D.C. band The Sea Life marry blissed-out shoegaze guitars with Pixies on barbituates melodic sensibilities on the refreshing “Prozac & Merlot”. The single, which we love, is available now on Bandcamp.
The Sea Life 
(Official)
Rating 8.4
D.C. band The Sea Life marry blissed-out shoegaze guitars with Pixies on barbituates melodic sensibilities on the refreshing “Prozac & Merlot”. The single, which we love, is available now on Bandcamp.
The Sea Life (Official)
Rating 8.4
Ta-ku outfits Guerre’s obtuse, restrained, and very good “Tuk” single with an excellent new vibed-down instrumental and soft-touch rhythm track. Guerre’s debut album Ex Nihilo is out tomorrow (July 4) on Yes Please & Remote Control.
Guerre 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
“Break My Fall”, new from Golden Coast, is another one for the party playlist that you had perfectly crafted for the coming blowout summer weekend. The duo of Denny White & Steven Mudd paints the perfect picture of what Southern California looks like on a pristine day in this their debut single”. Catchy as all hell, the single oozes dance beats and throwback synths – keep an ear out for more to come from Golden Coast. By Brian Litwin
Golden Coast 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Former NBHD drummer Bryan Sammis a/k/a Olivver impresses again on latest track release “Lucy”. The more synth/electronic-inclined song “Lucy”, rides a staccato 1-2 rhythm track and simple but infectious melodic figure in creating an effective stable of syncopated vocal hooks. Listen.
Olivver (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Producer/emcee Sam Lachow debuts on B3 with the A+ chakra rhymes and production of “Dreams of Gold”. Sonically in a lane with UK artists like Raleigh Ritchie and FTSE while still relevant style-wise to a diverse and current palette that can stretch from Soulection to Ty Dolla $, “Dreams of Gold” is excellent and (finally) a fresh injection of creativity into alt-R&B/hip-hop. (HD)
Sam Lachow 
Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
“The Rap Scott Disick”. Statik Selektah drops “The Imperial”, the second single from his forthcoming What Goes Around LP, featuring fresh verses from Action B., Slaughterhouse bro Royce, and veteran of late night Black Thought. August 19th is the street date for What Goes Around on Showoff Records and Duck Down.
Statik Selektah (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
The recently reformed 90’s Bad Boy hitmakers The Lox sample Mary J. Blige on soulful new Sevyn Streeter-assited single. “Remember”, features the aforementioned Streeter of recent radio hit “It Won’t Stop” fame on a sweet like sugar hook that provides a silky counterpoint for the gravely Kiss and the downbeat-chomping Louch and P.
The Lox : (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
Suno Deko, the project of Atlanta musician David Courtright, creates a tuneful wistful swirl of lo-fi indie pop on “Bluets”. “Bluets” is contained on the upcoming “Thrown Color” EP due out on July 22nd on Stratosfear.
Suno Deko 
(Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4938
The great Jack Garratt, freshly signed to Turn First (Dan Croll, Laurel, etc), and in ascent following his excellent breakout single “Worry” remixes that very track with stunning results. The soulful ethos at the original “Worry”‘s center is very much intact but what’s been woven into the new instrumental by Garratt through a seamless blend of varying styles and genres (nu-house, 90’s R&B, current pop) is truly fantastic. The new mix’s quality is indicative of the deeply talented artist. Listen to the B3 premiere of Jack Garratt’s new mix for “Worry” below and look for Jack’s Buy Remnants EP out July 14.
Jack Garratt 
(Soundcloud)
Jack Garratt (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2123
They grow ‘em younger in the UK and the list of teenage Brits on the radar continues to expand. Rory Wynne is from around Manchester and is all of 14. “Post Party Confusion” is fun, raw and unique with strong lyrics. It shows that Rory has major potential. According to BBC 6 Music host Tom Robinson (yes the hit-making Tom Robinson of yesteryear), Rory is “a true rock and roll poet”. Rory played everything on this recording and manages himself. He’s got a bunch of songs recorded and is definitely worth keeping an eye and ear on. By Bruce Rave
Rory Wynne 
(Official) (Facebook)
* Links and playlists from Rave’s weekly new music show can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!
The fabulous Duly Noted Records, home to releases from IYES and The Night IV, debut their newest signing Black Honey and the band’s track for “Sleep Forever”. For the debut song, a demo, BH cast to a nostalgia-coasting sheet of wistful guitar strums and low touch rhythms pinpoint evocative and effective vocal lines. “Sleep Forever” is a very exceptional first track.
Black Honey (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Baauer bro returns today with a progressive take on trap/bass production on “Clang”. The for lack of a better description “clangy” instrumental and stop start rhythm patterns remind a bit structurally of Madlib (if Madlib were 21 and making trap beats). Hat tip to Baauer for persisting (and following up his immensely high level of success) in a stylistically interesting way.
Baauer : (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
