Tourmates collide on this Mayer Hawthorne cover of Chromeo’s “When the Night Falls”. For the cover, Mr. Hawthorne enlists a beat that could double for Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” and laces it up with all the cool dad music trappings one could ever want. Ever wanted to feel hard on a fresh King Harvest or Looking Glass vibe? Look no further, friend and give Mayer’s “When the Night Falls” a spin.
Mayer Hawthorne – When the Night Falls (Chromeo)Mayer Hawthorne 
(Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
You know the personnel, you know the song, Cults and Daptone hook up here on a truly star-studded mix. Get it, girl.
Cults – Go Outside (Menahan Street Band Remix)Menahan Street Band 
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Rating 8.4
We were super psyched to hear b3sci fav Omar Souleyman joined Bjork in the studio recently to cut some remixes on the track for her upcoming Biophilia LP. This dope remix of the blogoverse hit “Crystalline” is a first preview of a finished result of one of those sessions. Fresh as fuck.
Bjork – Crystalline (Omar Souleyman Remix)Omar Souleyman 
(Myspace)
Rating 8.6
Sup Katy!
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (Viceroy Poolside Remix) via Hard CandyViceroy 
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Rating 7.8
Robyn dropped into BBC’s Live Lounge today and added this excellent take on Coldplay’s latest to her set.
Robyn – Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Coldplay)Robyn 
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Rating 8.3
Apple Cart is the new kid on the block of London summer festivals. The Sunday 7th August lineup at Victoria Park, London includes Patrick Wolf, Badly Drawn Boy, Saint Etienne and The Magic Numbers and many many more. Not only are the Apple Cart folks (the same crew that produce The Field Day and Underage festivals) bringing you a killer slate of music, they also want you to have a bit of fun for your Sunday afternoon, as the show fest also includes, comedians, magicians and cabaret performers. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, b3sci’s got a pair of tickets to the fest to giveaway to one lucky reader. All you’ve got to do is hit the b3sci inbox before Midnight London time tomorrow night with your best go as to why you should win these sick passes. Ready. Set. GO!
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SNEAKPEEK is a newish band out of L.A. city (they’re currently in process of recording their debut EP). “Walk All Over Me” is something fresh; a really engaging mix of big distorted guitars, shoegaze aesthetic, psychedelic/garage influences, and faraway female vocals. You’ve likely heard all these components whether by themselves or in some combination together before but you’ve likely never quite heard them melded together like this or pulled off quite so well. And “Walk All Over Me” is just a live demo! We are psyched for more.
SNEAKPEEK – Walk All Over MeSNEAKPEEK (Bandcamp)
Rating 8.0
The Lady Danville dudes (we’re fans) cut this acoustic guitar/piano-driven take of the ubiquitous MGMT song earlier this year. We’re into it. What do y’all think?
Lady Danville – Kids (MGMT)Lady Danville (Facebook) (Twitter)
Rating 8.3
It’s indie! It’s afrobeat! It’s actually good! “The Dive” by L.A. band Fool’s Gold represents a strong return for the much talked about five piece. The track marries 70’s West African-style guitar riffing with 2011 indie pop via 1985ish British new wave (lol how far apart are those two things right now anyway?). “The Dive” is great and is likely to be a staple of the summer blogoverse playlist. Get a first listen below.
Fool’s Gold – The DiveFool’s Gold (Official) (Facebook
Rating 8.6
The class of North Carolina chillwave, Washed Out, dropped into the Sirius XMU studios recently to cut a live session. This blissed-out five-alive take on Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” was one of the highlights of the session.
Washed Out – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak)Washed Out 
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Rating 8.2
If you’re an Oasis fan, make that if you’re a music fan, then you have waited for this. You’ve likely contemplated at some point, ‘what would Noel Gallagher do if he weren’t in Oasis?’ (of course, your worse fear being that it would just sound like Oasis).
A few days ago Noel released a choral and strings version of a track that we had first heard of from a soundcheck in Brazil in 2009. Clearly the song has gone places. Noel has completed 2 studio LP’s which are seeming less like a Le Noise approach in favor of something more George Martin, more Burt Bacharach, more cinematic, more “The Importance of Being Idle”. Not that we’re complaining, “The Death Of You And Me” is epic and High Flying Birds is sure to be nothing short.
Noel Gallagher – The Death of You and MeNoel Gallagher 
(Official) (Facebook) (Noel’s 50 Funniest Quotes)
Rating 8.5
R.I.P. Amy
Amy Winehouse – Love Is a Losing Game (Live)