Shura, currently one of the buzziest of buzz acts, streams latest single “Indecision”. The track, bathed in a coat 80’s luster and breaks finds the 23-year old London-residing singer traversing as of yet unheard sections of her sound including the more open, melodically more fluid fidelity on “Indecision”. Sample “Indecision” below.
Shura 
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Marian Hill are the Philadelphia-based duo of vocalist Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd. The twosome make broad palette hip hop-influenced pop. We’re very pleased to announce the “Got It” 7″ b/w “Lips” as the latest release on our B3SCI Records. Stream “Got It” below and watch for the 7″ on December 2nd.
Marian Hill
: (Facebook) (Pre-Order “Got It”)
Rating 8.3
L.A.-based Public School team-up with rising songwriter Allie X for the precise pop of “Don’t Wake Me Up”. The minimal solely bass-backed track wins on its accomplished A+ melodic stylings. The band just wrapped recording with the hard to beat Kygo and are readying a EP release out soon.
Public School 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Duly Noted band The Night VI collaborates with labelmates Osca for this cinematic remake of Osca’s track “Blood”. The Night VI singer Sophie Rose-Harper is cast as vocal foil for Osca frontman Jack Kenworthy relating the original song’s high arc-ed narrative to a remixed instrumental lined with flourishes of harp and acoustic guitar. Stream below the B3 Premiere of The Night VI’s rework of Osca’s “Blood” below and look for new EPs through Duly Noted Records from both bands on November 17th
Osca (Soundcloud)
The Night VI 
(Soundcloud)
The dark pop of “The Devil’s Gonna Keep Me” is new from Nigerian-born New York-based singer/producer Oyinda. “The Devil’s Gonna Keep Me” is stark and spare. The track’s Bass piano chords, synth mechanizations, and flourishes of strings are all effective rudiments which help power Oyinda’s arresting vocal and phrasing.
Oyinda 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
Joey Bada$$
The Swedish pop darlings Kate Boy follow-up blog breakthrough “Self Control” with equally strong and compelling new single “Open Fire”. Taken from the Stockholm trio’s upcoming debut LP for Fiction Records is “Open Fire”, a superb exercise in on trend forward-thinking indie pop. December 5th is the date to know for “Open Fire”s retail release.
KATE BOY 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival is preparing for the fifth annual installment of its International Music celebration headquartered in the streets and venues of Echo Park, Los Angeles. This October 16-18, the fest welcomes live performances from artists from a variety of participating countries. Having again raised the talent bar, Culture Collide LA will play host to live sets from Cloud Nothings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, //Fractures, Quantic and many many more. If you’re a B3SCI regular then you already know that Culture Collide is a yearly highlight.
We are excited to announce that this year we’ll be giving away a pair of passes to Culture Collide 2014! That’s right! One lucky B3SCI reader will win a pair of passes to the October 16-18th Culture Collide Festival. Enter to win the contest by emailing us HERE and letting us know that you’d like to be entered in the Culture Collide Prize Pack Giveaway. (One entry per person). We will be picking our winning submission at random this coming October 15th, so keep an eye on your inbox! You can also get more details on purchasing tickets to the festival HERE.
Culture Collide (INFO + TICKETS)
These consistent Hamburg peeps are back, sporting a perfect blend of electro and pop. It’s a fine comeback following a couple of quiet years. With help from Youngblood Hawke, Digitalism deliver a track that is immediately hooky and melodic. I can see it having mainstream success if given the chance by radio. Reviewed by Bruce Rave.
Hear Bruce’s “Go Deep With Bruce Rave” weekly new music show on Indie1031/Los Angeles, KX 93.5-FM/Laguna Beach, and WSUM-FM/Madison. Details and archived shows can be found on his blog and be sure to follow Bruce on Twitter too!
Digitalism 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Halos are the latest iteration of UK mysterious buzz band; no names, no identities, hazy black & white press photos, etc. “Dust” Halos’ debut track is very very good. A complex plodding rhythm track, soul-wringing falsetto, and an inventive construction define “Dust” as standout and make Halos ones to keep eyes on.
Halos (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Tei Shi returns today with the strong new one “Bassically”. Riding a steady Saint Etienne “Love Can Only Break Your Heart”-styled synth pulse “Bassically” is an emphatic statement of intent from artist who’s profile can only multiply from here. A++
Tei Shi (Soundscloud)
Rating 8.4
Australian singer Martha Brown a/k/a Banoffee releases her most pop-focused and perhaps most accessible track to date on “Lets Go To The Beach”. Banoffee’s track is anchored by appropriately sun-soaked synths and rhythmic structures meant to be experienced at warm temperatures. Stream “Lets Go To The Beach” below.
Banoffee 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
