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Tei Shi – No Angel (Beyonce)

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Tei Shi, the Brooklyn-based quickly-rising songstress who impressed earlier in the year on singles “Nevermind The End” and “M&Ms” and on a great feature for Glass Animals, turns in a great cover/remix of Bync’s “No Angel” constructed in Tei Shi’s distinctive modern pop style.

Tei Shi newyork (Soundscloud)

Rating 8.4

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08-05-14

Beyonce – Flawless (Remix) (Feat. Nicki Minaj)

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‘Yonce comes with the predictable, hip-hop linkbait, “elevator incident”-referencing new remix to her hit “Flawless”. The remix’s feature artist Nicki Minaj is the track’s clear victor as the young Ms. Miraj puts down an immediate set of some of her best bars to date. Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, google’em.

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Rating 8.5

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08-04-14

Body Language – Feel It

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The mighty Body Language have a new EP at the ready “Infinite Sunshine” and a new single in the form of the fresh house-leaning sounds of “Feel It”.

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Rating 8.2

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07-31-14

Lil’ Silva – Don’t You Love (Feat. BANKS)

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BANKS producer/collaborator Lil’ Silva is joined by the L.A. songstress on new single “Don’t You Love”. From Silva’s upcoming “Mabel” EP, “Don’t You Love” is a fantastic marriage of Lil’ Silva’s dark, percussion heavy sound and BANKS’s high style and melodicism. “Mabel”‘s street date is Aug. 4 (UK) and Aug. 5 (US).

Lil’ Silva (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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07-31-14

Coracle – Everything to Live For (Feat. Rachel Cook)

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Leeds UK newcomer Coracle strikes a soulful and excellent bit of summery dance-influenced pop on the anthemic “Everything to Live For” featuring Rachel Cook.

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Rating 8.4

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07-31-14

Electric Wire Hustle – Look In The Sky

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One of the best singers on the planet Mara TK and his Gaye-esque vocals return on Electric Wire Hustle’s brand new “Look In The Sky”. The New Zealand once trio now duo’s 2010 s/t debut LP is all-time B3SCI favorite. The bimodal “Look In The Sky” is previewed here from EWH’s now announced follow-up to Electric Wire Hustle, Love Can Prevail. “Look In The Sky” is constructed on a frame of visceral but restrained beats and synth voicings which forms the edifice for Mara TK’s wonderfully emotive croon.

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Rating 8.2

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07-30-14

Dead Times – Every Moment

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We’re into “Every Moment”, the latest track from L.A. modern pop band Dead Times. While relevant to sounds currently in favor in the indieverse (alt R&B, cinematic pop), “Every Moment” stands on its 10 out of 10 pop construction and infinite soulfulness.

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Rating 8.1

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07-30-14

Cannons – Touch

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Newish L.A. trio Cannons construct a hazy, melodically-strong co-mingle of alt R&B, synth pop and summer on the impeccable “Touch”.

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Rating 8.1

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07-29-14

Maxwell – Ascension (aywy. & Sh?m Edit)

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Flo-Fi co-founder aywy & London beatmaker Sh?m rinse Maxwell’s 1996 classic “Ascension” with space-warped drums and future funk instrumental trappings for an A+ summertime mix.

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Rating 8.4

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07-29-14