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Zella Day – East of Eden

Zella Day is triumphant on “East of Eden”, the follow-up single to break-out “Sweet Ophelia”. The airtight hooks and construction of “EOE” place…
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06-28-14

Johnny Stimson – Sugar

Nobody beats Stimson. The stylistically adventurous Dallas-based singer latest confection is the synth-pop/soul hybrid “Sugar”. Heavy at the…
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06-25-14

Nao – So Good

New favorite Nao teams with A.K. Paul (yes, brother of Jai Paul) for the buzzblog wheelhouse (and quite strong) sound of “So Good”. Taste that…
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06-19-14

Salt Cathedral – Tease

Brooklyn band Salt Cathedral do well to blend current trends in dance music (including R&B-infused beats and heavy use of syncopated vocal…
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06-19-14

Wildcat! Wildcat! – Hero

Wildcat! Wildcat! impress on maybe their best single to date with the indie pop perfect “Hero”. Taken from the band’s August-due LP No Moon At…
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06-18-14

Jessie Ware – Tough Love

The Great Jessie makes her return with “Tough Love”. Ware, who broke-out in 2012 on the strength of her top-to-bottom strong Devotion LP,…
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06-18-14

Bora York – Let Loose

Bora York, a new husband/wife duo out of the Twin Cities, ably compete in the genre of “impeccably crafted female-led indie pop” with the…
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06-18-14

Laurel – Shells

Turn First-signed artist Laurel (the label also home to Iggy Azalea, Dan Croll & Jack Garratt), is tremendous on newest single “Shells”. The…
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06-18-14

Premiere: EVVY – Got Me Movin

NY-based newcomer EVVY makes her B3SCI debut with the impressive pop of “Got Me Movin”. The follow-up to the great “Haze” and produced by Mickey…
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06-17-14

Elder Island – The Big Unknown

“The Big Unknown” is the second track from hotly tipped rhythm pop act Elder Island upcoming self-titled debut EP. Relevant to 2014 in sound…
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06-16-14

Phoria – Efforttobreathe

The impressive Phoria follow up the great “Undone” with another superlative track with the ethereal and obtuse (and no spaces)…
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06-16-14

GEMS – Scars

The great DC twosome GEMS continue to keep their output quality at a very high level on new single “Scars”. A bit more direct both melodically…
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06-12-14