Oakland’s Waterstrider impress again on third stream and title track from upcoming debut, “Nowhere Now”. The band’s use of unconventional and exotic polyrhythms and non-traditional indie rock instrumentation color Waterstrider’s refreshing and infinitely melodic sound of which “Nowhere Now” is an A+ example. Nowhere Now is out April 13th.
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Brighton band TIGERCUB make their debut on B3 with 90’s-referencing sonics of “Hold On”. A neat mix of grunge-y and mid 90’s melody and instrumentation fused with a more modern overall quality, “Hold On” is a strong example of the nascent revival in good hook-y guitar rock.
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Great name for a band, right? Three of the four Gateway Drugs peeps include Gabe, Noa, and Liv, the two sons and a daughter of bassist Prescott Niles of The Knack. Yes, this family grew up in the aura of that unforgettable “My Sharona” octave bassline. That was the #1 song of 1979 so how could it not be an influence, right? Their sense of melody is definitely present, but this band rocks hard, heavy, and raw. “Fridays” has a driving, hooky garage feel to it that will stick to you throughout, starting with the intro. Check out their Magick Spells album, which will show you the depth this band possesses. They are currently on tour with Swervedriver and will be at SXSW next week. Their Roxy show last week was a major success here in West Hollywood; the sound mix wasn’t favorable to their vocals but what came through was that these guys seriously know how to play and that they’re at the gateway to bigger things. Reviewed by Bruce Rave.
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Gengahr release new EP on Transgressive Records. “She’s A Witch” is the EP and the hazy melodic pop of “Haunter” is the EP’s most recent stream. We dig the track and the EP and look forward to catching the London four-piece at SXSW next week.
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Jed Nayef returns today from a two-year break between releases with grimy new dark pop track “Diamonds in the Dirt” “Diamonds” navigates a sobered lyrical dynamic spun into 808 drums and distorted guitar leads resulting in a singular sound and type of track that you’re unlikely to hear elsewhere on buzz blogs.
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Spies announced new EP with expansive title track “Sea Creature”. “Sea Creature” is the Irish band at their apex thusfar; a big tent anthemic track that sacrifices little in its might for accessibility. A+.
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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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Brighton band Black Honey announce new 7″ for Duly Noted with stellar new A-side “Madonna”. “Madonna” (b/w “Spinning Wheel”) is due June 6.
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“Giant Peach” is the lead track from Wolf Alice’s forthcoming major label debut My Love Is Cool. “Giant Peach” possesses a “big rock sound” but in achieving it, the track sacrifices nothing in melody and immediacy resulting in a top class indie rock track, one of the genre’s best songs of the year so far.
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1990’s-channeling reverb aficionados Honeyblood reveal new track “No Big Deal”. The Scottish twosome are fresh from a slew of dates from NME Awards Tour and the buzz machine is only just beginning to turn for this promising duo.
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