“Grand Union” is primed to ‘double-take’, complete with a bridge worthy of The Bends era Radiohead and a melodic rock mix that’s as at home in 2013 as it would be in 2001. “Grand Union” is the new single from UK four piece Arthur Beatrice’s debut album expected 11/4 via OAR/Polydor Records. Get familiar.
Arthur Beatrice 
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Rating 8.4
The anticipated debut album Sons & Lovers from NYC collective Black Light Dinner Party sees release this coming Tuesday, September 24th. B3SCI correspondant Brian Litwin recently caught up with the band for a quick chat in run up to the big release. Sample the album below and also check out the new video for title track “Sons and Lovers”.
B3SCI: How did Black Light Dinner Party come to be?
BLDP We were each producing music independently, Flying Lotus kind of stuff. We would bounce ideas around with other but, when we wrote “Older Together”, that’s when it became real.
B3SCI: The band seemed rather elusive a couple years back and now you guys seem much more out in the open. How has this “unveiling” factored into the success?
BLDP It’s a bit of everything. Transparency would have felt wrong given the circumstances. The way things played out, we couldn’t be more excited.
B3SCI: What does a ‘Black Light Dinner Party’ look like and what food is being served?
BLDP You’ll have to use your imagination. We can’t tell you that now, that would spoil all the fun…
B3SCI: Please tell me how you guys got in contact with porn star Ron Jeremy in the video for “Gold Chain”?
BLDP Dan our bassist had his number in college. We would call him at parties, as a joke, and we’d end up having long, thoughtful conversations with him. Ron is outgoing and articulate.
B3SCI: Can you give us a little insight on your upcoming debut album Sons & Lovers? What can fans expect? What was the recording process like for you?
BLDP Sons & Lovers is a collection of our best work since the very beginning. We didn’t really have a concept in mind other than the track that set us off wanting to start a band. “Older together” was the spark and Sons & Lovers is the fire.
B3SCI: The production on tracks like “Older Together” and “We Are Golden” is superb. What synths are you guys using? Is there one piece of gear that you cannot live without?
BLDP Thank you! We have a Korg Poly-61 that was one of the early house synths. Juno 106 is a great resource. Also, Joel has an Italian Oberheim that is special. GForce is making some amazing softsynths too. We can nerd out on this all day.
B3SCI: Is there a particular track from the album that you guys take away as a particular achievement?
BLDP In many ways “Lift Away” was the steepest to climb. I think “Sons and Lovers,” the track, is the most impactful for us. “We Are Golden” hits closest to home.
B3SCI: Do you have a musical guilty pleasure?
BLDP We love Katy Perry, though I’m not so sure we feel guilty about that.
B3SCI: We’re hooking you dudes up with a ride on the B3SCI time machine, where/when are you going to, and why?
BLDP 1972, Abbey Roads studios so we can hang out in the studio with Pink Floyd while they make The Dark Side of the Moon.
BLDP 
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The stunning “Magpie” is the debut single from London-based KHUSHI. The latest UK low on identity or googleability/big on great songs entity to emerge into the music blog milieu, the remarkable anthemic layered indie pop of “Magpie” is at the least indicative of a quite skilled very serious talent. “Magpie” is out October 7th on Laissez Faire Club Records.
KHUSHI (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
New York-based Baggy revivalists Spires announce debut 7″ “Candy Flip” b/w “Comic Book” out October 8th. The psych-indie of “Candy Flip” marries the sound of bands like The Stone Roses and Black Grape w/ more modern indie rock textures and wraps that all into excellent melodically tight package.
Spires (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
L.A. band Dark Furs drop new single and new video “Concrete Corners”. The minor-keyed stomper is highlighted by singer Suzanne May’s skilled & quite emotively affecting melodic lines & choices. Dark Furs are playing the Bootleg two weeks from tonight (Sept. 24th) w/ Porcelain Raft. Be like b3sci and be square or be there.
Dark Furs 
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Rating 9
“Let It Roll” L.A. band Wake Up Lucid’s wrested straight from the viscera b-side to their new joint 7″ for Near Mess Records. Produced by Icarus Line/Buddyhead bro Joe Cardamone, “Let It Roll” is the Southern California blues rock/hammer prime mover; just the quanity of guts and reality in this one track alone could with relative ease level/decimate/crush interminably lesser bands of its genre and otherwise. Of the track, band member Ryan Baca said, “”Let It Roll” is a mood. It’s when you’re in the room with the band, working out a new song, and you don’t give a fuck about anything else. We weren’t worried about having a hook or catchy chorus or anything like that, we just played loud, tight and heavy and the song took shape.” Pick it up September 24th on Near Mess Records.
Wake Up Lucid (Facebook)
Rating 8.1
