Icona Pop’s floor filler “I Love It” gets one more turn c/o Solidisco, an artist that’s quickly became a favorite here at b3sci. Solidisco’s mix is nu-disco to the nth for sure, but it isn’t predictable. The early changes and progressions and rhythmic maneuvers in the track are awesome and totally not in the direction we thought the track might go. Very good.
Icona Pop – I Love It (Solidisco Remix)Solidisco 
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Rating 8.4
Denitia Odigie is really really good. The soulstress hooks up here with Sene (the duo released a very good (& aptly titled) “Blah Blah Blah” EP earlier this year) for new track “Trip. Fall.” The feel of the track is magnetic (you’ll be hooked right away) but the star, again, is Ms. Odigie’s buttery, soothing vocal track.
Denitia Odigie & Sene – Trip. Fall.Denitia Odigie (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Yeah this is heavy. J.B. let loose today the 70’s heroin soul-glide of “Enter the Void” as part of his “Waves” single package. A+ track.
Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void (Feat. Ab-Soul)Joey Bada$$ (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
We featured Romanian producer VILLAGE and his excellent original mix for “Dive” last month. Here he spins a generous helping of melody and cool breeze into Neon Hitch’s “Gucci Gucci” cover.
Neon Hitch – Gucci Gucci (VILLAGE Edit)ViLLΛGE 
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Rating 8.6
Get ready. Nashville based Western Medication are about to bite off your head and spit it back out in the next 58 seconds. The band will cook up more southern-fried garage rock for their debut EP The Painted World available as 7″ vinyl on January 29th via Jeffery Drag Records.
Western Medication – Big CityWestern Medication 
(Facebook) (Purchase via Jeffery Drag)
Rating 8.3
B3SCI recently caught up with Bryan from The Neighbourhood on the phone while en route to Chicago on tour with Paul Banks. We had a chance to chat about the band’s Californian roots, their gravitas towards radio, a new album expected in 2013, and potentially some new material surfacing within the next few weeks. Give a quick spin to our phone conversation below and check out the band on tour – more dates and details below.
The Neighbourhood 
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TOUR DATES
Nov 14 Borderline – London, United Kingdom
Nov 15 Manchester Deaf Institute – Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 16 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 25 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Nov 29 House of Blues Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
Dec 5 The Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Dec 9 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 16 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 23 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1 Laneway Festival 2013 – Brisbane, Australia
Feb 2 Laneway Festival 2013 – Sydney, Australia
Feb 3 Laneway Festival 2013 – Melbourne, Australia
Feb 9 Laneway Festival 2013 – Perth, Australia
Indian Wars are a band out of Vancouver that play roots country-informed rock and roll. The half-time hellraising of “Already Home” reminds of The Gun Club in the best sort of way. Thanks to our friends at R&G for the tip.
Indian Wars – Already HomeIndian Wars 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Only You is a new project from Rachel Fannan of Sleepy Sun. Together with Micayla Grace of Leopold & His Fiction, Only You comes as a fresh breeze of straightforward Pacific Coast guitar jangle. White Iris presents the debut release and 7″, Applying Myself / Love Is Making Me Tired, that combines soulful harmonies which swim free in a dynamic of melody and heart tugging treble. Only You is sure to strike an exciting chord for retro rock aficionados. Preview “Applying Myself” and get familiar with Only You below.
Only You – Applying MyselfOnly You (Facebook) (Purchase Vinyl)
Rating 8.1
Welcome to Rare Monk, the funkiest, rarest monks out of Portland, Oregon. The indie rock band just dropped an EP titled Death by Proxy – a personal love note to Chris Dodds’ inbox. It’s a three track preview to their full-length album coming out in February 2013. Enjoy the title track here, a pretty great blend of synthcoded vocals, experimental synths, and a lush indie sound. By Alex Mitchell
*Also, be sure to catch Alex’s interview with Rare Monk over at Cardboard Smile here.
Rare Monk – UndergroundRare Monk 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.39450
Having opened for the likes of Hot Chip and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and thus recently being signed to the Berlin-London dance collective/record label that houses Hot Chip, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and Disclosure amongst others, one would think that Marius Lauber aka Roosevelt is the next best thing coming out of Germany and the Euro Electro-Pop scene. A release like “Soleil”, only helps back up such a claim. With a sunny disposition and indie dance beat, I can’t help but think about driving on the Pacific Coast Highway and just staring into the Ocean. Roosevelt has some spot dates to end the year in Germany, Belgium, Paris and Luxembourg, but we’ll expect him to be State side for different shows/fests very soon. By Brian Litwin
Roosevelt – SoleilRoosevelt 
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Rating 8.4
Producer and songwriter Glass Theory drops in some four-on-the-floor, while interweaving the steadfast hooks of “Manny” on this new remix for indie folk-pop duo on the rise, Bogan Via. Glass Theory is the alias of L.A. based multi-instrumental and Swedish-pop enthusiast Jack Duff. Here Duff teleports “Manny” back to the future with his unique 80s nu disco spin on a record that is sure to fit nicely on your next playlist opening between the likes of Big Black Delta, Diamond Rings, Gold Fields and any other New Order friendly appreciation pop.
Glass Theory (Facebook)
Bogan Via 
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Rating 8.1
These Brisbane, Australia talents do well in their home country but are still largely undiscovered in the US. They did play at SXSW, 2011 and their stunning harmonies had people outside, on 6th Street in Austin, literally stopping in their tracks. The band’s new album is The May King and His Paper Crown, and “Whistling Bone” has emerged as a lead track. It’s got a mid-tempo drive that sticks to your… bones. The animated video features a sweet little girl who is adopted into a house of hell, and is worth checking out as well. By Bruce Rave
Drawn From Bees — Whistling BoneDrawn From Bees 
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*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
