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Track Reviews

Jack Ü – Mind (StéLouse Remix)

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StéLouse marks 20,000 Soundcloud follows with fresh new mix for Jack Ü’s smash “Mind”

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03-03-15

Spies – Sea Creature

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Spies announced new EP with expansive title track “Sea Creature”. “Sea Creature” is the Irish band at their apex thusfar; a big tent anthemic track that sacrifices little in its might for accessibility. A+.

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03-03-15

Lucy and the Caterpillar – Coming Back Home

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“Coming Back Home” is the title track to UK newcomer Lucy and the Caterpillar’s upcoming EP. “Coming Back Home” succeeds on its effective but still very intimate and immediate vocal and neatly executed melancholy instrumental. “Coming Back Home” is out March 9th.

Lucy and the Caterpillar (Soundcloud)

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03-03-15

Freedom Fry – Yeah You

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Freedom Fry, the Franco-American duo of Bruce Driscoll and Marie Sayret, debut today new track “Yeah You”. The four on the floor number features another set of spotless pinpoint perfect pop melodies from the duo as well as a touch of the romantic in the track’s swaying mandolin strums. We love it.

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03-02-15

Premiere: Happy Lives – Wanna Go Dance

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Happy Lives are the New York City duo of Mike Lande and Julian Beel. New track “Wanna Go Dance” blends a keen pop aesthetic and infectious danceable rhythm structures with a sensibility for the lo-fi and risk-taking in production. The mix of fidelity and pop quality creates for a refreshing and very effective track. Spin the B3 Premiere of “Wanna Go Dance” from Happy Lives below.

Happy Lives (Soundcloud)

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03-02-15

Chelsea Lankes – Too Young To Fall In Love

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The Motley Crue cover “Too Young To Fall In Love” is the b-side to Chelsea Lankes’ “Down For Whatever” single out today (3/2). About the song and its choice as a cover, Chelsea says “she’s always been a fan of the 80s and particularly hair metal”, and “There are so many great lyrics and melodies from that era and dressed up a little differently, they can still be a really great pop song.”. Sample to “Too Young To Fall In Love” below and check the 7″ out today on our B3SCI Records.

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03-02-15

Aero Flynn – Crisp

The forward-thinking dark pop of “Crisp” is excerpted here from Twin Cities act Aero Flynn’s upcoming self-titled debut. Taught layered percussion, fuzzed-out guitar lead-driven rhythm structures and an astral sort of sonic backdrop all point to “Crisp”‘s standout sound. Aero Flynn is out March 15.

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02-27-15

A.Chal – Gazi

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The slow-mo mod-R&B of “Gazi” is the first new track in two years for NY/LA-based A.Chal. On the track, a steadying kick drum and on-the-downbeats piano stabs provide the frame for “Gazi”‘s hypnotic and potent melodic flow.

A.Chal (Soundcloud)

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02-26-15

Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

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What kind of Jaar mixes likes this. Florence Welch’s new very strong single “What Kind of Man” gets an absolute cracker of remix through the space-funk re-lensing of Nicolas Jaar.

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02-26-15

Black Honey – Madonna

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Brighton band Black Honey announce new 7″ for Duly Noted with stellar new A-side “Madonna”. “Madonna” (b/w “Spinning Wheel”) is due June 6.

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02-25-15

LANKS – Hold Me Closer

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Aussie dark pop man LANKS impressed us last year with the A+ “Knife and Spear”. Today, LANKS tees up a strong return with the sleek and modern minor-keyed tune “Hold Me Closer”.

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02-25-15

Wolf Alice – Giant Peach

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“Giant Peach” is the lead track from Wolf Alice’s forthcoming major label debut My Love Is Cool. “Giant Peach” possesses a “big rock sound” but in achieving it, the track sacrifices nothing in melody and immediacy resulting in a top class indie rock track, one of the genre’s best songs of the year so far.

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02-25-15