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Track Reviews

King B – Blind

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Indigo Future is the PNW-focused (Pacific North Wilderness) artist collaborative/label that currently features the work of many local-area artists and bands, including Spokane trio WILD PACIFIC, whose guitarist Daniel Riley unveiled his dreamy-vibe solo project debut track “Security” in 2014 as his new act King B (also rep’ed by Indigo). Ryley just released the first single since the launch of his solo debut called ” Blind” which is a fresh vista into his developing solo artistic potential as King B. New track “Blind” has the listener wrapped up in a soulfully-melodic chilwave vibe that sports King B’s superbly calm and decadent experimental instrumental style that meshes perfectly with the depth of honesty that we feel in the slightly-hazy at-times-woeful expression vocals (which with the dramatic accent of the synth sometimes borders on the sound of a beautifully expansive cry). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Seapony – Let Go

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We’re totally into the fresh synthy surf pop effervescence and hazy shoegaze vibrations of Seattle-based hybrid band Seapony who we recently pointed out again on the blog (after multiple past features) for their very good third album debut track “Saw the Light” off the Northwestern quartet’s new rapidly approaching album that is out on July 31st. The group’s newest track “Let Go” is a perfectly blissed-out guitar pop jam that is the second single to release off their upcoming album, A Vision; which apparently encompasses Seapony’s newfangled penchant for live drumming. Curiously the drums on the album were recorded at legendary producer Jack Endino’s Soundhouse Studio. Its interesting to note that Seapony began with a drum machine and the creative vision of the two original band members, Vocalist Jen Weidl and guitarist Danny Rowland, who worked together before moving to Seattle in 2010 and teaming up with bassist Ian Brewer. The upbeat-vibe Seapony who are back from a two year hiatus with the recent addition of a drummer (fourth band member Aaron Voros) and an increasingly greater degree of live gigs under their belt as a complete group, is quickly adapting into their totally-fresh new more-acoustic-leaning instrumental style that is celebrated on the album. On new track “Let Go” Seapony excels at beautifully intermingling the aforementioned natural percussive elements with a classic surf-pop-infused vocal melody and subtly-explosive matted down indie guitar riffs. We dig it. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Little Boots – No Pressure

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English electropop singer​-songw​riter trendsetter, Little Boots, who is well known for her boldly triumphant mainstream poppy appeal, adopts a modern future-bass-fringed sound on her new hook-laden synth-heavy dance-sensible beat-driven single “No Pressure” which is the third track to release off Little Boots’ upcoming “Working Girl” EP that is Out July 10th via On Repeat and Dim Mak. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Be sure to check out LittleBoots on her cross-Atlantic Working Girl tour in July.

– 7th July: Oslo Hackney, London, UK
– 15th July: The Echo, LA
– 16th July: Constellation Room, CA
– 17th July: Popscene, LA
– 22nd July: Studio Paris, IL (DJ Set)
– 23rd July: Bowery Ballroom, NY
– 24th July: Great Scott, MA
– 25th July: U Street Music Hall, DC

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Jamie xx – Just Saying (Samuel Proffitt Remix)

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Get into the transitive high-brow otherworldly mesh of nature-infused electronica, newsroom cutting-room-floor-style vocal clips and mystifying seductively-tapered female vocal accents on remix-veteran Samuel Proffitt’s new synth-heavy atmospheric deconstruction fix of “Just Saying” the short and sweetly-spacey British-garage-influenced track by B3 favorite artist Jamie xx who just released his debut solo album, In Colour, on June 2nd via Young Turks. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Billie Black – Music Box

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“Music Box” is the fundamentally appealing beat-centered melodic antique-music-box-accented Billie Black track that is based upon a seductive all encompassing R&B vocal hook and rock steady deeply-sultry beat. Miss Black’s vital slightly-cautious vocals are very engrossing on new track “Music Box”; as are most songs led by the promising young West London vocalist extraordinaire who recently released her wonderful debut “Teach Me” EP which includes the seductively stellar late night synthed-out gem “Going Under” that we recently covered here on B3. Simply amazing. We love you Billie Black! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Gold Fields – Make Me Feel (Feat. KLP)

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The awesomely timeless Australian-electro act Gold Fields beautifully maintains their spot as one of our favorite groups on the planet with their new entrancing track “Make Me Feel” which has the signature GF blissfully-ethereal deep-house Je ne sais pas quoi that we have come to expect from the muti-talented awe-inspiring five-some. Gold Fields excels again with new original track “Make Me Feel” which explores a graceful combination of GF’s outstanding deep atmospherics and subtle male background vocal harmonies that are softly layered with the delicately-falling vocals of talented Sydney singer-songwriter KLP; who has been on a rising star trajectory of new releases this past year. We’re also into another KLP-featured Gold Fields track “Hold Me” which we were astounded by and discussed here in October 2014 as something between love and beyond amazing. B3 is stoked to see Gold Fields and KLP have hit a new stride in their collaborations with “Make Me Feel”, a track that is currently on repeat. Check out Gold Field’s Australian tour dates below which begin June 19th in Sydney. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Fri, 19th June
Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW

Sat, 20th June
Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT

Fri, 26th June
Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA

Sat, 27th June
Amplifier, Perth, WA

Sun, 28th June
The Newport, Fremantle, WA

Fri, 3rd July
Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC

Sat, 4th July
Howler, Melbourne, VIC

Fri, 10th July
Elsewhere Club, Gold Coast, QLD

Sat, 11th July
The Brightside, Brisbane, QLD

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Rihanna – BBHMM (Esta Remix)

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On the heels of his super catchy jazzy-instrumental-infused Masego colaboration “Childish People” (recently covered here on B3) LA producer and Soulection feature-artist esta. puts out rad new track “BBHMM” which is an attention grabbing beat-b-crazy banger twist on the new modern edge trap-infused Rihanna track “Bitch Better Have My Money”. We’re into it. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Sjowgren – Seventeen

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Sample the slow-paced harmonically-tailored beach pop vocal ease, lo-fi electric guitar fueled instrumental style and catchy hook-laden songwriting charms of Bay Area newcomer trio Sjowgren on their beautifully buoyant and centered new indie pop track called “Seventeen”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Swim Good & Merival – Since U Asked

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The latest iteration of Ryan Hemsworth’s long running Secret Songs series is a collaboration between Toronto producer Swim Good and vocalist Anna Horvath a/k/a Merival. Set on a looping piano figure and a sweeping cinematic whirl, “Since U Asked” is a neat bit of shimmery electronic chamber pop that deserves your tension.

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06-17-15

Joe Hertz – Ashes (Feat. Liv)

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The sunset soul of “Ashes” is the latest track from London producer and songwriter Joe Hertz. Featuring the summer-kissed vocal of Liv, “Ashes” traffics in the breezy beats vaguely R&B house that is right now at peak trend. We do love “Ashes”.

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Foals – What Went Down

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New Foals! The UK fivesome took to Annie Mac’s R1 show last night to debut the steady rocking title track from their forthcoming James Ford-produced LP What Went Down. WWD is in stores August 28.

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Krs & Romby – Cha Cha (Feat. Tierra Wilson) (D.R.A.M.)

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Electro producer and Noir Sound founder Krs. teams up with TX producer pal Romby and songstress/guitarist Tierra Wilson on a beautifully understated beat-enhanced acoustic-vibe fix of hip-hop track of the moment “Cha Cha” from VA indie artist D.R.A.M.. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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