“Mine” is the debut track from Phoebe Ryan. The L.A.-based Ryan raced up the Hypem charts recently with her R. Kelly “Ignition” cover which took the Popular Chart’s #1 spot. “Mine” traffics in a similar vein to the hook-heavy lighter-than-air pop that has made a star out of Tove Lo.
Phoebe Ryan 
(Soundcloud)
Reviewed by Brian Litwin
In a homecoming of sorts, George Lewis, Jr. and crew, aka Twin Shadow, played quite a set to an eager Troubadour crowd on Thursday the 22nd. The crowd, a healthy mix of fans and industry alike, seemed somewhat depraved of the ’80s tone that exudes out of the speakers as the band blasted through their set.
Opening the night was NYC trio, Lolawolf. Although possibly known more for the lead singer’s, Zoe Kravitz, father (Lenny Kravitz), do not sleep on these guys as they played one hell of a show; infusing a unique brand of R&B that is defiant and sexy. The band were a great pick to start the night.
Twin Shadow came out and meant business from the get go. George can really play the guitar and the band sounded super tight on tracks like 2012 single release “To The Top”. He also made it known that a new song will be released very shortly and an upcoming album to follow on Warner Bros. Records. Quite a transition from the UK tastemaker label 4AD, the first release via WBR “Turn Me Up” is gold. TS’s set did somewhat turn into a bit of a comedy routine, but truthfully it was nice to see him so comfortable and interacting so freely with the crowd. If you are on the fence about seeing Twin Shadow, hop off and catch the show, it is worth every penny.
Twin Shadow: 
(Official)
LA-based future boogie trio Cannons captivates with a bright atmospheric guitar groove and dreamy vocals on their slick synthed-out new electro gem “Evening Star”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Cannons (Soundcloud)
Freedom Fry, the pop songwriting duo of American songwriter Bruce Driscoll and French singer Marie Seyrat, release their first new music of 2015 with the spotlessly-crafted and enormously catchy “Shaky Ground”.
Freedom Fry (Facebook)
Reviewed by Geovani Donaires
Milo Greene’s second record Control is due to drop on January 27th. Control is the follow up record to their s/t debut, which was released in 2012.
“The band is still figuring out who does what,” stated member Marlana Sheetz, as they were interviewed by Ann Litt from KCRW, at the Sonos Studio in Los Angeles. Members of the band agreed with Marlana’s comment, by adding that the band is democratic; and there is no lead in Milo Greene. From their debut to this second album, vocals from Andrew Heringer, Robbie Arneet, Graham Fink, and Marlana Sheetz are distributed among the tracks. In the interview, Ann Litt contrasted the first two albums as, “different but rooted in lyrics. It’s cinematic and it’s up tempo,” she continues with, “it’s energy with a dark side and there is a cohesion among the chaos.”
Milo Greene fans should be excited that the band are “still figuring things out” as Maralana mentioned early in the interview. Sheetz added that, “as the band grows new things pop up and, the bigger it becomes the less control you end up having.” The session ended with acoustic performances of new tracks from Control, including singles “White Lies” and “Lie to Me”.
Milo Greene (Facebook)
OOFJ, the duo of real life couple Danish composer Jenno Bjørnkjær and vocalist Katherine Mills-Rymer, announce the theater-driven third single of their collaboration “I Forgive You”. Within an orbit thematically of Portishead or even Bjork, OOFJ’s “I Forgive You” is ambitious but also very effective in its thematic potency. “I Forgive You” is excerpted from Acute Feast which is out April 21st on Ring The Alarm / Fake Diamond.
OOFJ (Soundcloud)
We’re loving this cinematic rife with drama house edit of FKA Twigs by Jason Burns; so very good and so very deep.
Jason Burns 
(Soundcloud)
Togetherness, a/k/a Ross Clark and Nicky Paul of St. Lucia, spin a tropical in palette and funky in rhythm St. Lucia-esque instrumental frame around new NYC artist Madison’s single for “In the Bright Light”. The Togetherness remix of “In The Bright Light” is excerpted and premiered here from Madison’s “The Remixes Some People Make, Volume II” EP out tomorrow, January 27.
Madison (Soundcloud)
L.A. electric pop trio LANY is back full force in all of its synthy glory. “Bad, Bad, Bad” is another laid-back, melody driven track about a love story gone… well, bad. The track is simple, but these guys know simple pop music makes some of the best pop music. As they gear for bigger and better things, the guys seem to be honing in on their sound. Reviewed by Brian Litwin
LANY (Facebook) (Soundcloud)
The dub and hip hop-leaning “Really Love” is the latest stylistic swerve from Brooklyn band Body Language . The BK four-piece are one of our favorite bands at B3 so we’re especially stoked to announce “Really Love” as a single release (b/w “Reset”) on B3SCI Records. Pre-order info for “Really Love” can be found here and BL’s new February tour dates follow below.
Body Language on tour:
2/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s Alright
2/12 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
2/16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
2/17 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
2/20 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
2/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo
2/22 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
2/23 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Body Language (Facebook(/a>)
