The young (she’s only 16!) Grace Mitchell stands out among the boundless ocean of new alternative-leaning pop songstresses on the strength of her track’s writing and quality. “Broken Over You” is constructed and crafted for not only the most inclusive consumption but gets there in innovative unexpected ways. The track’s soaring refrain and sturdy dynamics are framed in a way that feels unique keeping for the song a genuine dynamic.
Grace Mitchell 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Shannon Saunders star-making single “Sheets” is also her debut for Warner UK. Strong pop sensibilities and lovelorn sentiment frame “Sheets” which maintains its relevancy through its house-leaning compositional idiom. Look out.
Shannon Saunders 
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
We love the cool classic-sounding reverb pop of songwriter Young and Lost Club songwriter Natalie McCool “Dig It Out”. Soulful while maintaining a neat ethereal quality in the vocal, “Dig It Out” contains a modern pop sound that’s miles ahead most of its peers.
Natalie McCool 
: (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.6
A varied and highly talented line-up that includes Holy Ghost!, Miami Horror, Poolside, Moon Boots & Avid Dancer will play the Pacific Festival: The Dunes this Saturday in Newport Beach, CA. We’re psyched to give away two free passes to Saturday’s festival in the O.C.! All you’ve got to do to enter to win is email us here with the subject line “I WANT TO GO TO PACIFIC FESTIVAL” by noon PDT tomorrow (8/15). We’ll pick a winner shortly thereafter and if victorious you a friend we’ll be in for free on Saturday. Good luck.
Pacific Festival tickets and info HERE.
The stunning and wistful “Compass” is the latest from Zella Day’s upcoming debut EP on our B3SCI Records.
Zella Day 
(Facebook) (Pre-Order EP Vinyl Here)
Rating 8.3
New duo from Salt Lake City Oh, Be Clever launch forward strong pop sortie “Tosh”. The team of former scene rivals-turned-allies Brittney Shields and Cory Scott Layton, Oh Be Clever, as is evident on “Tosh”, deal in infectious and unabashedly big pop songwriting.
Vocalist Brittey recently had this to say about “Tosh” and it’s genesis as a song:
“’Tosh’ was written while we were on tour earlier this year. We had a break in New Mexico, where we stayed with Cory’s brother whose name happens to be Tosh. Touring in a tiny car together for days on end can be a little grueling, and sometimes the writing process gets a little blocked. When those songs that just sort of “fall out” of your brain happen, you have to roll with it and let the song unfold. It’s a snarky way of telling that person you’re stuck on to pack their bags, so to speak, and get out of your brain so you can move on. Tosh was one of those songs that felt like it dropped right out of our heads, and I have to say it’s one of the most fun songs to perform live.”
Enjoy the B3SCI Premiere of “Tosh” below and be on watch for new material coming from the band soon.
Oh, Be Clever 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
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The great L.A. band Saint Motel release their “My Type” EP in just a few short days, and to mark that extended-play’s imminence the band debut its’ third track “Cold Cold Man”. An impeccably crafted bit of A+ indie pop writing, “Cold Cold Man” showcases the band at their hook-laden and enormously catchy best. Sample below the B3 Premiere of Saint Motel’s “Cold Cold Man” and look for the “My Type” EP August 17th in the UK and 19th in the US.
Saint Motel 
(Official) (“My Type” on iTunes)
Rating 8.331
South London pop outfit Kero Kero Bonito traffic in video game beats and bilingual (English & Japanese) M.I.A.-esque melodic structures. “Sick Beat” is the trio’s latest track from the forthcoming Intro Bonito mixtape for Double Denim Records.
Kero Kero Bonito (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
The ever-consistent Snakehips remains undefeated and still defending champ on brand new mix for buzz artist RAURY and “Cigarette Song”. If you’re familiar with/into the Snakehips’s style of easy R&B-esque beats with pop-informed electro touches then you’re already into this new one. Spin it below.
Snakehips (Facebook)
Rating 8.2123
Traces, a modern pop/R&B band out of Guildford UK that we posted back in February for the stunning debut “A Place To Call Home”, release a second, equally strong, track today “Obstacles”.
Traces : (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.6
S. Pepsi keeps his parabolic trajectory firmly in the forward position on the breezy late summer anthem “Fall Harder”, the b-side to his “Fiona Coyne” single for Carpark Records.
Saint Pepsi 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
SBTRKT collaborator Fabiana Palladino links up with another SBTRKT pal Sampha for minimalist indie pop of “For You”. Producer Sampha is stylistically present on “For You” in the track’s soulful visceral quality and its more adventurous arrangement choices with Fabiana’s R&B-y but restrained vocal (this is not another singer trying to duplicate Jessie Ware) the track’s star attraction. “For You” is forthcoming on the great Double Denim Records.
Fabiana Palladino (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
