Mixtape by Veronica Alexander
DISAPPEAR HERE: Get lost in dreamy static sounds, with tracks from the Microphones, My Bloody Valentine, Land of Talk, Grave Babies and more.
Mixtape by Veronica Alexander
DISAPPEAR HERE: Get lost in dreamy static sounds, with tracks from the Microphones, My Bloody Valentine, Land of Talk, Grave Babies and more.
Tragedy unfortunately struck Boy + Kite last year when their lead singer Darvin Jones fell and fractured both hemispheres of his brain, forcing the band into a temporarily hiatus. They are back with a new 3 song EP, which is sure to reinvigorate their fan base and assert their position as shoegaze royalty. Their single “Touching the Sun” exits the gate in a blistering haze of riff and rhythm, accented by the hushed vocals of Darvin and female counterpart Beth Puorro. The introverted wordplay gives us some insight into Jones’ recovery process, a healing that eventually led to his most profound output to date. The Blueprint EP is out October 21st, and though light on material, is sure to satisfy with its hardy doses of brooding dream pop. Reviewed by Mike Olinger
Boy + Kite 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
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 Uber-talented Teleman were in LA to play It’s A School Night and a B3Science produced show at The Bootleg following two shows in New York. We hit upon their creative process, working with producer Bernard Butler of the band Suede, their live shows, thoughts on the US, and their semi-tongue-in-cheek quest for American wives, etc. Interview 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!
Teleman 
(Facebook)
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)
Forged Artifacts, the label home of Los Angeles Police Department, latest release is the LP Young Sunset from Minneapolis psych-pop’er Rupert Angeleyes. Single “Jealousy” does well in merging Flaming Lips-style eccentric arrangements and instrumentation (we love the “Fly Like an Eagle” keyboards that intro the track) with classic soul melodies and hooks (the chorus is straight from the Curtis Mayfield Impressions-era playbook). Young Sunset is available November 18th on Forged Artifacts.
Rupert Angeleyes 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
As Elephants Are impress with title track from just announced EP. The Buckinghamshire band again hit a high water mark on the anthemic Radio 1-ready “Crown”. On the track, toe-tapping sing-a-long verses spill into big hooky choruses ever piece of songwriting seemingly larger than the last. As Elephants Are will be touring the UK in October and November beginning on the 21st in Coventry.
OCTOBER
20th Coventy, Kasbah
21st Middlesbrough, The Keys
23rd St Albans, The Horn
27th Southampton, Joiners
28th Exeter, The Cavern
29th Guildford, The Boileroom
30th London, The Barfly
31st Liverpool, Masque
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NOVEMBER
1st Cardiff, Buffalo
3rd Leeds, Nation of Shopkeepers
4th Hull, Fruit
6th Leicester, Cookie Jar
8th Reading, Oakford Social
As Elephants Are (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
London band Palace go to church on spirituals-inspired new one “I Want What You Got”. Featured here from the band’s forthcoming “Lost In The Night” debut EP, “I Want What You Got” is as refreshing as it is soulful and communicates a simple melodic beauty that we love. Beatnik Creative is the label for Palace’s October 21 release of “I Want What You Got”.
Palace (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
“All The Other Girls” is new from Avid Dancer’s upcoming “I Want To See You Dance” EP. The spare and soulful track features, in the ethos of R&B-driven 60’s rock or even Nina Simone, harmonized melodic lines framed by clattering hand claps and a steady downbeat. The minimalist rhythmic turn on “All The Other Girls” is one we are loving from Avid Dancer. “I Want To See You Dance” is out October 21st.
Avid Dancer (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
L.A.-based and Theodor Adorno-referencing band Dream Boys release new 7″ for White Iris Records. “Positive Arguments” blends the romantic and nostalgic sound palette for late 80’s/early 90’s UK indie with clever lyricism (we should’ve never read Adorno’s collective works either) and modern hooks and songwriting. We dig it.
Dream Boys (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
