Dutch Producer Full Crate puts on for the b3sci grown and sexy with new track “Without My Heart”. Carafe of champagne on the table, lights set low, vibe set to smooth. Result.
Full Crate – Without My Heart (Feat. David Simmons)Full Crate 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Here comes an ass kicking all the way from Oslo, Norway. It’s the headringing female-fronted grunge punk of Scandinavians Dark Times. This is “Distrust”.
Dark Times 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Here’s a fresh bit of A+ synth pop from Berlin artist Thomas Azier. Somewhere between Phoenix, Passion Pit & a billion other bands Azier’s “Metropolitan Tribe” wins on melody. It’s one head-nodder after another, verse to chorus to verse.
Thomas Azier – Metropolitan TribeThomas Azier 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
Lo-fi warrior Viking Moses a/k/a Brendon Massei returns with new LP The Conquest Night. A simple, sincere song about loving the one you’re not necessarily with, “Follow Foreign Love” examples a uniqueness and vitality that sets Massei’s songs apart from others in its well-worn genre.
Viking Moses – Follow Foreign LoveViking Moses 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.0
You know b3sci reps its city. It’s 216 ’til our dying day. We know our Cleveland rap. We also know our good Cleveland rap. Familiarize yourself with CLE rapper SIR and his $$$ heater track “Like a Player”, produced by Tone-P.
SIR – Like a Player (Prod. Tone-P)SIR 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.2
PG dropped new track “Hood” today as part of the ramp up to the 20 Feb. release of his Put Your Back N 2 It (his spelling not ours) LP. The pensive, short, piano-driven “Hood” is another “nice song” win for the balladeer. Give it your attention below.
Perfume Genius – HoodPerfume Genius 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Say what you want about Wyclef Jean. (He’s an opportunist, he’s a liar, he’s a thief, etc) But the dude has always has a nice touch with production. Wyclef’s ability to wring out soul & groove (and that islands vibe!) from even the most soul-less of artists (Hello “Hips Don’t Lie”. Sorry Shakira! Still <3 you.) Here Wyclef lays down a bit of that classic sound (finger picked vaguely Spanish-sounding guitars & a minimalist two-step) for 18 yo and Pharrell co-signed artist Cris Cab. “Put In Work”.
Cris Cab – Put In Work (Prod. Wyclef & Sedeck)Cris Cab 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.0
Malaysian singer Yuna’s “Live Your Life” is one of the best tracks of 2012. (We know it’s early but just spin the record, you will see (hear) what we mean.) Remember where you heard it first.
Yuna – Live Your LifeYuna 
(Facebook)
Rating 9.0
Jhameel clearly isn’t afraid to tread in any ‘sacred’ territory of Pop music. His cover of Sir Paul’s “Blackbird” is a breathy and soulful adaptation that seems to share the same type of appreciation for The Beatles catalog as say, perhaps, a young MJ may have. Preview the song and watch his performance of it below.
Jhameel – Blackbird (Beatles Cover)Jhameel 
(Facebook)
The Beatles 
( iTunes)
Rating 8.2
Spector breathes new life into the single off of Florence and the Machine’s latest Ceremonials. Proving not only that “No Light, No Light” will enjoy the prosperous life that so many other great Flo tracks do, but also that the world has a new A-list producer to keep atop their radars.
Florence & The Machine – No Light No Light (Spector Ryan Gosling Mix)Spector (Facebook)
Florence & The Machine (Official and Purchase)
Rating: 9.2
By Trevor Meyer
Wirral’s finest, The Coral put a lovely spin on a Byrds classic. Somewhere in the Irish Sea, with his sail cascading in the wind, ship captain, seafarer, and musical savant, David Crosby is channeling the voice of James Skelly and drawing inspiration for his next nomadic tale (well, maybe not). The Coral are always at their best, and their rendition of “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” is right on cue.
The Coral – I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Byrds Cover)The Coral 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
“Big Jet Plane” is one of those songs that lends itself incredibly well to remixes. The simple, easily maleable melodic syncopations, it’s soulful/tuneful vocals, many of the right ingredients that make for the best indie pop remixes are here. That said, LA’s David Dann is certainly not the first producer to attempt to harness “Big Jet Plane”s extensive remix resources (a quick search of hypem brings up a shitload of “BJP” mixes). But just because the ingredients are great does not that A-level remix make. (again flip through that hypem search …if you dare) David Dann brings it here though with easily one of the best 2 or 3 remixes of this song we’ve heard. The hooks are big, the dynamics are great, and the tuneful-ness of the original is tastefully applied in the track. Thumbs up from us.
Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (David Dann Remix)David Dann (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
