The awesome Ghostly International will release Escapements, the new LP from Brooklyn band Beacon, in February. “Preserve” as a track sounds quite modern, almost as if it came from five-ten years in the future (no joke “Preserve” really sounds like what indie dance music might sound like in 2020), the synthesis on “Preserve” of a varying textures of R&B, dance, elsewhere is quite new (and refreshingly so). Don’t miss out.
Beacon (Soundcloud)
B3 fave dance-vibe mood-setter LO’99 wows us with a mind boggling barrage of synth-heavy instrumentals and an immense bass line groove on his intense new catchy-hooked percussion-accented ambient sizzler “Step”, a remix for Aussie act Crooked Colours. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
LO’99 (Soundcloud)
B3 favorite artist Tom Misch turns in an incredible new brilliant-toned funk-beat-textured hip-hop-picturesque vintage-jingle vibe-y new wonder that we love called “Twinkle Twinkle”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Tom Misch 
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“Solar” is the debut track online from Reading UK newcomers HAIZE. Best pals with Sundara Karma in the Reading scene, the quartet (all aged 18 years!) operate (much like SK) within a space of instrumentally artful indie ruddered by a strong command pop hook writing and song structure. In talking about the anthemic track’s origins HAIZE described “Solar” as “the first song to come together properly as a band. It’s all our favourite live song to play and is always sure to make us let loose at the end of a set.” and lyrically about “being stuck in the middle ground when ending with someone and second guessing every feeling, but in the end realising whats best and having to deal with it. In a way it’s a heartbreak song but goes through all the stages you go through when it’s over with someone.” We’re pleased to B3 Premiere the debut track from the very promising HAIZE. Enjoy below.
HAIZE (Soundcloud)
“Sunburnt Through the Glass” is the second single from new band out of London PREP. While the details thusfar around the band are scant, the focus of familiarity through this track (“Sunburn Through the Glass”) is well executed on. Right, the kernel of nearly every great pop song is the melodic/structural familiarity of its main hook(s) (maybe it’s my own listening bias but there’s definitely a bit of School of Noel in the particular turns of the verse’s main vocal melody). Couple that with a modern Jungle, Honne, Leisure-styled chorus and you have a very likely candidate for a buzz track. We dig it.
PREP (Soundcloud)
B3’s beat maker favorite Sango brings in his signature melange of phenomenal sophisticated beats and meshes them seamlessly with whimsical Latin-pizzazz female vocals on lusophone new track “Dias Melhores” (we swear she’s saying zanahoria). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Sango (Soundcloud)
The awesome new track “Aspidistra” is the charismatically-artsy turbulent-synth-driven deep-house b-side dance track from Brighton-based MTA Records rep’d rising-star artist Braxton. Excellent. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Braxton (Soundcloud)
Lose yourself in fabulous disco-biased abandon with “Make Me Feel” a stunning vintage Blue Notes-sampling 70’s-vibe dance track which is first in a series of five disco edits from B3-featured NYC-based house/disco/soul production artist Figgy (who we discussed in March for his vibrantly catchy electro-soul dance revamp of Le Youth’s Brandy-sampling standout “Real”). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Figgy 
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Get familiar with Brisbane, AU multi-talented six-piece multi-instrumental dream pop group Yuuca who just released their amazing second original single “Melt” a mild-natured indie-instrumentals-driven track that we’re enjoying for its spectacular beautifully-emotive syrupy-sweet deep-dreamy harmonic layered vocal atmospheres. We indeed look forward to hearing more from new-find Yuuca (who we think sound a touch like the Sundays). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Yuuca (Soundcloud)
We’re caught up on the sensational dynamically-simple clamoring-metallic piano-drenched meld of lovely instrumental ambiances on “La Nuit” the latest jazz-inspired melodic beauty from B3 recent-highlight Canadian artist JOSEPH L’ÉTRANGER, a low-profile producer who we covered in September for his deeply soulful stunning-radiant jazzy-sultry luxurious-entrancing keyboard driven gem “Forest Shrine”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Joseph L’Etranger 
(Soundcloud)
“Án Mynda” (or in English “Without Form”) is the title track from SoCal-based artist Alek Fin’s very good just released new EP. Here, Fin connects with KCRW DJ (and one of our favorite DJs on the planet) Anthony Valadez for a stunning and quieting new mix for “Án Mynda”. Incorporating live instrumentation and a perfectly hewn timbre and sound fidelity, AV’s beautifully layered mix unwinds cool new textures of pieces of composition at each new turn of the track. We love it. Enjoy the B3SCI Premiere of Anthony Valadez’s remix of Alek Fin’s “Án Mynda” below.
Alek Fin (Soundcloud)
Anthony Valadez (Soundcloud)(Website)
Prepare to adore the languid-paced metallic-percussion-framed over-the-top emotive contemporary soul track “Lace” which is the latest demo from bright-promise new-to-B3 Sydney-based duo MOVEMENT. Reviewed by Erin Shay
MOVEMENT (Soundcloud)
