B3 Team favorites HAERTS (mind yr A’s & E’s) come up aces on the sweeping and cinematic indie-pop-performed-at-the-edge-of-the-universe “All The Days”. Get psyched, people!
*Also be sure to check out our interview with band during SXSW 2013 here.
HAERTS 
(Soundcloud(/a>)
Rating 8.2
NYC singer songwriter Eli Mardock rejuvenates new life into the Arcade Fire-like indie rock orchestration we’ve heard lax so many times before. “Everything Happens for the First Time” is the title track from his forthcoming debut album on Paper Garden Records which recently premiered via Virgin Mobile. This track is just begging for our next road trip spin, windows down required. We’re into it. Have a listen and sing-along to “Everything Happens for the First Time” below.
Eli Mardock 
(Official)
Rating: 8.3
Oooh baby. B3 all-time faves Quadron break off a little something for you and yr boo to slow dance to with the new Kendrick (!)-featuring “Better Off”. It’s about to get very sexy on this blog.
Quadron 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Giftz and Tree grab a few of their brahs (incl. faves Kami de Chukwu, Joey Purp & Dally Auston) for this posse remix to their track “Nino”. “I took her home and I enjoyed that”, the Rick Ross “UOENO” verse shots continue to pour in (maybe the fourth or fifth one this week) and could conceivably be a genre unto themselves about now. p.s. “Nino” samples a B3SCI consensus all-time favorite track in Tammi Terrell’s “All I Do Is Think Of You”.
Giftz 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.1
“Chameleon”, new from Irish electronic musician Daithi, wins (without engaging tired current dance music tropes) on it’s fantastic you’ll-be-humming-them-immediately-and-for-days-afterwards melodies both instrumentally and vocally. Do not miss.
Daithi 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
New York band Baby Alpaca ably blend current wave alt R&B & more eclectic far-off folk melodies that reminds a bit of (dare we say) one David Robert Jones a/k/a David Bowie. High, perhaps even hyperbolic praise for sure, but “Wild Child” is really that good. Sample below.
Baby Alpaca (Soundcloud(/a>)
Rating 8.2
Body Language’s Grammar EP is some damn good disco. I love how this band keeps you off guard with both female and male vocals. The spacey vibe creates a refreshing dance floor for sure. It makes me want to put on some extra small shorts and roller blades, letting the breeze flow through my hair as I spin and sway in rhythmic accordance. While the whole tape is marvelous, “Lose My Head” captivates me the most. The “Oh my God…” chorus is something I’m sure most of us can connect with and BL’s powerful chanting, over the funky intergalactic beat, may just be the cure we need. Review By Teddy Pendergrass
Body Language (Facebook(/a>)
Rating 8.2
Cookin’ Soul + a Roy Ayers sample + newcomer MC Melodee’s intriguing early Eve-esque flow = a must listen track.
MC Melodee 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Chess Club Records rarely, if ever, miss. New signees Jungle are no doubt another excellent addition to the C Club roster. The subterranean indie-funk of debut track “Platoon” carries enough 70’s heroin soul feel to it to keep snobs like us psyched while engaging in enough modern production fidelity to keep it palatable for yr bro’s Spotify playlist.
Jungle 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
“Summery” “summer sound” “summer song” are all words and phrases that get quite a bit of play in the music blogging hustle. Well, this post is about to use all those words and more a lot, so get locked in. Paper Lions’ ode to B3 contributor Teddy P’s hometown “Philadelphia”, ably combines the heaviness and singable melodies of 90’s era alt-rock and the more carefully conceived melodic and harmonic structures of 60’s pop acts like The Beach Boys and The Byrds. If that’s up yr alley (it’s up ours), than spin “Philadelphia” below and get psyched for My Friends, Paper Lions’ sophomore LP due August 20th.
Paper Lions – PhiladelphiaPaper Lions 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Oh right, of course we’re into Sheen. Recalling (to us at least) b3 fave from the 00’s The Velvet Teen, both melodically and instrumentally, “Lovelust” is the sort of breezy hook-heavy UK indie that b3sci dreams are made of. Out of our dreams and into our blog, it’s Sheen.
Sheen – LovelustSheen (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.1
WALLA are to be massive. The L.A. expats (all five members of the band are international) have (at just the right levels and distribution) all the ingredients and rudiments of a breakout band. Not the least of which is WALLA’s impressive knack for creating sparkling pop melodies and fitting them to rock and instrumentals that select from and recall the greatest bits of the genre’s history. There’s great melodies, there’s impeccably crafted hooks, there’s an excellent infusion of familiarity that will instantly engage the listener. We might as well go forth and marry this band right now. WALLA, will you be our lawfully wedded?
Walla 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
