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Oh Wonder – Technicolour Beat

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London-based duo Oh Wonder, who have hit the pages of B3SCI via original track or remix a lot recently, excel again with the soft and sensuous, lyrically stunning, intimately-charged acoustic track “Technicolour Beat” which is the 7th track from the talented songwriter twosome in their commitment to release one track a month for a year under their new name (previously Wonder Wonder). We look forward to more dazzling material in April from one of our new artist faves. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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03-04-15

Freedom Fry – Yeah You

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Freedom Fry, the Franco-American duo of Bruce Driscoll and Marie Sayret, debut today new track “Yeah You”. The four on the floor number features another set of spotless pinpoint perfect pop melodies from the duo as well as a touch of the romantic in the track’s swaying mandolin strums. We love it.

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03-02-15

Premiere: Happy Lives – Wanna Go Dance

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Happy Lives are the New York City duo of Mike Lande and Julian Beel. New track “Wanna Go Dance” blends a keen pop aesthetic and infectious danceable rhythm structures with a sensibility for the lo-fi and risk-taking in production. The mix of fidelity and pop quality creates for a refreshing and very effective track. Spin the B3 Premiere of “Wanna Go Dance” from Happy Lives below.

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03-02-15

Chelsea Lankes – Too Young To Fall In Love

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The Motley Crue cover “Too Young To Fall In Love” is the b-side to Chelsea Lankes’ “Down For Whatever” single out today (3/2). About the song and its choice as a cover, Chelsea says “she’s always been a fan of the 80s and particularly hair metal”, and “There are so many great lyrics and melodies from that era and dressed up a little differently, they can still be a really great pop song.”. Sample to “Too Young To Fall In Love” below and check the 7″ out today on our B3SCI Records.

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03-02-15

Aero Flynn – Crisp

The forward-thinking dark pop of “Crisp” is excerpted here from Twin Cities act Aero Flynn’s upcoming self-titled debut. Taught layered percussion, fuzzed-out guitar lead-driven rhythm structures and an astral sort of sonic backdrop all point to “Crisp”‘s standout sound. Aero Flynn is out March 15.

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02-27-15

Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

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What kind of Jaar mixes likes this. Florence Welch’s new very strong single “What Kind of Man” gets an absolute cracker of remix through the space-funk re-lensing of Nicolas Jaar.

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02-26-15

LANKS – Hold Me Closer

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Aussie dark pop man LANKS impressed us last year with the A+ “Knife and Spear”. Today, LANKS tees up a strong return with the sleek and modern minor-keyed tune “Hold Me Closer”.

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02-25-15

Alice Boman – Be Mine (Jaakko Eino Kalevi Remix)

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Finnish wunderkind Jaakko Eino Kalevi reinvents Alice Boman’s “Be Mine” into a bit of perfectly constructed rainy day pop. We love it.

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02-24-15

SEOUL – The Line

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Montreal band SEOUL, author of one of our favorite tracks from last year “White Morning”, announce debut LP I Become A Shade with lavishly textured and arranged lead single “The Line”. I Become A Shade is out June 9 on Last Gang/Grand Jury.

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02-24-15

Thief – Crazy

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The mod-funk of “Crazy” is the latest track from Australian artist Thief. The owner of multiple Hypem Top 5s and solid Radio 1 and Triple J airplay, “Crazy” is another viral feather in the burgeoning Aussie artist’s cap.

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02-24-15

Rhodes – Turning Back Around

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The impeccable modern pop of “Turning Back Around” is new from Rhodes excerpted from an upcoming EP of the same name out April 15.

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02-19-15