“Radiance” is single #2 from She Keeps Bees (following-up the great Sharon Van Etten-featuring “Is What It Is”) upcoming Eight Houses LP for Future Gods Records. Vocalist Jessica Larrabee’s many-textured alto is again standout; as each melodic ache and twist on “Radiance” is believably and dynamically phrased. September 16th is the street date for Eight Houses.
She Keeps Bees 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
The excellent Laura Welsh teams up with equally excellent Brooklyn artist artist Ang Low for “Lifeline”, an infectious and soulful collaboration that we love.
Laura Welsh 
(Soundcloud)
Ang Low (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
“Lift Me Up” is the latest example of Nick Hakim’s stunning D’Angelo-influenced indie pop. Taken from Hakim’s just announced second EP of 2014 “Where Will We Go Pt. 2” (pt. 1 is one of our favorite debuts of the year), “Lift Me Up” is outfitted excellently within the Brooklyn-based songwriter’s vast and varied palette.
Nick Hakim (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Less than 100 likes on facebook, 20 followers on twitter – including the dope Bad Panda Records – with one tweet and one other release in 2013 is Cambio Sun. Either way “Weight of the World” seems appropriate of a title due the heaviness of this song. Pulsing bass, swooning guitar lines and haunting vocals make “Weight of the World” a very cool underground creepier. Listen below. Reviewed by Brian Litwin.
Cambio Sun (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
SoCal music aficionados mark your calendars for the anual ‘San Diego Music Thing’ conference to take place on September 11-13. The Thursday to Saturday of non-stop jams (and events) is held in the heart of gorgeous San Diego, CA at venues like Casbah, Bar Pink, Soda Bar, The Birch North Park Theatre, The Griffin and The Irenic (to name a few). This year the conference will host a variety of critically acclaimed and emerging talent including MOBY, LIARS, Barcelona, Fenech-Soler, Deap Vally, Dengue Fever, Moving Units, The Hood Internet, CULTS, WATERS, Zella Day, Cherry Glazerr, Slow Magic, Hunny, The Bilinda Butchers, Wild Ones, The Griswolds and many more!
B3SCI is giving away one pair passes for this event to one lucky reader! To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to go to the San Diego Music Thing conference, and we’ll enter you into our drawing to win! (one entry per person.) Our winner will be picked at random from the pool of submissions on Wednesday 9/10, so keep an eye on your inbox. You can get additional details, full line-up, schedules, on the show as well as purchase passes at the San Diego Music Thing website. Good luck!
The great Phil Beaudreau is back today with an airy and subtle (and gorgeous) cover of Jhene Aiko’s “Spotless Mind”. Welcome back, Mr. Beaudreau.
Phil Beaudreau 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.7
Neon Gold band CATHEDRALS announced today their self-titled debut EP out September 8th. The kinetic rhythm pop of “OOO AAA” is headlined by singer Brodie Jenkins’ star-level R&B-flavored vocal and is another high caliber feather in the consistent San Francisco band’s singles discography.
CATHEDRALS (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
Galimatias is one of our favorite artists in any genre right now. The Danish producer continues to push forward his far-flung and cinematic sounds into new palettes and spaces with each successive release. New one “Night Owl” is much like the name on its tin would indicate quite nocturnal sounding as the track balances deep house-inspired electronics with hushed jazz and hip hop-referencing rhythms.
Galimatias 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Sudanese-born Sinkane releases second single “New Name” from upcoming Mean Love project for DFA Records. “New Name” is a neatly and expertly constructed mix of big horn sounds, funky syncopated rhythms and Ahmed Gallab’s soaring melodicism. Mean Love is out September 2.
Sinkane (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Silk Rhodes are a new addition to Stones’ Throw’s excellent line-up of artists and they debut this week with the spare and affecting soul of “Pains”. “Pains” is not alt R&B or neo R&B it’s a classic sounding record buoyed by one of the most heart-wringing organ tones you’ll ever hear on wax.
Silk Rhodes (Label)
Shannon Saunders star-making single “Sheets” is also her debut for Warner UK. Strong pop sensibilities and lovelorn sentiment frame “Sheets” which maintains its relevancy through its house-leaning compositional idiom. Look out.
Shannon Saunders (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
R.I.P. The Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington duo Darkside have officially made their exit to the buzzband great wide open. The twosome, who were behind last year’s brilliant and widely lauded Psychic, will it quits after a final show in Brooklyn on September 12th. Listen to “Gone Too Soon” a loose track from the Psychic sessions that the duo released today on their Soundcloud.
Darkside (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
