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Rave’s Fave: Moby w/ Wayne Coyne – The Perfect Life

MOBY

Review By Bruce Rave

Moby can pretty much do what he wants. Although it’s been awhile since he’s hit a commercial bullseye, but he’s got one in “The Perfect Life”. This near-perfect collaboration with Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips has got a sing-along quality that sticks with me big-time, and will probably do the same for you. Moby’s latest album Innocents will drop this October.

Moby w/ Wayne Coyne – The Perfect Life

Moby (Official)

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09-23-13

Batwings Catwings – September

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Give a spin to “September”. It’s one of the better 2-minutes you’ll have spent in a while. The song is excerpted here from Batwings Catwings’ new WHOA EP. Listening to “September” is like when you flipped on your favorite college radio in the early 90s only to discover to your next favorite band. And no that’s not Joey Lawrence on the EP cover (at least we don’t think it is).

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Rating 8.1

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09-23-13

Travis Bretzer – Low Volt

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Review by Nathan Hetherington

“Low Volt” is a fine slice of chorus drenched guitar pop, slowed down just right for that extra smooth ride. It looks like there’s a new addition to Canada’s ‘laid back and kinda goofy cool guy’s club’, his name is Travis Bretzer and (above) that’s him there hitting a melon with a baseball bat.

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Rating 8.3

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09-20-13

Triptides – Prediction

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Triptides demonstrate music appreciation on their newest track, “Prediction”. Harpsichord and Rubber Soul (.. and others) aside, “Prediction” draws an ace with it’s transatlantic trip through time. As if it weren’t incredible enough that this Indiana based trio managed the genuine surf-rock / west-coast vibes of their earlier material, the fact that Triptides has dialed British psychedelia of the 60s in such a short breath is noteworthy alone. Any band with a nimble knack for rock and roll will always have a slot ready for them at B3SCI H.Q. Check out Triptides with “Prediction” below.

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Rating 78.3

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09-19-13

The Black Hollies – Somewhere Between Here And Nowhere

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The Black Hollies are certainly “Somewhere Between Here And Nowhere”. After all, how rare is there a mainstream appreciation for classic rock roots amidst today’s melee of slick-toned indie pop/rock? The truth is that some sounds are evergreen and thus rock and roll will never die. The Black Hollies give us something more to groove to, something anthemic to sing along to, and most importantly something to rock-out to. Press play and turn up “Somewhere Between Here And Nowhere”.

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Rating 8.4

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09-19-13

Being There – In The Dark

'In The Dark' by Being There

Most bands do it (whether or not you’ll ever get them to admit it is another story), but a name/line-up/sound change for most bands is often a necessary and healthy evolution. Consider it a growing pain. UK collective Being There have recently returned to the scene with a similar statement of sorts. The driving bass line of “In The Dark” and the counter melodic tendencies of the song speak volumes to pop maturity. As the band explains, “The song is a little about someone close to you moving abroad…. It’s also about the anonymity of cities – in the dark you can be whoever you want to be. And it’s also about mirrors, once experience mirroring another, one person mirroring another, the water of the canal mirroring your image.” Well put – Being There have got our attention.

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Rating 8.0

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09-19-13

Rave’s Fave: Irontom – What Will Happen To All the Indie Stars

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Reviewed By Bruce Rave

This young band LA played It’s A School Night at Bardot in Hollywood last Monday and offered up a strong representation of their new Nitro EP. Irontom have a familiar hard rock edge yet blend an artistic integrity rarely heard among newer artists of this genre. Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) is their producer. In this song, fine-voiced singer Harry Hayes ponders, “all things even the great oh they eventually go away, what will happen to all the Indie Stars”? As the question beckons… it’s up to the listener to determine. Or as Harry sings, “it is not something you’ll only hear once”. This up and coming band is one that I will be keeping an eye and ear on.

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*Hear Bruce’s “Go Deep With Bruce Rave” weekly new music show on Indie1031/Los Angeles and WSUM-FM/Madison. Details and archived shows can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!

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09-19-13