Jack White works the boards for Queen of Rockabilly, and rock n roll hall of fame inductee, Wanda Jackson’s take on the hit Amy Winehouse track “You Know I’m No Good.” the single is available now on 7″ via jacks’ Third Man Records. as planned, a new LP is to follow. we’ll keep you posted…
Wanda Jackson - You Know I’m No Good
rating: 7.3
the ins hook up with miles bonny for this interpretation of the jerry butler classic. “j. birly” comes to us off an EP of the same name. the track is sick. the EP is sick… check too on the tune “lumberjack soul”. can sample “lumberjack” on this KILLER mix anthony valadez (big fans!) recently did for moovmnt.
The Ins - J. Birly (Feat. Miles Bonny)
buy it here
miles bonny myspace
rating: 7.9
“Move Along” is a favorite cut off The Soft Pack’s new self-titled debut full-length. also, dudes just rocked LA with 10 shows in 1 day! t’was madness we tell you. madness!
rating: 7.565
“Peter Pan” is the new teenagersintokyo single due official march 10 via Back Yard Records. this chorus is killer.
rating: 7.7
“O Maybe I” is from Chapel Club, the UK’s latest hype. Zane Lowe and NME have been all over these guys, and 2010 could see big things for them. “O Maybe I” is the band’s second single and will drop official in February. one thing for certain, Chapel Club have got a killer sound, capped by an ability to make dissonant, yet totally listenable/enjoyable, melodies. hopefully a full length debut is in the works… we’ll keep you posted.
Chapel Club - O Maybe I
Chapel Club - Surfacing
rating: 7.7
“tik tok… tik tok… tik tok… baggy, your time is almost up.” my dog guest DJs this white panda mashup of rich boy (world’s largest forehead) vs. keSha (now #1 on billboard). that chorus hook on the keSha jam is next level. bummer that it’s not featured on this mash. still lets party like its 2009. gangstas in the house!
The White Panda - Throw Some Tik On That Tok (Rich Boy vs. KeSha) (Stella Edit)
buy keSha
the white panda myspace
rating: 7.5
Young Buck brings in the happy new year with a straight class new track. that’s right Buck, let’s start this shit off right!!
rating: 7.5
the new single and title track off the new album from Manchester singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, “Is There Nothing We Can Do?” is inspired by and also taken from music for the british tv film The Fattest Man in Britain. the track is his first release since 2006, and it sees sweeping strings highlighting a nice melody with a melancholy tone.
Badly Drawn Boy - Is There Nothing We Can Do?
rating: 7.3
a few tracks in heavy rotation at b3sci right now, cos we all know… pimpin’ ain’t easy.
Snoop Dogg - Pimpin’ Ain’t EZ Feat. R. Kelly / buy it / rating: 8.1
The Temptations VS Peter Bjorn and John - Get Ready (Controller 7 Mash Up) / purchase info / rating: 7.6
Nice Nice - See Waves / buy it / rating: 7.6
Quadron - Tone / buy it / rating: 7.5
get into it.
Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas
amazon / rating: 7.6
We Fell To Earth - Deaf
getithere / rating: 7.4
The Rolling Stones VS Primal Scream - Cock Sucker by London School of Economics (dubstep)
puchase info / rating: 7.6
The Kills - Black Balloon
amazon / rating: 8
Exlovers - Wicked Game
free download / rating: 7.7
Dorias Baracca - The Only Touch
purchase info / rating: 7.7
“Cosmic Blues” is another b3sci fav from LA county’s The Stevenson Ranch Davidians. off their new LP Life & Death..
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Cosmic Blues
rating: 7.4
spoken like a true poet in season, “whatever it take to keep that turkey in that oven,” Young Buck’s just tellin it like it is. and beatnick & k-salaam are on absolute fire. the queens, ny production team’s work of Colin Munroe’s “i’m fine” is pretty sick. get into it!
Colin Munroe - I’m Fine (Feat. Young Buck)
rating: 7.8
“Odds and Evens” is the first single off The High Wire’s full-length debut The Sleep Tape which drops march 2010. this shoegaze inspired, dreamy psych-pop group must not be fond of pictures (hence this shot we found of Philippe Petit.. who by the way, actually crossed a high wire between the NY twin towers 8 times in a row in 1974?! dude is beast), in addition to their apparent lack of fondness for record producers. with glowing reviews from the likes of Chris Martin and major british press, a dec producer wouldn’t be too hard to come by. and while typically we like to believe that self-produced albums are a death sentance for any band, the arrangements and melodies in “Odds and Evens” go some distance to make us think twice for The High Wire. although we should add, the band did recieve production guidance and mixing from Rik Simpson of Blur, Portishead, Coldplay and PJ Harvey fame. in conclusion, The High Wire is on the b3sci radar, we’ll keep you posted..
The High Wire - Odds and Evens
rating: 7.5
