Two favorites of B3 Anticon-affiliated vocalist out of L.A. vōx and Love & Other’s Jason Burns connect for a progressive bit of neatly vocal-ed and innovative house on new remix. “Better” is the lead single from vōx’s debut “Put The Poison In Me” EP which is due next month.
vōx 
(Soundcloud)
Welcome back to a band we’ve been following since before their initial US release. After a highly prolific few years that spawned two albums, an EP, and several one-off singles, they took awhile to come up with this return. “Handsome” is a driving pop tune in that familiar Vaccines vein, but with more production in general and a more modern approach. Singer Justin Young says it took him a mere hour to write this song. He had fun writing it and you’ll have fun hearing it. Look for their English Graffiti album to drop later this year. There’s no word on a specific date as of yet.
Hear Bruce’s “Go Deep With Bruce Rave” weekly new music show on Indie1031/Los Angeles, KX 93.5-FM/Laguna Beach, and WSUM-FM/Madison. Details and archived shows can be found on his blog and be sure to follow Bruce on Twitter too!
The Vaccines 
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“My Love” is new from Miami-based songwriter Jess Nolan. Produced by (and recorded in) Brooklyn duo Noise Club, “My Love”‘s soft sonics well complement Jess Nolan’s controlled rich in tone vocal. A+.
Jess Nolan 
(Soundcloud)
“Colours” is new from Scottish artist Turtle’s upcoming EP of the same name. “Colours” complex but not no less affecting and visceral arrangement is particularly special as varying complementary but disparate chord voicings and bits of rhythm weave through the track seamlessly and effortlessly. “Colours” is out in April on Beatnik Creative.
Turtle 
(Soundcloud)
The stunning “This Is Love” is the debut track online for talented newcomer Lilla Vargen. A spare plaintive ballad “This Is Love”, the track’s minimal instrumentation provide a suitable frame for Ms. Vargen’s beautiful vocal and melody.
Lilla Vargen (Facebook)
“Stay” is the lead track from supergroup of sorts (the band features members of OneRepublic and A Fine Frenzy) Monarch’s “Apollo” EP. “Stay” succeeds on its not one note out of place songwriting and it’s unexpected (for a synth pop track) low touch restraint. Look for remixes from Bearson and Kill Them With Colour for “Stay” coming soon.
Monarch (Soundcloud)
Joey Bada$$’s oft-delayed and much fawned for B4.DA.$$ LP is out today. To mark the major label debut’s release Joey B. lets go a Statik Selektah-produced loose track from the B4.DA.$$ sessions “Born Day (AquariUS)”.
Joey Bada$$ 
(Facebook)
The jangly psychedelic-leaning new indie pop single “Mind Renovation” from Melbourne-based collective the Dorsal Fins (which features the freestyle lyrics of vocalist Jarrad Brown) is the premiere track off the (fifteen member) group’s debut EP “Mind Renovation” set to release on February 13th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Dorsal Fins 
(Soundcloud)
London-based house producer JackLNDN (who’s electrifying remix of George Maple’s 2014 hit “Talk Talk” recently made the B3SCI picks) fosters an upbeat atmosphere with his flawlessly light and expansive disco-fabulous version of the beautifully melodramatic “Falling Short” by British songstress Lapsley. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
JackLNDN (Soundcloud)
Sink into the sultry vocals and soulful swagger of Aussie singer-songwriter and fledgling MPC aficionado Jacky Winter on excellent lead single “Give Me Something” from Jacky’s debut self-titled EP which he created with musician mate Spencer Dyson and mixed in NYC with rocker-guitarist-turned-producer Matt Verta-Ray. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Jacky Winter (Soundcloud)
NYC duo Refs author one of the year’s first big songs with the 2015 pop of “Pain Goes Away”.
REFS (Soundcloud)
Two of the blogworld’s most sought after names Lido & Halsey collaborate on the trap/hip hop-influenced “Slow” featuring interpolations of J. Cole & Miguel and sample from Jaden Smith’s “Fast”.
Lido 
(Facebook)
