Triptides turn up the jangle on their new single “Bright Sky”. The midwest-based surfer-bound trio also showcase their knack for a good guitar song and equally good time. Previewed here from this November’s forthcoming Sun Pavillions release.
Triptides 
(Official)
Rating 7.9
Give this a spin. Just when you think things couldn’t possibly get any hotter, a blistering heater of a sax solo blows your mind at around 3:20. That’s a real “Summersweat” for you, so hot that it only gets hotter. If you’re into Winnipeg collective Royal Canoe then be sure to pick up their new Purple and Gold release. We promise it’s well worth your next available 18 minutes. Also, if you’re located in SoCal, catch the band performing at The Satellite in Silverlake, Los Angeles this Saturday night (9/22).
Royal Canoe – SummersweatRoyal Canoe 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.3
Well fed psychedelia here from a new Copenhagen group known as The Wands. This blahblah-blow track has been a serious fever to our speakers as of late. The band’s debut EP is scheduled to drop early November. Be sure to stay tuned for more “magic” to come on The Wands.
The Wands 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.331
Couple of tones we’re liking in the latest we’ve heard from Idles. Mostly it offers up something we’ve been missing from songs (in general) in a while, some balls.
Idles – Two ToneIdles 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.0
Something new from Dog is Dead’s anticipated debut album All Our Favourite Stories. We’ve been on double Ds for a minute, and then “Get Low” comes along to really set this crew apart from the crowd. Grab it 10/8.
Dog is Dead (Official)
Rating 8.4
Just as summer comes to end, Tilly & the Wall are back with another party record to keep things festive. This is like a triple espresso. It’s got the riff from Deep Purple’s classic metal song “Hush” mixed with modern electronics. “Heavy Mood” is the album’s title track, and it will probably leave you in anything but a heavy mood.
Tilly and The Wall – Heavy MoodTilly and The Wall 
(Facebook)
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Airy new dream pop by way of NYC’s Field Mouse. While lo-fi on the surface, by all accounts, the chorus and guitar hook in “How Do You Know” are larger than life. The track will be released on 7″ as part of the new Lefse single series. Get a sneak peek below.
Field Mouse 
(Pre-Order) (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
The mysterious unknown weirdos (spoooooky) Six Six Seconds drop off new track “Tearing Down Heaven”. A mix of MBV-feel and Big Black-style production techniques, SSS convey a detached ten-miles-beneath-the-sea sort of sound; that and there’s a pretty solid groove buried asunder those oceanic (production) volumes. Give it a try.
Six Six Seconds – Tearing Down HeavenRating 8.2
You’ll either forgive or love the Blink 182 style intros and Rzeznik bridges in “Without You” by Brighton’s The New Union. Still undeniable is the jangle that draws you in like any great guitar song you’ve heard on alternative radio on both sides of the Atlantic for the last 20 years. Grab it on Two Sisters Records 10/8.
The New Union – Without YouThe New Union (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Animal Parts is the eponymous indie rock floret of frontman Joshua Cockerill, of whom his band and he have been kicking up a storm on the Toronto music scene since 2009. The band’s new and self-titled sophomore LP has been been spinning on the frequent here at B3SCI HQ, and today we premiere the video for stand out track “King of Kings”. Complete with his signature green Gretsch guitar, Cockerill stars in the new video showing off a broad corpus of hats, alter egos, instrumentation and more (that vicious horse thing is totally our fave) all set to the catchy pop raucousness of “Kings of Kings”. Get into it below.
Animal Parts (Official)
An Aussie four have a raucous good-time of a go here at the Fab Four’s White album classic. The track comes as the b-side to The Fearless Vampire Killers new spaghetti western rock single “Mexico” which you can get some ears on over at Rollo Grady. Get familiar.
The Fearless Vampire Killers – Yer Blues (Beatles)The Fearless Vampire Killers 
(Facebook) (Official)
Rating 8.99number9number99
Midnight has struck stateside and we’ve had the beautiful and introspective duet “Our Song” on constant repeat. The track closes out The XX’ new and highly anticipated sophomore Coexist release. The album itself continues to explore the bottomless abyss of The XX’ inclination towards minimalist and emotive composition. The melancholy lullaby of “Our Song” especially strikes a chord, telling a humbling story of relationship ups/downs by way of pulsing atmospheres and chilling legato. Sample the track below and pick up Coexist today.
Rating 8.5
