“Sleep/Attack” is the latest from Portland five piece Rare Monk. The more pop-conscious cousin of first single “Splice”, “Sleep/Attack” succeeds on its A+ hook-laden verses and its delay-washed explosive choruses. The “Splice/Sleep Attack” single is due February 18th on our very own B3SCI Records label as a limited edition AA side 7″ vinyl. Order a copy here.
Rare Monk 
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Rating 8.4
The undefeated and undisputed champions of blues in L.A. The Record Company are readying a March 18th vinyl release of their excellent “Feels So Good” EP (with three new tracks). We’re stoked to premiere this live video of their song “Medicine Man” from the last EP, “Superdead”. You can preorder “Feels So Good” now at Kill/Hurt.com.
The Record Company 
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Rating 8.7
Leeds UK five-piece Goodbye Chanel’s M.O. of dreamy, reverb-washed, indie pop buoyed by skilled hook-conscious songwriting reaches a new apex with “Foreva”. Taken from “Hot City Nights”, the band’s new EP, “Foreva” delivers on a quality and accessibility that should only bolster their profile. “Hot City Nights” is out Dead Young Records on April 21.
Goodbye Chanel
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Rating: 8.4
A recent addition to Glassnote Records impeccable roster are L.A.’s much-lauded synthpop exporters Holychild. “Every Time I Fall”, the band’s latest track for Glassnote, pushes HC’s already airtight pop songwriting considerably forward with it’s cleverly constructed choruses and next level inventive interplays between vocal, rhythm and instrumental tracks. The “Mindspeak” EP, from which “Every Time I Fall” is excerpted, is out March 4th.
Holy Child (Facebook)
Rating 8.1
Working Out is the highly anticipated upcoming debut LP from Arthur Beatrice. The rhythm-driven dark pop of “Late”, puts the female component of AB’s two vocalist setup to the fore, as singer Ella Girardot’s lovely alto is at the track’s center. “Late”‘s excellent use of mood is particularly standout with percussive delayed guitars flitting and weaving as a perfect mechanism about subtle changes and layers in the rhythm track. Working Out is released February 24 on Harvest.
Arthur Beatrice 
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Rating 8.4
Essex UK four-piece Secret Company debut the official video for their breakout track “Saviour”. Blending just enough pop sensibility shine (a la The 1975 or Bastille) to give the track the accessibility its anthemic ambitions require, “Saviour” still keeps it c-o-o-l with its of-the-moment layered rhythms and inventively textured atmospheres. We’ve got your B3SCI World Premiere of “Saviour” below.
Secret Company (Official)
Rating 8.2
