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Track Reviews

Little Comets – Jennifer (Acoustic)

The effortlessly cool Little Comets treat us to a super stylish,
pond side performance of “Jennifer” taken from their recently released
Jennifer And Other Short Stories EP, out now on Dirty Hit. Download the
special acoustic gift below. By Nathan Hetherington

Little Comets – Jennifer (Acoustic)

Little Comets (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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07-12-12

My Tiger, My Timing – On My Record Player

So we’ve been spending some time with this debut My Tiger, My Timing LP at b3sci HQ. There’s just something that keeps us coming back and “On My Record Player” is a perfect example of the enthusiastic reminisce.

My Tiger, My Timing – On My Record Player

My Tiger, My Timing: england (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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07-11-12

Icona Pop – I Love It (Case & Point Bootleg)

Case & Point show us why they love it.

Icona Pop – I Love It (Case & Point Bootleg)

Case & Point massachusetts (Facebook)

Rating 8.11111

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07-11-12

The Notorious B.I.G.- Big Poppa (Woody Remix)

Woody flips the classic on the next leak from his forthcoming Woody x The Notorious B.I.G.: Remixed project.

The Notorious B.I.G.- Big Poppa (Woody Remix)

Woody california (Official)

Rating 8

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07-11-12

Tomas Barfod – Came To Party

Thomas Barfod recently unveiled some rad visuals for “Came To Party” off his Salton Sea LP. The Lindsay MacKay directed video does well to showcase the track’s erratic accord and deep nature composition. You can also pick up the song on a new Came To Party EP which also includes a pretty hot Salva remix.

Thomas Barfod california (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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07-10-12

Pebaluna – No, I Can’t

Roots. Some natural sounds coming from new LB based Pebaluna. Yeah, “No, I Can’t” tokes a fireside night. Preview the record below.


Pebaluna – No, I Can’t

Pebaluna california (Facebook)

Rating 8.1

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07-10-12

Ryan Traster – Cruel Love

Something about a great guitar song will never go out of style. “Cruel Love” has some of those feel good vibes that can only come from a song that means anything other than feeling good. PKST (Petty, Kweller, Schwartzmans, Traster, ___ ) come on let’s get this crew together.

Ryan Traster will play his 7″ release party for “Cruel Love” on July 28th in Minneapolis, MN along with Scattered Trees. Be there.

Ryan Traster – Cruel Love

Ryan Traster minnesota (Facebook) (Official)

Rating 8.3

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07-10-12

V&K – Rollin

Any little we can find about V&K is written in french so (needless to say) we don’t know much other than “Rollin” is a pretty sick electro track, in so many ways. The track is the debut single from S-Kal Records in Paris (a label created by famous French rapper La Fouine). Preview the track below and keep an eye out for more from V&K.

V&K – Rollin

V&K (Purchase)

Rating 8.30-48

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07-10-12

Monica x Teebs – Just For You, Sideline Ho (Cyril Hahn Edit)

Cyril Hahn’s “Say My Name” remix blew us away (His “Touch My Body” edit is mint too). We can’t get enough of Cyril’s sound right now, so we did a little digging and found this ace Monica x Teebs remix from a couple months ago. Enjoy. Cyril Hahn ftw.

Monica x Teebs – Just For You, Sideline Ho (Cyril Hahn Edit)

Cyril Hahn (Facebook)

Rating 8.5

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07-08-12

Aiden Grimshaw – Curtain Call

Ex-X Factor UK top ten finalist Aiden Grimshaw is fast becoming something to keep an ear on. The mid-tempo “Curtain Call” fills a Top 40 void that which artists ala Robbie Williams seem to have been m.i.a. with in recent years. But Aiden is much more than a new school Robbie, his music vibes with a fresh and innovative approach to pop. Armed with crossover club tracks like “Is This Love”, and a debut album dropping soon, Aiden already has given people on both sides of the Atlantic something to talk about.

Aiden Grimshaw: england (Facebook)

Rating 8.4447

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07-06-12

Chapel Club – Scared

We’ve been giving some rotation to the new Chapel Club tracks that recently dropped on the band’s website. While the new single “Sleep Alone” is a more instrumental departure from anything we’re used to hearing from the band, the dreamy “Scared” offers both a more discernible take on Lewis Bowman’s vocals and the band’s sound prior. The song’s playful melodies swirl and swing about in a multicolored uneasiness leaving the adolescent topic of what there is to be “Scared” of a bit more open to interpretation.

Chapel Club: england (Facebook)

Rating 8.6

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07-06-12

GRANT – Give Me Scabies (Kitty Pryde)

Seventeen years young Relief in Abstract producer GRANT flips some smooth Kenny G and the call-out hook from CRJ’s “Call Me Maybe” on his new Beat Tape Vol. 1. I’d love to be stuck in the elevator with my grandma when this jam comes on. She’d probably get down, of course so long as she doesn’t know the track title.

GRANT – Give Me Scabies (Kitty Pryde)

GRANT (Facebook)

Rating 8.1

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07-06-12