To mark their summer tour with The Neighbourhood, favorites JMSN release a new 7-incher “Fool”. The dreamy, a bit more far off in sound “Fool” further shows the BK band’s versatility and ability to move between style with skill and ease.
Rating 8.1
To mark their summer tour with The Neighbourhood, favorites JMSN release a new 7-incher “Fool”. The dreamy, a bit more far off in sound “Fool” further shows the BK band’s versatility and ability to move between style with skill and ease.
Rating 8.1
It’s been years and Franz Ferdinand is finally back upon us with a new single from their forthcoming late-August Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action album. It’s got the bouncy hooks and jangly strums you’d expect from the Glasgow boys. This track was produced by Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip. Look for a US tour this coming October. By Bruce Rave
anz Ferdinand — Right ActionPrimal Screen 
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Temple Songs, not to be mistaken with Temples, (well actually it wouldn’t be the worst thing that could happen as you’ll probably like them both) is a great little noisy psych band from Manchester. “Dinosaur Alley” is the b-side to “Passed Caring” another swirling lo-fi pop gem which is out July 1st on RIP Records. Let Temple Songs soundtrack you morning/afternoon/evening and be happy. By Nathan Hetherington
Temple Songs 
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Rating: 8.3
Welcome Philly R&B band Marian Hill to B3SCI. We’ve been spinning the brilliantly simple “Whisky” the entire week. Perhaps what’s most refreshing about “Whisky” and Marian Hill is there’s no “winking” or “hand waving” to the more blog friendly tropes of the current wave of R&B, “Whisky” doesn’t try to be anything more than what it is: a really really great song that also happens to be R&B. Very well done.
Marian Hill – WhiskyMarian Hill
: (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
We hipped you to Lionlimb earlier this year and their awesome track for “Bound Widths”. “Rot”, the title track from the Chicago band’s upcoming EP, is it’s second single. Dreamy but still firmly rooted to more earthly persuasions (incl. an incredibly catchy set of choruses and some great leads as played-through-a-giant-hose guitar work), “Rot” is very very strong indeed. Dear Lionlimb, We need that EP in our email ASAP! Help a bro out, Thx.
Lionlimb 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
DOM Kennedy lets go this summery vibin’ loosie from a recent mixtape project with DJ Mustard (who is also the track’s producer). We’re into it.
Dom Kennedy: (Official) (Myspace) (Twitter)
Rating: 8.4
Sophie Jamieson a new artist out of London UK and her debut EP “Where” are very very impressive. A lovely cinematic mix of folk melody and dramatic dynamic instrumentation, Sophie’s music ably stands out from a relatively crowded genre by the sheer quality of its writing and instrumentation. On “Where”, we’re seemingly drawn in by every verse, chorus and turn of tune; track four of the EP’s five total “I Don’t” with its simple pensive beauty is our pick from the set. Love.
Sophie Jamieson (Facebook)
Rating: 8.3
Producer Sombear a/k/a Now Now drummer Bradley Hale suits Antwon up on some space ape w/ his after hours regret mix of our man Antwon’s “Dark Denim”. Drunk James Brown.
Sombear 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
Nottingham UK act Amber impresses w/ the both melodically lyrically very strong “Kites”. Still quite young, the band (the oldest member is 20) met at university only last year, sound very ready to make an immediate impact w/ their lo-fi meets destined-for-arenas sized songs. Sample “Kites” from Amber’s debut “Noah” EP below.
Amber (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
Yeah, we can get into this. Leather Corduroys is the new collaborative project of Save Money collective rappers and b3 faves Joey Purp and Kami De Chukwu. First track “Prophet” glides along on a vibed down sax-led beat that does well in feel and tempo to showcase the rhyming skills of emcees.
Leather Corduroys (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Ah yes, Washed Out. The mellifluous Ernest Greene promised an update in sound for LP two (titled Paracosm) and while lead single “It Feels Alright” didn’t 100% grab us, second track “Don’t Give Up”, with it’s 70’s coke plate meets 2010’s synth-led isolation, most definitely does. Sample “Don’t Give Up” below and get psyched for Paracosm out August 13th on Sub Pop.
Washed Out 
: (Facebook)
Rating: 8.0
Lovely. The mighty Eliza and the Bear knock out another fantastic track w/ the triumphant drama of new track “Friends”. “I got friends, I got family here”, be prepared to not only be shouting that line by the second or third chorus but expect to have it in yr head for at least the rest of today (it’s definitely stuck in ours). Absolute A+. We need more music, guys!
Eliza and the Bear 
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Rating 8.2
