEEK is a newish band out of L.A. city (they’re currently in process of recording their debut EP). “Walk All Over Me” is something fresh; a really engaging mix of big distorted guitars, shoegaze aesthetic, psychedelic/garage influences, and faraway female vocals. You’ve likely heard all these components whether by themselves or in some combination together before but you’ve likely never quite heard them melded together like this or pulled off quite so well. And “Walk All Over Me” is just a live demo! We are psyched for more.
SNEAKPEEK – Walk All Over MeSNEAKPEEK 
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Rating 8.0
The Lady Danville dudes (we’re fans) cut this acoustic guitar/piano-driven take of the ubiquitous MGMT song earlier this year. We’re into it. What do y’all think?
Lady Danville – Kids (MGMT)Lady Danville (Facebook) (Twitter)
Rating 8.3
It’s indie! It’s afrobeat! It’s actually good! “The Dive” by L.A. band Fool’s Gold represents a strong return for the much talked about five piece. The track marries 70’s West African-style guitar riffing with 2011 indie pop via 1985ish British new wave (lol how far apart are those two things right now anyway?). “The Dive” is great and is likely to be a staple of the summer blogoverse playlist. Get a first listen below.
Fool’s Gold – The DiveFool’s Gold (Official) (Facebook
Rating 8.6
The class of North Carolina chillwave, Washed Out, dropped into the Sirius XMU studios recently to cut a live session. This blissed-out five-alive take on Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” was one of the highlights of the session.
Washed Out – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak)Washed Out 
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Rating 8.2
If you’re an Oasis fan, make that if you’re a music fan, then you have waited for this. You’ve likely contemplated at some point, ‘what would Noel Gallagher do if he weren’t in Oasis?’ (of course, your worse fear being that it would just sound like Oasis).
A few days ago Noel released a choral and strings version of a track that we had first heard of from a soundcheck in Brazil in 2009. Clearly the song has gone places. Noel has completed 2 studio LP’s which are seeming less like a Le Noise approach in favor of something more George Martin, more Burt Bacharach, more cinematic, more “The Importance of Being Idle”. Not that we’re complaining, “The Death Of You And Me” is epic and High Flying Birds is sure to be nothing short.
Noel Gallagher – The Death of You and MeNoel Gallagher 
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Rating 8.5
R.I.P. Amy
Amy Winehouse – Love Is a Losing Game (Live)
This time of year hip hop blogs are FLOODED with shitty songs with “Summer” in the title. “Summer Jam” this ” etc. Just hustlers trying to get a piece of that summer jam bread. “Middle of Da Summer” by MMG-repper and Philly native Meek Mill is actually good. With a beat that actually feels something approaching worthy that summer jam shine, and a hook that doesn’t put us in a heat-aided lame coma, “Middle Of Da Summer” is a track that might find its way on to your summer playlist.
Meek Mill – Middle of Da Summer (Feat. Mel Love)Meek Mill 
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Rating 8.0
Your girl Katy’s got a new single. “Witches Brew” got a coveted spin during the front segment of Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show tonight. While it’s maybe not quite “On a Mission”, “Witches Brew” is certainly shoulders above “Easy Please Me” or “Broken Record”. That and we love British accents! Sing it Katy!
Katy B – Witches BrewRating 8.3
Is it? Could it be? Why yes, why yes it is. It’s new RAPTURE. Come and get it.
The Rapture – Sail Away
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Rating 8.3
We usually run the fuck away (Real McCoy style) from synth-driven plural nondescript noun bands. Cause chances are, they’re either boring, shitty or some sort of combination of both. On “Young Hearts”, Dutch electro outfit Routines rise above their plural noun band peers with the help of a great soulful vocal, well constructed arrangement, and none of that _____wave haze synth-setting shit. Get behind Routines below.
Routines – Young HeartsRoutines 
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Rating 8.0
