21-year old UK singer Samm Henshaw is maybe the best vocalist to emerge in indie music so far this year. Gifted with a D’Angelo-esque falsetto and John Legend-level sense of melody, ballad-y track “Better” is indicative of an artist that has very little between him and stardom. Samm Henshaw will release his debut EP “The Sound Experiment” on July 17.
Samm Henshaw 
(Soundcloud)
UK band Kins return on July 6 with a new EP “Cyclical” on East City Records. “Young” is a clattering, inventive, urgent bit of well-constructed guitar rock centered thematically on an immediate real quality that is very refreshing in the context of current independent music.
Kins (Soundcloud)
Johnny Delaware is sort of modern troubadour. The South Dakota-bred now South Carolina-based songwriter crafts organic, uniquely arranged songwriter pop, full of gumption and broad emotive quality as exampled on brand new track “Truth”. As part of a split 7″ for Hearts and Plugs Records with alt-country artist Susto, “Truth” explores soaring instrumentation and subtle electronic elements within the songwriter idiom packaged up in a sweeping tune that we love. Sample the B3 Premiere of Johnny Delaware’s “Truth” below and head to Hearts and Plugs’ website here to pre-order the new split 7″.
Johnny Delaware 
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Stockholm-based newcomer MIYNT sets Brit’s iconic hit to a dusty grey-chromatic stage on new dirge-styled cover of “Baby One More Time”.
MIYNT 
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Get into the mood setting late-night summertime chill-zone of lovely new “Heart Smile” the brightly-laced synth-driven R&B-vocaled house jam from Toronto artist, singer-songwriter JAHKOY. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
JAHKOY 
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Male-female artist duo Made in Heights, who recently hit B3SCI pages for their sultry superbly animated track “Slow Burn”, continue to excel at making catchy atmospheric electro-pop on their gorgeous flippant-vocaled synth-stylized new track “Pop It In 2”; which creatively combines the duo’s artistic penchant for mixing stellar vocals (both members sing) and a big-beat enhanced pop sound. Fresh fun-loving dance-based pop track “Pop It In 2” is off the recently released Made In Heights’ full-length album Without My Enemy What Would I Do. Reviewed by Erin Shay
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Danish band M.I.L.K. make their online debut with the dreamy and soulful “If We Want To”. Built on warm, spiraling, summer synth pads, and a breezy horn-hook, “If We Want To” marks a strong debut from this Copenhagen-based collective.
M.I.L.K. 
(Soundcloud)
Synkro is the UK electronic producer who we featured back in April for his darkly dramatic Lyves collaboration “Body Close”. On his newest release “Million Nights” (which is a remix of the Phoenix Pearl-vocaled track from Hungarian electronic duo Gelka), Synkro fashions a brilliant down-tempo weave of hazy tranced-out male vocals, delicate trap-based beats and a memorizing deep-bass under-layer atmospheric vibe that stays true to his soulful, delicately emotive production style and signature subtle instrumental verve. Synkro’s new beautiful remix of “Million Nights” is available now on Gelka’s “Million Nights” EP which features remixes of the same track from the perspective of other artists. Check it out. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Synkro (Facebook)
The genre of “Drake leak” is at a volume peak right now as the ramp up to Aubrey’s Views From the 6 LP is in full motion. The Tinashe-assisted “On a Wave” follows Beyonce-collab “Can I” in a simiarly styled latter-days “40” minimalist feel. A simple melange of piano and a four bar synth figure carry much of the track’s instrumental weight while D & T rhyme poetic on the subject “my schedule is busy”. “On a Wave” is great and probably our favorite of the post-Nothing Was the Same Drake tracks. If you’re not into Drake, we can’t be friends.
Drake (Twitter)
Warwickshire 18-year old and recent Hand in Hive-signee Keyes releases an expertly constructed and standout debut in the form of the perfect pop of “Veins”.
Keyes (Soundcloud)
Zone out to the brightly simmering trance-y style of UK producer Morrt, also known as Josh Mortimer, on his cheery video-game accented remix of Tinashe’s too-hot-to-trot track “2-on”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
MORRT (Soundcloud)
Born in Devon UK but raised in Australia, Emmi, already a known commodity within the industry after working on the writing of tracks for Little Nikki and Leona Lewis makes her online debut with first original track “My Kinda Swag”. Operating in channel firmly anchored to 90’s R&B (think Aaliyah and Mary J. Blige), Emmi ably adds a modern and personal spin on that sound with the fresh “My Kinda Swag”.
Emmi (Soundcloud)
