b3 favorites Generationals namecheck everybody’s favorite Dutch Pantheist on newest track “Spinoza”. “Spinoza” which is excerpted here from the band’s just announced Heza LP maintains the soul and guts of the band’s previous output while dialing up the immediacy of the hooks and tightness of the arrangements. We couldn’t be more into it.
Generationals 
(Official)
Rating 8.3
Brave Baby an indie band out of the beautiful Charleston, SC (seriously, if you’ve ever in that part of the country, don’t pass up a chance at visiting) come up aces with what amounts to an absolute killer of a track. “Magic and Fire” is a HUGE song. HUGE. The writing is crisp, the instrumentals & dynamics perfect, and the vocal performance of singer Keon Masters an A+. The only thing separating “Magic and Fire” from taking over the world is you; get your introduction below.
Brave Baby – Magic and FireBrave Baby
(Official)
Rating 8.4
“Oceans” by Bristol band Coasts starts well enough its opening instrumental and verse sequences pleasant and R1-primed as can be. Good transforms to great, however, at 1:04 when the track’s anthemic, crazy good chorus reveals itself. Expect major Radio 1 airplay for “Oceans” if the track can get into the right BBC hands.
Coasts – OceansCoasts 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.39075
If you’re anything like us at B3SCI, then at least some of your time every day is spent wondering when the next great guitar band from Britain is going to come along and make you fall in love with rock all over again. On that note, we’d like to introduce you to a band that we’ve had in heavy rotation today. The Dirty Rivers formed in Liverpool in 2011 and will be offering their debut single Black Heart/Filth via the Deltasonic singles club in February. Their darker and bluesy guitars remind us of The Verve and Kasabian in a way that pays homage to decades of their predecessors influences. Treat yourself below and keep these young dudes on your radar.
The Dirty Rivers (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
D.C. forces unite for this funky sole of an indie rock dance floor stomper. Get familiar below.
Misun – Harlot (produced by Nacey)Misun 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Hey Sholay offer up melodic indie pop that reminds of the late As Tall As Lions and The Velvet Teen on latest single “Go Easy Tiger”. Look out for a new EP from the band this coming spring.
Hey Sholay – Go Easy Tiger Hey Sholay – A Strange Dream For A BoatHey Sholay (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Yeah this is rock and roll. “Sweet Dreams” sounds mean and dark and menacing and cool. Angel Olsen’s deep-in-the-pa wail sounds anachronistic and nostalgic as if it was ripped straight out of some dusted-out frequency and amplitude of post-psychedelia. In 2013, we need more music like this.
Angel Olsen – Sweet Dreams (Official Video) from Randy Sterling Hunter on Vimeo.
Angel Olsen 
(Purchase)
Rating 8.1
A single kinetic guitar frames up Big Brave frontwoman Robin Faye’s gritty vocal on the excellently spare new track from the French Canadian band. Check out the band’s equally good EP “Understanding Between People” on their bandcamp, here.
Big Brave – HaloBig Brave 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.2
Mara Flames is the sound of a seasoned rock songwriter’s experiences, regrets, loves distilled through visceral melodies and guitar figures. “In The Pouring Rain” is soulful, and honest, and really really good. Do give it your attention below.
Mara Flames 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
“Wait Up For You” is jangly female-fronted indie rock in 1/2 time via Canada’s West Coast. The Vancouver 5-piece will release “Wait Up For You” b/w “Wasted Light” January 21 on Bella Union. Get psyched.
The Belle Game (Facebook)
Rating 8.1
Jarvis Cocker demoed this song a year ago and kept it on the back burner until both Pulp and James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) were on the S.S. Coachella together. I think you’ll like the result of this collaboration, and I like the idea of Pulp over a dance beat. By Bruce Rave
Pulp – After You (feat. James Murphy)PULP (Official)
*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
Remember Pete and the Pirates from a few years ago? Their hooky indie-pop song “Jenny” was a fave of Anglofiles everywhere. Many of us felt the song should have done better in the US. Pete is back with his new band Teleman. His plaintive vocals front a beautiful, melodic track that should sit very well with you over these holidays. This single will be released on Moshi Moshi in the UK on January 14. Let’s hope that Pete’s time has come. By Bruce Rave
Teleman – ChristinaTeleman (Official)
*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
