Communicating Vessels will release on January 25th Hypatia, the sophomore LP from Birmingham UK band WRAY. Lead single “May 23rd” is very gaze-y, yes, but also very potent melodically and constructed in a way where both the track’s shoegaziness and its tunefullness come through the track in a mutualistically effective way. We like it a lot.
WRAY (Facebook)
“Take”, the new collaboration between KHAI and vocalist CYN has the component parts (big anthemic chorus, magnetic vocal boy-girl vocals, instrumentally new/progressive/different arranging) to be a major breakthrough for both artists. Listen below.
KHAI (Soundcloud)
Favorite Moon Boots drops off a warm-touch house-y new one called “Red Sky”. The minor-keyed dance number traverses a more obtuse broader region of the Moon Boots sound that inhabits somewhere near the orbit of artists like Darius and Cherokee. We like it. “Red Sky” is out now on Anjunadeep.
Moon Boots 
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We are completely enthralled with the feisty-bizarre straight-shooting vibrantly-underplayed philosophical-bented lyrically-phenomenal guitar-drenched raw-sensed attitude of Cornwall, UK singer-songwriter solo-artist-troubadour Richard Barry also known as Acoustic Growl and his new track “One Of These Days”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Acoustic Growl (Soundcloud)
We’re digging the sexy-sultry mild-trap-y hip-hop beats-driven r&b-vocals-dipped electro-effects-laced “Back It Up” a beautifully-heated slow-burner tune from LA-based duo THEY who recently released their short yet very impressive bright- guitar-touched Mind of a Genius-rep’d debut EP “NU Religion” (which also includes the insanely-catchy lead single “Motley Crue”). Keep your ears peeled for more from this uniquely fashioned versatile multi-genre-straddling dynamo duo who are one of the best new acts we have heard as of late. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
THEY (Soundcloud)
London producer fwdslxsh woos us with a slow and sensual voluptuously-synthed-out picturesque-nature-inspired symmetry on his cooly dynamic quiet-moody delight called “Enough” which we are especially vibing with for its sublime-wallowy vocals and sweet tranquil-side guitar accents from Kiran Kai. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Fwdslxsh (Soundcloud)
B3 favorite DJ/producer remix-extraordinaire Pat Lok wows us with a superbly-understated upbeat-mellow bright-side acid-jazz-tinged version of his distinctly-flaunty vibrant-synth-shaped producer style on “Your Lips” a new impeccable disco-centered falsetto-vocals-led original which features the r&b-appointed vocal charms of Canadian indie/electro/r&b trio Dirty Radio. “Your Lips” is out on November 10th via Hear This Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
11/14 Seattle, WA @ ReBar
12/03 Los Angeles, CA @ Sound
12/04 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
12/10 Austin, TX @ Kingdom
12/11 Boston, MA @ Wonder Bar
12/12 Montreal, QC @ Newspeak
12/15 Miami, FL @ Bardot
12/17 San Francisco, CA @ Audio
12/18 Denver, CO @ Church
12/31 Toronto, ON @ The Black Eagle
Pat Lok 
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POWERS do like the song says on new single/gem “Legendary”. Riding an infectious call and response chorus and a roller disco whirl of Donna Summer guitar chords and washes of synth atmospheres, “Legendary” is another A++ bit of pop songwriting from Team POWERS. POWERS’ “Legendary” EP is out Friday.
POWERS (Soundcloud)
TĀLĀ’s new “MALIKA” EP is out tomorrow and new single “Wolfpack” (with BANKS) is a 100% fire flame. Love love love it.
TĀLĀ 
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Dan Croll, a B3-favorite UK-artist who first caught our attentions in 2012 with his stellar songwriting and lively blend of timely nicely-varied folk-y indie pop, has remained on the down-low since the release of his debut full album Sweet Disarray; which includes the warm fun-loving classic quirky-silly folk-vocals-led track “Home” (featured here on B3 in 2013). We are thrilled with Croll’s latest out-of-the-blue new release “One of Us” a sunny-sensed catchy-hooked pop track which excels for its well-written strong-minded straightforward edgy-catchy lyrics and beautifully-expressive spaced-out guitar-riff-led muted-punk style sensibilities. An excellent surprise from a solid talent! Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Dan Croll 
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Bankrupt album track nine “Bourgeois” from Versailles-based veteran indie rock/synth pop band Phoenix (who we featured a number of times on B3 via remix) gets a stupendously-simple smooth and dreamy sublime-vibe funk-guitar-drenched instrumental makeover from French producer-musician Uppermost (a.k.a. Behdad Nejat). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Uppermost (Soundcloud)
Lose yourself in the brilliantly-creative inexhaustibly-sprawling funk-centric synth-infused expanses of new track “Parisian Chance” a multi-dimensional bass-laden metallic-percussion-accented cosmic-cosmopolitan tech house gem by B3-newcomer versatile house producer Zifra who is also known as Electrobank. Awesome track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Zifra (Soundcloud)
