Artist/producer Figgy teams with Body Language singer Angelica Bess on kinetic new 80’s boogie-powered “Take It Back”. Featuring Figgy’s melodic 80’s R&B-influenced production and a cool float-on-top the groove vocal from BL’s Angelica Bess, “Take It Back” marks a new pop songwriting turn for the producer (and we’re into it). “Take It Back” is available for your streaming pleasure below.
“Closer” is the lead track from UK artist Henry Green’s forthcoming “Real” EP for Akira Records. The plaintive acoustic guitar-driven “Closer” earns it’s dough on a stunning set of moving melodies and it’s unexpected turns of subtle electronic production. The resulting effect is pretty extraordinary and transportive. Listen to “Closer” below.
If you like Frank Ocean, you gotta check out one of the most underrated R&B artist’s in the game, houston kendrick. On his latest track, ‘Hey Now’ (ft. Zach Taylor), what feels like references to early 90’s R&B is reworked into a modern electronic banger. Silk smooth beats and vocals give this track a chilled out vibe perfect for the weekend. Enjoy.
Cornwall artist Matt Woods follows up breakthrough track “Ain’t No Use” with strong “Nothing Less”. A visceral R&B-tinged melody sits at “Nothing Less”s centered further enhanced by Woods’ powerful sense of emotive dynamics in the vocal; pushing for just the right level of acceleration/restraint at nearly every turn of the track. Listen below.
The Golden Vessel collaborators impress with debut starring track. The Australian duo of Kate Gurren and Sally Latter known as OKBADLANDS spin a stunning set of alto melodies around over equally stunning production on radiant track “Dust & Gold”. Spin “Dust & Gold” below.
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“What a Week” is the breezy new track from the L.A.-based duo of Michael Nicastro and Matthew Lieberman a/k/a Magic Bronson. The follow-up to the twosome’s self-titled EP from earlier this year which garnered praise from KCRW and Buzzbands.la, “What a Week” knocked us out initially for its refreshing and unpredictable sound (it feels refreshing even typing the phrase, “refreshing and unpredictable sound”!). Built on a vaguely house-y rhythm and synth template and backed by pan-genre multi-regional splashes of influence and sound (that cuica-sounding hook thing in the chorus is particularly cool), “What a Week” finds Magic Bronson continuing to push things forward sonically while keeping it all very listenable in the process. Stream the B3SCI Premiere of “What a Week” from Magic Bronson below.
Melbourne AU artist BATTS puts down a dreamy warm alto vocal over a neatly constructed downtempo instrumental (produced by Birmingham artist Ficci) to potent effect on new “Lie To Me” single. What a stunner of a track.
One of the most exciting artists in emerging pop right now Grace Mitchell will perform at Silver Lake’s Tenants of the Trees this Wednesday 10/19. A component part of Grace’s 4 gig “Plays Herself” series of shows throughout Los Angeles, Wednesday’s show will feature supporting DJ sets from Morly and DJ Skeet. Grace Mitchell goes on at 11 PM for this B3SCI Presents show so be square or be there.
Out today on B3SCI is “Futures” the debut EP from London quartet PREP. Rolling Stone calls PREP’s Steely Dan and Bobby Caldwell-influenced sound “”butter-smooth yacht-pop.” and Best Fit calls it “a much-needed funk-fueled trip to a sun-filled beach.” The “Futures” EP is available now digitally and in limited 12″ vinyl from our B3SCI Records store.
B3SCI is very proud to present hitmakers Oyster Kids (“Creepy”, “Lips”, etc.) alongside B3SCI Records very own NVDES THIS MONDAY 10/17 at The Echo in L.A. Part of a month-long residency for Oyster Kids at the Echo, the show will also include supporting sets from The Lonely Wild and Fakers in addition to NVDES. We’re stoked for Monday night’s show and you should be too! Further details about the gig can be found here at the Echo’s website.
Freshly signed to Good Years (BANKS, Francis and the Lights) is talented newcomer Yellow Days. Singing in an gritty earthen timbre reminding a bit of Eric Burdon, Yellow Days “Your Hand Holding Mine”‘s adept blend of modern “spacey” production cues and it’s gutty magnetic vocal is a refreshing new music entry. Listen.
