Recent signees to some dude called Paul Epworth’s Wolf Tone label, Glass Animals impress with possibly the band’s strongest track to date; the slow motion lurch-groove of “Black Mambo”. Impeccably arranged (those little bits of strings and keyboard bloops seem to ebb in and out of the track in only the most perfect of places), “Black Mambo” will draw you in immediately with it’s robust arsenal of hooky melodies and instrumentals. Not to miss.
Glass Animals 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Here goes an outtake from the undisputed Boss of 330 Beard Rap smilin’ Stalley & another b3 fave producer Cardo. The “Intimate Friends”-sampling “White Minks & Gator Sleeves” slowly rides out that laidback NE Buckeye State warm weather lane that Stalley so comfortably operates in. Bump this one out yr trunk.
Stalley – White Minks & Gator Sleeves (Prod. Cardo)Stalley 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
“Call It What You Want” is new from L.A. band Wardell. Sampled below from the duo’s debut EP “Brother/Sister”, “Call” is three minutes ten of sharply-crafted sweet & sunny guitar pop that we think deserves your attention (ASAP). You can start sorting that out with the play buttons below.
Wardell (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
Oh lawd. Rudimental collaborator (“Not Giving In” “Feel the Love”) John Newman’s new (& debut solo single) “Love Me Again” is very impressive indeed. While not straying too far from a Rudimental-esque sound (not that’s really a bad thing), Newman brings an urgency and punch to the song that makes the track and his vocal performance both very very believable. (It’s like Mr. Newman is singing directly to YOU directly into YOUR headphones with each and every spin of the track. He needs YOU to listen.). We expect nothing less than for “Love Me Again” to absolutely smash the UK charts this summer. Awesome.
John Newman (Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Check out the expertly constructed beats-pop ode to rat-poison turpentine martinis “Universe Is Blessed” from Dovecote artist Wise Blood. Excerpted from his forthcoming debut full-length id Wise Blood a/k/a Christopher Laufman impresses with a tour de 2013 beats (he cites Zomby and SpaceGhostPurpp as inspirations) on the orchestral-loops heavy-on-the-ones-driven track. id is due June 25th.
Wise Blood – Universe Is BlessedWise Blood
: (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
“Last Forgiven” is a new favorite. The track comes from NYC based artist Luke Rathborne in anticipation of his forthcoming LP, SOFT, which is set for release July 3rd. The album was produced by Emery Dobyns and Albert Hammond Jr. While you can definitely hear Hammond Jr’s arrangement experience on some vertical qualities in “Last Forgiven”, more than that, “Last Forgiven” has a timbre that ushers in the sound of summer and all the menacing fun in life that’s yet to come. Rathborne performs May 14th in New York City at Glasslands, be there.
Rathborne – Last ForgivenRathborne 
(Official)
Rating 8.5
Right, Get with B3 and get in that SOUL HOLE w the hero Nasty Ill Brother S.U.G.I.. Spoilers: the soul hole sounds a bit like if Dilla (R.I.P.) and FlyLo linked up got really high and then put re-runs of Alien Nation on the VHS. (which sounds pretty awesome to us, OK). Get thee to the soul hole.
NASTY ILL BROTHER S.U.G.I 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
The awesome “Other Voices”, the title track from Chicago kids The Orwells upcoming EP, is the sound of a band not only rounding into form but operating with a confidence and self-belief that, as much as it is an anachronism in the year 2013, is really very refreshing. Look out for “Other Voices” to drop on June 25th via East End/Canvasback.
The Orwells 
(Facebook)
Rating 9
The capable hands of our friend Charlie Yin a/k/a Giraffage well manage one of the greatest (and most difficult to remix) dance tracks ever, with his dreamy new take on Stardust’s iconic “Music Sounds Better With You”
Owl Eyes – Closure (Giraffage Remix)Giraffage 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Death, taxes, American Idol & The National. What do our Ohio-born friends have in common these other three entities? CONSISTENCY. But in contrast to those lame to not so awesome things, The National are consistently great. “Sea of Love”, The Big N’s latest single from the forthcoming sixth LP Trouble Will Find Me, is just the most recent in a decade-plus collection of really fine classic music. Sample the new single below.
The National (Official)
Rating 8.7
Rapidly working their way through a host of un-google-able band names such as “Youth” and “Books” Bella Unions latest signing seem to have finally settled on “Money”, and this is their new video for future album track “Bluebell Fields”. Comparisons are being made to the likes of early Verve records and with the elusive nature of this Manchester outfit so far, the late summer release date for their debut record is already a highly anticipated one. It’s also worth taking a listen to their recent session with Amazing Radio to further appreciate the emotional capacity of their beautiful reverbs and heart-wrenching songwriting. By Nathan Hetherington
MONEY (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
You might not know it yet but you (will) know Joe Janiak. Other than his vocal and co-write feature on Bondax’s mega track “Gold,” Janiak apparently has his own arsenal of pop tracks to complement those serious vocals chops. “Steel Toe Boots” ‘fires at will’ with a patient and well conducted arrangement of sparse guitar and piano work, atmospheric effects, beats… and that voice, seriously check out that voice! Get familiar with Joe Janiak and grab a free download of “Steel Toe Boots” below.
Joe Janiak (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
