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Track Reviews

Alohaha – Welcome To Your New Life

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We dig the easy pace of the new tumbleweed pop track “Welcome To Your Life”, the debut song online from Alohaha aka producer Jake Sinclair and poet Lyndsay Thornton. A neat blend of country and western sounds, Wilco-esque fidelity, and touch of eclectic quality (into those Waikiki-ready bits of slide guitar), “Welcome To Your New Life” is a quite strong debut.

ALOHAHA (Soundcloud)

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11-04-15

Kenton Slash Demon – Syko (Round’s Slow Response Remix)

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We like the uniquely-fashioned brightly-geared emotionally-uplifting far-out trance-y expansive deep house sentiments of Danish producer Torsten Lindsø Andersen, a.k.a. Round, on his beautifully-mellow voluptuously-stylish synth-heavy slow-burner fix of “Syko” from B3 favorite artist Copenhagen-based duo Kenton Slash Demon (a.k.a. Silas Moldenhawer and Jonas Kenton). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Kenton Slash Demon (Soundcloud)

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G-Eazy – Random

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G-Eazy’s forthcoming album When It’s Dark Out is set to drop December 4th. The Bay Area artist has dropped several singles from the project in the lead up to its release and not a one thusfar has missed. The latest, “Random”, is an anthemic track dedicated to Gerald’s hard work and devotion toward his art; proclaiming “none of this is happening by accident”. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.

G-Eazy (Youtube)

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Lea Beiley x J. Roosevelt – Subtract & Divide

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This summer we featured LA-based producer J. Roosevelt for “When I Run Don’t Chase Me” a deeply seductive lightly-simmering jazz-tinged electro-instrumental track. We’re into J. Roosevelt’s latest collaboration with Cali singer-songwriter Lea Beiley called “Subtract & Divide” which caught our ears immediately with its profoundly vibrant synth-driven accents, drippy slow-cadence percussion and divine sweetly-uplifting moody-sentiment vocals. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Lea Bailey (Soundcloud)

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Premiere: LZRS TXN – Let It Go

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LZRS TXN (Lazarus Taxon) is the newcomer duo of Austin-based producer Evil Earn and Boston emcee and singer Francis Sobotka. Debut track “Let It Go” turns about a space house instrumental frame fit to Francis’ contemplative bars and hits for us stylistically somewhere between mid-career Lupe and The Foreign Exchange. Stream the B3 Premiere of “Let It Go” from LZRS TXN below.

LZRS TXN (Soundcloud)

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ASHORTTIMELATER – 88 MPH

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Get into the beautifully-polished spacey-watery quirky-sensed vibrations of new one “88 MPH” a piano-melody-tickled tranquil-vibe-emanating instrumental gem from Copenhagen producer ASHORTTIMELATER. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

ASHORTTIMELATER (Soundcloud)

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TEK.LUN – Where I Was Born

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B3 new fave HW&W rep’d artist Baltimore producer/beatmaker Rashad Tek Williams, also known as TEK.LUN, outdoes himself on new jam “Where I Was Born” a luscious and whimsical dynamic-dub-infused sweeping-energetic synth-y mood changer which we dig immensely for its vintage vibe vocal sample and wacky-discombobulated set of prolific mismatched beats. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

TEK.LUN maryland (Soundcloud)

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WHEN I AM KING – Something Inside

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“Something Inside” is the debut track from Liverpool band WHEN I AM KING. Judging from the track’s sophisticated writing and arranging, “Something Inside” is the work of a very talented crew. Consciously modern R&B but constructed in a way that sounds fresh, “Something Inside” is a caliber of track that demands attention and notice. So very good.

WHEN I AM KING (Soundcloud)

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11-02-15

Manic Science – Funky Style (Feat. Lettuce)

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We adore the brilliant funked-out trumpet-washed simplicity of new track “Funky Style” the second joint-production between New York rhythm and culture duo Break Science and Chicago solo artist Manic Focus. The song, which showcases B3-recent feature NYC funk band Lettuce, is a well-composed lulling-meld of hooky dance-friendly instrumentals matched up beautifully with a super-catchy sample of A$AP Mob’s “Trillmatic”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Manic Science (Soundcloud)

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Kudu Blue – Fallin’ Away

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Brighton band Kudu Blue return today with excellent sophomore track “Fallin’ Away”. The follow-up to great debut “Bones”, “Fallin’ Away” operates in a similar, high level vein; where a more progressive state-of-the-genre instrumental ably frames a melodically strong/very accessible pop/dance vocal. It’s a potent mix. Listen to “Fallin’ Away” below.

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BluBird – Wake Up

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London-based Adriatic deep house duo BluBird, also known as Damjan Jovic and Tadej Gujt (DJ Dey), turn in a radiantly-spun guitar-laced indie-dance-y nu-disco radio-rip called “Wake Up” which we dig for its infectiously-chipper expansive-vibrant happy-go-lucky warm-natured attitude. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

BluBird (Soundcloud)

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Berhana – Janet

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That’s some great melodic writing, isn’t? “Janet” is the A+ debut track from Berhana. Frank Ocean? Miguel? Those are indeed a couple of the influence points of reference bloggers are likely to throw around this guy but something here feels new and very special. We’re into it.

Berhana (Soundcloud)

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