Spainish band The Parrots garner our attention with their gritty primitive vocals and hazy garage instrumentals on excellent new indie rock song “I’m Not Alone” which is from the trio’s new “Weed for The Parrots” EP that is slated to release in June. Reviewed by Erin Shay
Maya Jane Coles’ Nocturnal Sunshine project, the author of the break from Nicki Minaj’s “Truffle Butter”, teams with band Chelou for an anxious new bit of grimy-edged dark pop on “Believe”. MJC’s debut LP as Nocturnal Sunshine is out May 25.
Talented new electro/pop artist, singer/producer Tashka, who was recently featured on the awesome breakout future-garage track “Gold” by fellow Aussie Ludun, brings a beautifully straightforward spunk to her knockout vocals on the bright and poppy synth-infused track “Taken”. Reviewed by Erin Shay
Hatian-born Canadian-based hip-hop heavy and beatmaker Kaytranada keeps the vibe lively with a sing-songy vocal style and the staccato drum accents of Canadian act Bad Bad Not Good on his new dreamy bass-centric remix of “The Right Time”; which is the disco-dance party flavored funk track by new Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One collaboration, Tuxedo. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
We are very pleased to announce “No Mind No Money”, the new single from UK band Beach Baby, as a release on B3SCI Records. The 7″ will be out June 23 (Chess Club Records will be releasing in the UK); details including purchasing info can be found here.
UK remix hot hand JackLNDN adds another star remix trophy to increasingly crowded case with a subtly dance-y and cooly soulful new mix for newcomer popstress Montgomery.
Lose yourself in the smooth poetic style and gorgeous vocals of B3 favorite artist male-female duo Made In Heights (who recently went viral with track “Panther”) on their new sultry, superbly animated track “Slow Burn” which is off “Without My Enemy What Would I Do” EP, out May 26th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
B3SCI is stoked to announce that we’ve partnered with Cult Records to release, “Regeneration”, the debut U.S. single from UK band INHEAVEN. Details on purchasing the 7″ vinyl single which is out now and includes a free INHEAVEN-created fanzine with each purchase can be found here. The band will play a set of dates in the UK in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Brighton in a few weeks (info follows). Stream “Regeneration” b-side “Slow” and check the brand new vid for “Regeneration” below.
5/28 – Shipping Forecast – Liverpool
5/29 – Soup Kitchen – Manchester
5/30 – Brudennell Social Club – Leeds
6/1 – Green Door Store – Brighton
House vet Dr. Fresch elects for a darker stepped-up edge on remix for Jason Burns production with Sarah Winters’ “Lightweight”. For the mix, Fresch infuses a four-on-the-floor beat, and slightly metallic grimier synths to add a cool dynamic to more far-off feel of the original track. We are into it.
“Where You Goin'” is new from Allentown PA band The Yetis upcoming 5-song EP “Lonely Tandem Ride” which will be released this summer as a cassette on Lollipop Records.v “Where You Goin'”, which we like very much, excels on its feel-good melodic phrases and sunny 60’s pop-ref’ing shimmer. Stream the B3 Premiere of “Where You Goin'” below and look for a Ryan Ohm-directed video for EP track “Mysterion” coming soon.
Oh Wonder continue an incredible run of amazing soul-filled music with the May installation of their project to release one track a month for a year; which has so far been a dynamite introduction to the duo’s music under their new name (previously Wonder Wonder) and a solid lead in to their debut album which is out in September. Reviewed by Erin Shay.