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Track Reviews

Laura Doggett – Moonshine (Gilligan Moss Remix)

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Laura Doggett’s “Moonshine” single gets another A-List remix, this time from Chicago-based Gilligan Moss. Moss, who topped the Hypem chart in April with his outstanding remix for Glass Animals, adds a diverse and progressive rhythm and instrumental construction around the Doggett single with A++ results.

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Rating 8.1

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11-04-14

Tei Shi – See Me

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“See Me” is the follow-up to Tei Shi’s Hypem #1 “Bassically”. Produced by Luca Buccellati and Dave Bayley of Glass Animals, “See Me” sits at the nexus of several diverse yet complementary styles (modern indie, dub, R&B, Scandinavian pop) and conveys an excellent stylistic foil to “Bassically”s palette and tempo. “See Me” is out now on Double Denim (UK) / Mermaid Avenue (US).

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Rating 8.4

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11-04-14

Fine Print – About You

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Anonymous UK artist(s) Fine Print make B3 debut on the dreamy soft touch R&B of “About You”. Fine Print’s track sits very much within the scope and realm of 2014 dance indie/R&B whatever you’d like to call it but excels in the originality department through its forward thinking arranging (hints of house and balearic-y elements creep in the mix) and unique instrumentation (try throwing a saxophone solo over “future beats” and not have it come off as hokey). 10/10.

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Rating 8.3

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11-04-14

Christina Perri – Burning Gold (Bit Funk Remix)

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I am somewhat shocked that Christina Perri hasn’t been on some more popular remixes in the blog world. Her voice almost seems like a perfect candidate for a proper Hypem-leaning flip. Enter Canadian (now Brooklyn based) Bit Funk who incorporates the catchy as hell chorus melody and swerving it from Perri’s original song throws a clinic on how to turn a pop song into a club smash. Reviewed by Brian Litwin

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Rating: 8.05486

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11-03-14

Golden Coast – Who We Are

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Can these dudes write a top line or what? Cali duo Golden Coast take flight on the anthemic “Who We Are”. Already impressing the masses with “Dream and an MPC” and “Break My Fall”, third track “Who We Are” keeps up the blistering pace of those previous two singles. Reviewed by Brian Litwin

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11-03-14

Premiere: Attaque – ON LY OU [Album Stream]

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Attaque is the ethereal pop project of techno artist Dominic Gentry (Kitsune, Turbo, Boys Noize). ON LY OU is the stunning debut album for Gentry as Attaque and showcases a superior lot of dreamy, visceral modern pop fixed within a frame of layered, pinpoint perfect rhythm tracks (the sort of breaks achievable by a dance vet). Single “Future Earth” with Native Young is one of the most accomplished tracks in its style this year as Gentry’s varied palette does well in helping forge a unique but immensely listenable and affecting sound. ON LY OU is available now for pre-order through Rough Trade and worldwide tomorrow 11/4. Stream the B3 Premiere of Attaque’s ON LY OU LP below.

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11-03-14

Premiere: Bat Manors – Manifest Destiny

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“Manifest Destiny” is the excerpted from Bat Manors a/k/a 20-year old Provo, UT songwriter Adam Klopp’s forthcoming debut LP Literary Weird. The LP, which is out January 26th on Bleed 101 Records, is a carefully constructed narrative of love gained and religion lost and the delicate acoustic and strings-driven “Manifest Destiny” sets the album’s stylistic frame. Stream the B3 Premiere of Bat Manors’ “Manifest Destiny”.

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Rating 8.2

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10-31-14

AQUILO – Human

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Aquilo are production duo from Silverdale UK that blend striking restrained production with cinematic and stirring melody and sweep. The SOHN-produced “Human” is second (following up “I Gave It All”) and title track from new EP. We’re very pleased to announce Aquilo’s “Human” EP as a release on B3SCI Records.

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Rating 8.3

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10-31-14

Angel Olsen – May As Well

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The stunning, spare, and Patsy Cline-esque “May As Well” is a bonus track on the upcoming Deluxe Edition of Angel Olsen’s Burn Your Fire For No Witness LP released earlier this year by Jagjaguwar.

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Rating 8.1

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10-30-14

Shivum Sharma – All These Years

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Shivum Sharma announces new EP for National Anthem. “All These Years”, the EP’s title track, is a heady bit of R&B-ish beat pop that especially stuns in its exquisite choruses. “All These Years” the EP is out December 8th.

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Rating 8.1

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10-30-14

Close Talker – For The Sun

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Saskatoon, Canada band Close Talker execute well on “For The Sun” in the UK-derived yearning indie genre that we at B3 adore very much. “For The Sun”s generally rhythm-driven composition provides the right frame for neat swerves of harmony and reverbed guitars that thematically weave nicely with the vocal melody’s rich tones. Close Talker’s sophomore LP Flux is out December 8th

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Rating: 8.7

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10-30-14

I, Aeronaut – Headphased Corner

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Sample the fuzz-washed space beats of SoCal artist I, Aeronaut and new track “Headphased Corner”

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Rating 8.5

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10-30-14