Welcome Owen Rabbit out of Melbourne AU to B3SCI. “Denny’s”, not about the home of the $8 Grand Slam Slugger, is the follow-up to Mr. Rabbit’s cool breakthrough debut “Holy Holy” (which we somehow missed! oops!). “Denny’s” is a glitchy heavily-syncopated indie pop number with some clever and subtly very catch pop hook construction underneath. We dig that and we dig “Denny’s”. Listen below.
Owen Rabbit (Soundcloud)
B3 lauded Auckland NZ collective LEISURE follow up their artfully arranged catchy-accessible tune “Hot Love” with a golden-guitar grooved new one called “Take It To The Top”, which caught our ear with its strong-melodics, technicolor synth accents and absolutely-LEISURE instrumentally stunning bass-heavy boogie-down good vibes. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
LEISURE (Soundcloud)
Hydeout Productions, the folks behind now deceased B3-favorite Japanese hip-hop maverick Nujabes, surprises fans with the release of a new brilliantly lyrical jazzy-horn-laced instrumentals-centered remix of L-Universe’s spin on “Asteroid Love”, Nujabes’ excellent rhyme flowing hip-hop soundscape from back in the day (very good track as well). We’re marveling at the song’s quintessential pure-genius Nujabes smoothness and relaxing sunny-day sentiments. Superb. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Nujabes (Soundcloud)
Goodbye Tomorrow got my attention when they released their debut album A Journey Through the Mind of a Non Believer a couple of months ago. Goodbye Tomorrow is the definition of the artistic idea that work rather than hype speaks for itself. Virtually everything is unknown about who Goodbye Tomorrow is except for their music, their mission, and where they are from. The song displayed: “2 Many” is a production heavy expression of defiance whose lyricism sets out to deconstruct societal norms. Check them out on their Goodbye Tomorrow Live Beta Test tour coming to Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.
Goodbye Tomorrow (Soundcloud)
Ahhhh, yes, those refreshing tones eminating from your Soundcloud player are from the very happily received around B3 return of Bibio and new track “Petals”. The song constructed around a plaintive melody and a hushed repeated picked guitar melody, “Petals” is one of those self-evidently beautiful tracks that just immediately grabs hold of your innate great melody receptors in your subconscious. Very good.
Bibio (Soundcloud)
New-to-B3 NY/LA duo Wayfarers (a.k.a. Katie Cecil and Anthony Purpura) turn in a fetching new sugary-enthusiastic chipper-vocals-led radio-ready indie-pop treat entitled “Colors”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Wayfarers (Soundcloud)
BAIO aka Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio is readying a remix release called “The Expansion Pack” for his September-released The Names record and a standout from the lot is this minimalist cinematographic mix from producer/artist Samuel Proffitt. Proffitt reduces down “Sister of Pearl” to its most fundamental rudiments, it’s melody and cadence and focuses them through a setting of spare piano and spacious instrumentation. It’s a neat turn at the track that we’re digging. Enjoy the B3 Premiere of Samuel Proffitt’s remix for BAIO’s “Sister of Pearl” below.
BAIO (Soundcloud)
Samuel Proffitt (Soundcloud)
Here’s a Seattle 3-piece that’s hard rock, psychedelic, slightly retro, dancy, and much more. The Gods Themselves list their genre as Psychedelic Dance Music and the bottom line is they sound fresh as hell on “Tangerines” from their Pink Noise album. If you’re hooked on guitar hooks, this track will probably slay you. The tune launches with a winning riff that you’ll swear you’ve heard a million times–but it’s slightly bent. There are a few curve balls in this tune, such as the sudden synth solo that feels like a cool lemonade on a hot day. I find their music goes well with The Dead Weather, with Astra Elane’s raw rock guitars and vocals. They just completed a tour of the Pacific Northwest. No further dates are listed but let’s hope they hit some more distant destinations very soon. Reviewed by Bruce Rave.
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The Gods Themselves (Facebook)
Last June, B3 began covering the dynamics-loaded dancehall-heavy perspective of distinct-talent Toronto producer, Noir Sound founder, and bootleg-rework style-setter Krs.. We also really dig his compelling and sexy tropical-mode dance-grind-oriented joint-rework with Kingston-Jamaica artist Runkus called “Dubba” (which is based off of the lovely aacoustic-guitar-saturated collaboration Mama’s Gun duet “In Love With You” from Erykah Badu and Stephen Marley). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Krs. 
(Soundcloud)
Perk up your day with Michigan-based indie/psychedelic/sunwave producer Leo on his r&b-infused indie pop gem “Murf”; a dreamy vocals-driven beauty that impresses us with a nicely understated mix of synth-textured reverb-laced psych-guitar-spun instrumentals awash in a pleasantly-catchy sublime-array of lulling lyrical-poetics and melodious-harmonic vocal dynamics. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Leo (Facebook)
German producer Mogli turns a spacesoul frame to Aussie band Parcels’ great “Clockscared” track. Maybe what we dig most about Mogli’s mix is how he has chosen to set the melody from the original track. Forging an expansive margin for the vocal tune to really scintillate through the mix, the melody is expertly set up to really wow in each line. (One mark of a truly special remix). A++
MOGLI (Soundcloud)
Leeds, Britain based five-piece guitar band turned electronic collective Vessels (who we covered in February for their stunning loop-driven instrumental “Echo In”) fashion a vibrant-mesmerising multi-faceted multi-dimensional natural-effects-driven mystical world-music soundscape rework of “Vaapen” from Oslo artist Snasen. Incredible track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Vessels (Soundcloud)
