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Jojee – Claim

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Jojee to date has notched 3 Hypem Top 10’s “Think of Anything” “I Don’t Give A” and the quieting “Unravel Me” which has netted her the largest number of spins yet. “Claim” is Jojee’s latest and consistent with the NY-based singer oeuvre the track is an impeccably appointed pop construction outfitted with just the right measure of progressive/arty touches. Get into the Mickey Valen-produced “Claim” below.

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Flamingosis – Riding The L

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“Riding the L” is the latest wildly-cinematic lounge-y fantastical jazzy-horn-entwined funk-centric Chicago-street-vibe-imbued tune from B3 new-fave artist Flamingosis (a.k.a. Aaron Valasquez); a tremendously talented New Jersey artist who we recently showcased for his excellent tropical-beats infused Brazillian-funk doozy called “Momento”. As per usual Flamingosis, we adore the song! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Kartell – Gold

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We’re caught up in the deeply-centering hand-percussion-tempered beats and booming-radiant marvelous-whimsical synth-influenced dynamics of new track “Gold” the latest dance-friendly sweet-wonder instrumental from Tours-born Paris-based house producer and Roche Musique label owner Kartell; who we covered in May for his supremely sultry and melodic beat-expansive deep house original entitled “Attracted” (off his June-released “Tender Games” EP). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Freedom Fry – 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins)

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Get into the thoughtfully translated stripped-down folky-vibe acoustic-guitar-textured absolute perfection cover of 90’s-vintage Smashing Pumpkins gem (one of the best pop songs of its era) “1979” from Freedom Fry, the male-female Franco-American indie pop duo Marie Sayet and Bruce Driscoll; who we last discussed for “Tropicana”, a melody-driven track we featured for its brilliant vogey-vibrant vocals, straight-cheery upbeat tropical temperatures and hazed-out indie guitar grooves. We think the two artists collaborate beautifully to capture the uniquely-emoted epic-vibe dreamy-raw slow-poetic essence of the Smashing Pumpkins track while also putting their own stamp on the classic favorite (one of the best covers we have heard). A glowingly simplistic mesh of Sayet’s lovely murmur-y vocals and Driscoll’s accompanying bare-sensed golden-touch melody-centered acoustic folk-guitar chords, Freedom Fry’s “1979” is available for purchase on November 12th. Amazing. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Mree – Lift Me Up (Sensi Sye Remix)

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Go deep with the sparkling-delicate sweet-evocative effortless-natural hushed-hued enchanting-vibe percussion-permeated atmospherics of B3-covered rising star artist Sensi Sye (a.k.a. Simon) on his very good new remix of “Lift Me Up” by New Jersey’s young folk-leaning songstress Mree (off her 2013 Winterwell album). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Dominique – I Think I’m Fallin

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New York-based pop singer Dominique is back today with an impressive new single, “I Think I’m Fallin”. The track which was in part constructed out of the as Dominique put it, “up-and-down rollercoaster of self-doubt and confidence that is a part of making art” which the hook “I Think I’m Fallin/I Think I’m ready now” contrast most definitely speaks to. The self-produced track features an ace bit of sequenced synth and some sleekly hooky writing in the chorus that entrapped into our brain/song-space pretty much immediately. Spin “I Think I’m Fallin” below.

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The Japanese House – Sugar Pill

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We’re transformed by the profoundly-tranquil guitar-tinged sentiments, beautiful synth-led atmospheres and divinely-meloncholic expansive-lovely vocal harmonies of new track “Sugar Pill” from B3-discussed producer The Japanese House a.k.a 20-year-old Amber Bain; a promising new artist who we covered in April for her exquisite-vocaled Frou Frou-vibe quiet-wonder “Sister”. Look for The Japanese Houses’s latest track “Sugar Pill”, to accompany already-released “Cool Blue”, “Clean”, and “Letter By The Water”, on her forthcoming sophomore EP “Clean” which is out via Dirty Hit Records on November 6th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Weird Inside – Slow Hours

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At the end of September we highlighted New Jersey native ani bharad (a.k.a. hip-hop producer Weird Inside) for his brightly-inspired slow-unfolding melodic toned instrumental track called “No More Heroes”. We’re charmed by his latest short n’ sweet jazz-percussion-laced hazy-synth-accented nature-calibrated eclectic beauty called “Slow Hours”. Gorgeous song. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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CALEBORATE – Want It All (Feat. G-Eazy)

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This is my first time hearing of CALEBORATE, however it won’t be the last. He links up with one of my favorites G-Eazy for “Want it All”. The flow varies throughout the song, which displays CALEBORATE’s versatility. The beat is a blend of echo vocals and an interesting mix of varying looped sounds. CALEBORATE dropped a solid project a couple months ago called Hella Good, listen to it. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.

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NoMBe – Kemosabe

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We’re amazed by the awesomely-capricious synthy-funky groovy-guitar-touched sentiments and sweetly-luminous vocals-led melody of “Kemosabe” the superbly-catchy and poetic new one from B3-favorite LA-based producer/artist Noah McBeth, also known affectionately as NoMBe (an artist who is a shoe in for our year-end best-of lists for his uniquely drawing songwriting, lovely plaintive vocals and/or for his heavily remixed breakout-dynamo hit “California Girls”). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Ballerino – Wet (Zulu Edit)

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We wholeheartedly recommend London artist/producer ZULU (Girls Music/Zoo Music/Enchufada) for his deeply phenomenal twist on recent track “Wet” by London-based Berliner and Squareglass label owner Robin Paul Braum, a.k.a. Ballerino. ZULU (a new artist to the pages of B3) has kept himself largely on the down-low since the release of his Clash magazine-premiered remix of Junk Son track “Eyes Shut” (very good). We’re fully vibing ZULU’s metallic-drum-studded take on “Wet” which has an incredibly-fetching awesome meld of sublimely-sensuous dance-centered synth-dominated deep-house accents. We think the remix is quite a stunning jumpstart to Ballerino’s more poppy-synthy catchy-accessible mellow-dance-driven 80’s-vibes (which we also really dig). The B3 crew is absolutely tuned in and loving your sound ZULU. Great mix! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Logic – Fade Away

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Logic just released his third single off of sophomore album The Incredible True Story titled “Fade Away”. Logic might have the best flow in hip-hop right now and “Fade Away” displays it; as the dynamic MD rapper can speed it up for a few seconds, then slow it down to emphasize a potent lyric or take on multiple personas/narrative perspectives in a track as shown off in “Fade Away”‘s multi-faceted bars. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.

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