Vancouver-based R&B golden hope (& new favorite of the site) Sundays delivers the intensely intimate and personal (and crazy good vocally) “Hope It’s Enough” from her forthcoming (self-produced!) Of Eros and I EP. When Sundays sings we listen; do not miss out on the genesis of a truly singular and phenomenally talented new artist. “Of Eros and I” is due in October.
Soundcloud 
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Rating 8.3
Brooklyn songstress Justine Skye hooks up everybody’s fave Joey Bada$$ (& apparently 90’s MC AZ, although it’s unclear just where he appears on the track) for the electro-tinged mid-tempo jam “Messing With You”. Justine’s “Everyday Living” EP is due next week, August 20th.
Justine Skye 
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Rating 8.2
You may recall Bo Saris from his 2012 gem “She’s On Fire“–if not then it’s best you hit that link now and familiarize yourself. Today, Bo dropped his next ace “The Addict” which is like “She’s On Fire” rooted in the same golden Detroit Hitsville sound, except “The Addict” turns down the lights a touch while upping the heat with a notably darker tone that’s no doubt smooth enough to make our man James Brown (a very good litmus test) ‘feel (very) good’.
Bo Saris 
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Rating 8.49389
“The Way We Touch” is new from (the aptly named) LA-based duo WE ARE TWIN. Bounding between several different genres and styles (current indie, classic soul & pop songwriting sensibilities), “The Way We Touch” is interesting not only for its variable stylistic qualities but for singer Gabi Christine’s excellent melodic/vocal choices. Good luck not humming this one for the rest of the day. WE ARE TWIN’s debut EP is out August 20th on A&M/Octone.
We Are Twin 
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Rating 8.2
The Phoenix hommes link up w/ their bro Robert Kelly (you may remember their impromptu collab at Coachella) for this new “Trying To Be Cool” remix and as you may have suspected, it’s awesome. Nobody gets rich off the remix like The R.
Phoenix 
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Rating 8.2
New B3 fave Josh Record delivers an intimate, heartened, tasteful version of Lana Del Rey’s now in pop radio rotation lugubrious paean “Summertime Sadness”.
Josh Record 
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Rating: 8.3
With tracks like the immensely catchy soul-leaning indie pop of “Twisted” (excerpted here from his debut “Say What You Want” EP), newcomer London-based artist Breen is poised to be a pretty big deal. Soulful without sounding hokey and a million times modern, the entire four track “Say What You Want” EP comes highly recommended from your friendly b3 crew, stream it here.
Breen (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
