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Track Reviews

Tango In The Attic – Mona Lisa Overdrive

Contributed By Nathan Hetherington

“Mona Lisa Overdrive” is Tango in the Attic’s second single from their forthcoming album, Sellotape, and comes with an accompanying video featuring footage from their time at SXSW this year. What we’ve heard so far from the new album points towards an altogether nosier, garage sound than the debut Blank Place Locomotive Society whilst hanging on firmly to their energetic pop qualities. Sellotape will be out on May 28th.

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Rating 8.3

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05-10-12

Wildcat! Wildcat! – Mr. Quiche (The Dirty Tees Official Remix)

The Dirty Tees get elegant and EDM dirty with the b3sci fave from Wildcat! Wildcat! Awww yeah, you know what to do!

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Rating 8.5

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05-07-12

B3SCI PREMIERE! The Temper Trap – Need Your Love (No Ceremony Remix)

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Manchester collective No Ceremony have just dropped this official remix of “Need Your Love” from The Temper Trap’s brand new self-titled LP. The track is a mean variation, both melodic and fierce, it’s a banger for the books, and B3SCI has got your premeire. Get into it!

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Rating 8.4

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reviewed by
05-07-12

Harlan – Native Son [EP]

Contributed by Chris Gedos

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Harlan’s Native Son EP is a delightful pop carousel, one of my fav EPs as of late, with heady hooks to be enjoyed by music lovers of all ages. Per the Echo: “It has been described as Prince meets Genesis meets Shuggie Otis.” However, songs like “I Never” also show off a Nilsson Schmillson variety involving the rare juxtaposing of whimsicality and self-seriousness. Sprinklings of da Doobie Bros and Jamiroquai can be detected as well. We’re mightily stoked here @ B3SCI for his May residency at the Echo, one of the more exciting in recent memory. Harlan can hit all the notes and plays just about every instrument as well. And right when you think you’ve heard it all, there’s that desert rock guitar on the EP’s title track. Absolutely righteous!

Harlan – I Never

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Rating 8.5

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reviewed by
05-05-12

The Temper Trap – Stay (U2 cover)

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The Temper Trap bring the Zooropa standard into their framework for a moment, while covering of a song, that unlike covering just any great song, has featured Bono’s voice. Kudos adaptation.

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Rating 8.22

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05-05-12

RAVE’S FAVES! The Envy Corps – Ms. Hospital Corners

Contributed by Bruce Rave

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If you are longing for some fresh Muse, this band by way of Iowa just might help you through the drought. The Envy Corp. definitely have that vibe with some Radiohead mixed in. They are a complex band with depth that requires some attention, and the groove will really begin to stick with you about halfway through the song. A couple of listens have worked for me. Think Muse with a groove on “Ms. Hospital Corners”.

The Envy Corps – Ms. Hospital Corners

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Check out Bruce’s “Go Deep” show on Fridays 1-3 pm Pacific, 4-6 pm Eastern, 9-11pm GMT. Also listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.

Rating 8.4

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reviewed by
05-05-12

East Americans – Famous Alcoholics

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Kind of a rad record.

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Rating 8

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reviewed by
05-03-12

TIX GIVEAWAY: Ben Browning w/ Blondfire, Sotto Voce, Warships + Steffi Graf (DJ Set) @ Central SAPC in Santa Monica this Friday!

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Many know Ben Browning for his dance floor busting bass chops in Cut Copy. Most recently though, Ben has been making noise with his new solo and nostalgic tinged electro pop debut EP titled Lover Motion. SoCals can catch him perform songs from the EP, as well as his single “I Can’t Stay” alongside support from up and comers Blondfire, Sotto Voce (featuring Anthony Burulcich of The Bravery), Warships and a DJ set from Steffi Graf this Friday at Central S.A.P.C.

We’ve got one pair of tickets to giveaway for this hot Friday night show! To win email us here and let us know that you want the Ben Browning hook up! We will pick our winner at random on Friday, day of the gig. You can get additional details on the show at Central S.A.P.C. Good luck!

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05-03-12

Metric – Youth Without Youth

Contributed by Erin Shay

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Metric hits it loud with their newly released single from their up and coming album Synthetica, officially out in June. Youth Without Youth is rowdy, large and totally in charge. This kick ass song is a roaring expression of youthful angst with all the carefree sensibility of seventies sleaze. Huh?! You will have to take our word for it. Turn that hell raiser up and go wild!

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Rating 8

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reviewed by
05-02-12

YUCK – Chew

Contributed by Erin Shay

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UK-based foursome Yuck showcased their 2011 debut self-titled album and new single “Chew” during a relaxed late afternoon set at Coachella a few weeks back. The track comes from the band’s forthcoming (little known-about) release and is booming and outrageous. Definitely a good sign on the horizon for the endearing young band.

In general, Yuck are an extremely likable 90’s musical omelet with a drawn out psychedelic vibe and just the right amount of raucousness, distortion and understated enthusiasm to remind one of the Pumpkins, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. These cats are definitely worth checking out for their flavored, playful lyrics, spaced out lulls and shrieking guitars. The group are also known for a compelling aesthetic and extremely groovy album art, compliments of vocalist Daniel Blumberg.

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Rating 8

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reviewed by
05-02-12

2:54 – Creeping

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Blogo-noisers 2:54 recently debuted a new single titled “Creeping“. Amongst all the rave, 2:54 will open for The XX at their comeback gig in London on May 15th. Take a step back and the music speaks for itself.

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05-02-12

The Ruminaters – Timmy

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Along with quite a few other things, The Ruminaters bring a little of that Strokes friendly swing back to garage rock with “Timmy”. The young four piece out of Sydney definitely know their way around some raucous. Grunge-tim-tim#TIMMMAYY

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Rating 7.8

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reviewed by
05-02-12