The east coast electronica duo Marian Hill have put out “Subtle Thing,” a pop-y drum and bass track. The instrumentation is a tasteful testament to the old “less is more” proverb. Samantha Gongol’s signature vocals caress your ears like velvet as mutilated bits of her voice pop in and out of existence. The group is expertly creating their own brand of minimalist EDM.
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New from Dublin-based LAOISE is the superb “Bother”. “Bother” is A+ pop fitted with cool and varied instrumentation and powered by the locomotion of hook after hook after hook whirling by in a most potent and listenable succession.
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The title track from Galapaghost’s new album Pulse is a stirring ode to the attack at the Orlando nightclub back in June of 2016. While the tune suffers from some heavy-handed lyrics, reverberating guitar spins outward, as if remembering those lost. Mallet-like percussion takes you by the hand, and the track locks onto the tenderness of the tragedy. It’s a dark, pop ballad that awards listeners a dose of true reverence—and, man, do we need it.
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Duos such as Sylvan Esso, Phantogram, and Oh Wonder have done wonderful work combining pop and electronic genres with a dark and sensual twist. Picking up where those guys left off, the Parisian duo Saavan recently unleashed some high energy vocals and production on their latest single, “Like Fire.” Expertly melding laid back and up beat vibes, this single is sure to make some sizable waves. Check it out and unleash the fire in you.
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B3 is very pleased to premiere “Jimmy” a self-titled track from newcomer artist Jimmy. Constructed around a lyrical narrative and notion that the individual is composed of many disparate selves each obscured in varying degrees by external and internal pressures of expectation and ego “Jimmy” is, in addition, a very strong well-written pop song. “There are many sides to James”. Stream the B3 Premiere of “Jimmy” below.
If you’re looking for a track to take you on a silky smooth journey, look no further. When I first heard this track, I was entranced. I honestly stopped everything I was doing and just listened. Kali Uchis’ r&b styled vocals paired with funky, soulful rhythms and bass tracks builds the most beautiful duo.
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Sam Moss of the artist collective and label Lost Honey Records has released a new single in anticipation of his upcoming LP, Neon. “Flowers” is a stunning testament to Moss’s expertise as both a singer/songwriter and a talented instrumentalist. The track shines as tender and accessible folk. While his music has reached NPR, Fader, and WXPN, his audience is still growing—and deservedly so.
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The five-member group Optimystical has released “Heaven,” a new single with flavors of experimental hip-hop, alternative R&B, and indie pop. Frontman Nutter Tut raps over a laid back drum track and dense synths skating back and forth between a buoyant and forewarning atmosphere. Nutter Tut ends his vocal blasting with a punch. “Will you learn to grow / heaven only knows / you grew up too fast / stop and smell a rose.”
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One of the year’s best songs thusfar is the deep in the reverb and infinitely soulful “Unbothered” from Omar Apollo. Bolstered by an A+ vocal, Apollo’s timing and diction is particularly strong here, “Unbothered” is the sort of wistful but still uplifting soulful pop song B3 dreams are made of. Don’t miss it.
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It’s Misch O’Clock. You know Tom Misch. The purveyor of cool English pop with a jazzy bent. Mr. Misch’s latest is “Water Baby” a piano-driven midtempo number built on sunny staccato major chords that has us pining for SF in springtime.
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Waterford IE outfit O Emperor channel Talking Heads and an Afrobeat-influenced rhythm track on jabby head-nodder “Make It Rain”.
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The Ghost of Helags have just dropped “Anthem (We Came From The Stars),” a new single from the Scandinavian dream pop duo written to commemorate the city of Berlin as a multidimensional hub of aspiring artists, societal outcasts, and other sprites hovering in between the worlds. Björk-like vocals ride atop reverb drenched cello and thumping drum tracks that seem to burst from all corners. The atmosphere is wistful and daydreamy, as if grasping for something not quite in reach.
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