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Track Reviews

Saintseneca – River

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Columbus-based Saintseneca recently wowed us with their divinely-ethereal slightly-punk vibe vocal-duet and gentle-to-the-touch indie lo-fi atmospherics on “Sleeper Hold” the duo’s first single to release off their third album Such Things (available via Anti Records on October 9th). We also recommend the jangly-guitar-centered Such Things second-single, “River”, which we really like (on repeat) for its folk-inspired indie-hazy melodic vocals and ethereal folksy-artsy acoustic guitar vibes that beautifully transform the end of the song into something quite divine. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Just Chris – Faded Gold (Feat. Annalisa Walters)

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We’re into the super-sultry delicate vocal style touches of songstress Annalisa Walters and the sweet n’ sonorous hip-hop/r&b instrumentals of “Faded Gold”, a track from 20-year-old London-based musician (rapper/pianist/cellist) Just Chris who artfully adds his own slow-method mellow-mood rapper style to the mix. Reviewed By Erin Shay.

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Dismantle – Stranded

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Annie Mac recently showcased Dismantle’s excellent new bass-laden rhythm-centered banger called “Stranded” a fast-and-furious syrupy chaotic-charmer that is heavy-handed on the Latin-style horn-flares, dance-friendly dub accents and bright-vibe acoustic instrumentals. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Wale – The Girls On Drugs (Kodak to Graph Remix)

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B3-go to remix artist Kodak to Graph spins B3-fave artist Wale for an intense multi-dimensional moody-trancey drippy-languid technicolor-synth-led big-dub sound on new mix for “The Girls On Drugs”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Carroll – Green Acres

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We’re into the potent-vibrant dreamy psych-pop latitudes of 2011-minted Minneapolis-based four-piece indie group Carroll on their woozy ethereal-hypnotic new single “Green Acres” which featured today on SPIN’s Pure Volume. We think Carroll, who we last discussed in regards to their excellent tangible-indie debut psych-rock single “Alligator”, is set to dominate the radio airwaves/blogwaves some more with the full release of their upcoming debut self-titled EP (which features both tracks). The “Carroll” EP is out on September 18 via eOne Music. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Kisses – The Nile

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“Nile” is the catchy boogie-rhythm-driven “Rest in Paradise” EP 3rd Single from LA male-female duo Kisses (Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson) who last put the vibes on with a soulfully-captivating heart-felt piece of dark-infused 80’s-styled horn-filled funk-pop called “Control”. “Rest In Paradise” is out on October 9th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Melissa Steel – You Love Me? (Jakwob Remix)

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Jakwob hits the blogosphere with a superbly wrought (of course) dramatic dub-heavy trap-percussion-accented refix of “You Love Me?” (from UK songstress Melissa Steel) that is out the 11th of September via Atlantic Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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abhi//dijon – Him

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We last covered B3 duo-fave abhi//dijon for their perfectly-sultry r&b slow-burner “Like A Bird” which is a single off the duo’s recently-released very-excellent Stay Up EP. We dig the duo’s delicate r&b good-vibes sentimentality and romance-centered mindset on the lot of “Stay Up” yet are drawn to several tracks in particular. We like the exquisitely stylized hip-hop beats/r&b hybrid production dynamics of the EP’s first single “Wait” (discussed on B3 in July), the gorgeous short and sweet acoustic guitar led track “Him” (featured here) and the EP’s final track called “Apple Pie” which adds a nice soft and sultry melodic jazz-inspired finish to the album. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Rodrigo Garcia – Data (Myk Derill Remix)

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Wade though the soulfully-sentient dark-ambient-vibed inner sonic trenches and subtle well-orchestrated pounding far-out rhythm-atmospherics of Berlin-based Myk Derill on his haunting sleek-mod depth-driven trippy-hypnotic-vibe psy-trance-y twist of “Data” from Buenos Aires/Barcelona artist Rodrigo Garcia. We love the track’s minimalist and esoteric Pink Floydesque wild-and-crazy universally-themed accompanying animated video too. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Levantis – Jamaican Greek Style

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We’re drawn to the beautifully blended ambient elementals of “Jamaican Greek Style” a super creepy new track from Levantis a.k.a. Athens producer Nick Levantis. We like the deeply cinematic narrowly-focused dark-tempered slow-marching mechanical-metallic deep-house sentiments of the track which is off Levantis’ upcoming new Oct 30-release album called ‘Romantic Psychology 1’ that is out on Technicolour. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Palace Winter – Menton

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We dig the REM-vibe wandering-melodic dreamy vocal atmospherics, monotone talky-soliloquy style background vocal interludes and brightly-laced jangled-mash of psych-rock attitudes of male duo Palace Winter (Australian singer-songwriter Carl Coleman and Danish producer-pianist Caspar Hesselager) on their new expansive bright-vibed 6:20-minute indie jam called “Menton” which is the second single from the duo’s “Medication” EP out on Oct 2, 2015. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Freedom Fry – Tropicana

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We’re still into “21” a track B3 recently-covered from Freedom Fry (the male-female Franco-American duo of Marie Sayet and Bruce Driscoll) which was recorded during/after their month-long L.A. Echo residency. We also totally appreciate Freedom Fry’s new one called “Tropicana” a melody-driven track that excels for its brilliant vogey-vibrant vocals, straight-cheery upbeat tropical temperatures and hazed-out indie guitar grooves. “Tropicana”- a vocals-led song about “taking a trip away from your problems to your happy place”- is top on our list of radio-ready tracks for this week. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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