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The Other Tribe – I Can Give You Anything

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The Other Tribe a newish band out of Bristol UK signed to Relentless Records (Bondax, Chris Malinchak) succeed on the soulful house/R&B-inspired and quite infectious pop of “I Can Give You Anything”. The band is currently in the studio at work on their debut LP. Don’t sleep.

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Rating 8.5

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reviewed by
09-15-14

Fickle Friends – For You

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Current UK scene hotbed Brighton has birthed another nascent great band in Fickle Friends. New one “For You” resides in a similar 80’s pop-inspired but soulful palette of sound as previous singles “Swim” and “Play” while keeping the quality level at a similarly lofty position. “For You” is out September 23rd on Crazy Heart Records in North America and on September 15th (today) on Killing Moon for the UK and the rest of world.

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Rating 8.5

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reviewed by
09-15-14

Olivver – Not Going Home

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The piano-driven forward-thinking pop of “Not Going Home” is the latest from Olivver. The former Neighbourhood drummer’s penchant for adeptly blending more artful and stylistically adventurous swerves within the context of A+ constructed pop songwriting, as evidenced on ballad-y “Not Going Home”, is particularly special and sets Olivver up for a potentially breakout 2015. Listen.

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Rating 8.4

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reviewed by
09-12-14

Zella Day – East of Eden (Samuel Truth Remix)

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Zella’s “East of Eden” gets a popping fresh new instrumental from New Zealand producer and master collaborator Samuel Truth. Zella Day’s s/t debut EP is out October 21 on our B3SCI Records.

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Rating 8.3

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reviewed by
09-12-14

Premiere: London Grammar – If You Wait (Riva Starr Remix)

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London Grammar are readying their new “If You Wait” single and to mark its forthcoming October 12th release debut today a delectably dark and modern house-leaning remix of the track by UK producer Riva Starr. Enjoy the B3 Premiere of Riva Starr’s remix of “If You Wait” and if you’re in the U.S. look for announcement of new stateside London Grammar tour dates in the very near future.

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Rating 8.3

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reviewed by
09-12-14

Rubblebucket – Sound of Erasing (Chrome Sparks Remix)

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Young Chrome Sparks puts a dreamy synth-driven spin on Communion Records artist Rubblebucket’s “Sound of Erasing”. Rubblebucket are on tour now in support of their third full-length Survival Sounds and will be performing live at the following dates and locations.

Rubblebucket dates:

† Body Language supports
‡ Royal Canoe co-headlines
** Landlady supports

9/10 – Providence, RI @ Fete*
9/11 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall*
9/12 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theatre*
9/13 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt*
9/14 – Albany, NY @ The Hallow*
9/16 – Fairfield, CT @ Stage One†
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer†
9/19 – Washington, DC @ U Street†
9/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre†
9/21 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre†
9/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West†
9/25 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel†
9/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival†
9/27 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Bling Pig†
9/28 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon†
9/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street†
10/1 – Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap Room†
10/3 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird†
10/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room†
10/6 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux†
10/7 – Bozeman, MT @ The Zebra†
10/8 – Missoula, MT @ Palace Lounge†
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey‡
10/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club%
10/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir‡
10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent‡
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre‡
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah‡
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah‡
10/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room**
Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad**
10/23 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/24 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/25 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada**
10/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar**
10/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway**
10/29 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
10/31 – Chicago, IL @ Metro**
11/1 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre**
11/5 – New York, NY @ Stage 48‡
11/6 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground‡
11/7 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground‡
11/9 – Boston, MA @ Paradise‡

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reviewed by
09-10-14

TĀLĀ – Black Scorpio

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The outsized UK talent TĀLĀ verifies that she’s got more in her artistic bag of tricks than just alt-R&B on the stylistically diverse “Black Scorpio”. Chaotic, melodic, inventive, infectious; “Black Scorpio” is evocative of many diffuse yet complementary adjectives; that and it’s very very good. “Black Scorpio” will appear on a brand new TĀLĀ EP due soon on Aesop.

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Rating 8.5

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reviewed by
09-09-14

Premiere: Blondfire – Waves (4AM Reboot)

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4AM, aka Toronto producer Grant Alexander who’s remix of Zella Day’s “1965” we absolutely loved, sets the big room dance electronics and beat just right on his brand new mix for Blondfire. Here, “Waves”, from Blondfire’s 2013 LP Young Heart, gets a strong crossover treatment by the rising Canadian DJ complete with dreamy synth atmospheres and anthemic dynamics and builds.. Have a listen at the B3 Premiere of 4AM’s reboot of Blondfire’s “Waves” below.

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Rating: 8.7

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reviewed by
09-09-14

Flight Facilities – Two Bodies (Feat. Emma Louise)

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The irrepressible Flight Facilities return today with the beautiful “Two Bodies”. The first single from the Australian duo’s forthcoming Down to Earth, “Two Bodies” finds Flight Facilities both at their creative dance music best while also bending their sound to the warmer more bass-driven tones of 2014. Down to Earth is out October 28th on Glassnote.

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Rating 8.6

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reviewed by
09-08-14

B3SCI x Noise Pop Present: WATERS w/ Zella Day, Bilinda Butchers, Wild Ones and HUNNY at Soda Bar in San Diego on 9/11/14

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We’re excited to announce that B3SCI is teaming up with Noise Pop to present the Opening Party for this years’ San Diego Music Thing Conference in, you guessed it folks, sunny San Diego, CA. This Thursday night September 11, the iconic Soda Bar stage will host a kick-ass line up of indie talent including WATERS, Zella Day, The Bilinda Butchers, Wild Ones, and newcomers HUNNY. This show is a don’t miss! Info on the show and tickets can be found HERE. Get in the mood and have a listen to our San Diego Music Thing playlist below, and we’ll see you on Thursday!

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reviewed by
09-07-14