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Miya Folick – Strange Darling

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“Strange Darling” is the new dazzling-vocaled ethereal synth-tinged grunge-folk single from gifted OC singer-songwriter-musician Miya Folick who’s gorgeous, deeply moody all-consuming track “Talking With Strangers” B3SCI premiered in April. Miya has blown us away again with her amazing artistic sensibilities as both a musician and vocalist on “Strange Darling”; which she says is about meeting that special person who makes you say “Where did you come from? Are you an alien? I love you”. “Strange Darling” is a multidimensional catchy mesh of slide guitars, synth interludes and some one-of-a-kind dry-wit lyrics which thanks to the emotive Miya are wrought with that lovely authentic vulnerable vocal quality intrinsic and necessary to great folk music. After listening to all three of her tracks including B3 featured track “I Got Drunk”, we are totally digging the signature grunge-folk sound of Miya Folick which is something between Joan Baez and Fiona Apple in character. Enjoy! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Premiere: Green Buzzard – Zoo Fly

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Australian buzz act Green Buzzard will release their debut “Zoo Fly” single through Mermaid Avenue/Mom + Pop in the US on June 16 (on I OH YOU elsewhere). On “Zoo Fly”, the young Aussies wind through a varying sphere of guitar band influence from Oasis to the Stone Roses expertly hashing it down to a unique and modern and very catchy bit of rock songwriting. The track new video, which we are very pleased to premiere, explores further the 90’s aesthetic including a circle of Gallagher-esque poses and body contortions that would make “Our Kid” feel pretty “supersonic”. Stream the B3 Premiere of the video for “Zoo Fly” from Green Buzzard.

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LEISURE – Hot Love

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LEISURE’s debut track “Got It Bad” became a bit of thing on blogs back in April, ringing up 180k plays Soundcloud and topping the Hype Machine Popular Chart. Today, the Auckland NZ collective follow up “Got It Bad” with the equally strong and no less funky “Hot Love”. LEISURE hit that ideal nexus between accessibility and progressive arty arrangement and for us the most immediate comparison has to be the soul-driven electro of Jungle. Well done.

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Premiere: Jojee – I Don’t Give A

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“I Don’t Give A” is the debut track online for New York-based singer Jojee. “I Don’t Give A” which is produced by Hypem remix monster Mickey Valen cruises a summery, piano-led frame boosted by Jojee’s neat melodically cool alto. Jojee recently collaborated with electro hitmakers Savoy and Sound Remedy and is plotting further solo material in the very immediate future. Stream the B3 Premiere of “I Don’t Give A” from Jojee below.

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Rave’s Fave: Alabama Shakes – Miss You

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Is there anyone on a modern stage among newer artists that sings with more soul than Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes? That would be hard to imagine. Check out “Miss You”, a deeper track from the band’s sophomore Sound and Color album. It starts out quietly but sure doesn’t stay that way. While you’re at it, check out video from their Coachella sets, or their recent Jimmy Fallon appearance. Reviewed by Bruce Rave

Hear Bruce’s “Go Deep With Bruce Rave” weekly new music show on Indie1031/Los Angeles, KX 93.5-FM/Laguna Beach, and WSUM-FM/Madison. Details and archived shows can be found on his blog and be sure to follow Bruce on Twitter too!

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Wolf Alice – You’re a Germ

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UK band Wolf Alice move forward in the build-up to their forthcoming My Love Is Cool LP out June 22 on Dirty Hit with new stream “You’re a Germ”. On the track a compressed, tensely wound verse gives way to an out-sized hook-y chant-driven chorus (“eyes wide, eyes wide”). “You’re a Germ” is another powerful and effective mark to the My Love Is Cool tracklist.

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The Internet – Special Affair (E.DOZA Remix)

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Toronto-based beatmaker-producer and Bevstmode artist-collective member E.DOZA excels on his bright and lively percussion-laden trap-beat-enhanced “house-hop” bootleg of “Special Affair” from LA-based group The Internet. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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LO’99 – My Mind

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A beautifully bold weave of relentless deep house bass undertones, trappy high-hat percussion accents and sweet boisterous pop-dream vocals help to create an awesome dance-friendly dynamic on the new expansive electro gem “My Mind” from late-night-house producer/artist LO’99. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Superpoze – Ten Lakes

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Get entrenched in the potent deep house atmospheric scope and brilliantly soulful beat-laden-onslaught on new track “Ten Lakes” from Parisian electro producer Superpoze off his debut full length album Opening which is out now on Superpoze’s own label Combien Mille Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Oslo Parks – Dress For That

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We love the soft edged instrumental subtlety and authentically grounded old-style new wave vocals on new track “Dress For That” from Brighton-based indie duo Oslo Parks. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Rkwhy – Destiny

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Get into the Raekwon-esque chill-zone of new track “Destiny” the smooth and vocally gorgeous, melodic hip-hop track by seventeen year-old beat smith Rkwhy, who we recently featured on the B3 blog for his lush 8-song mixed-tape collaboration “Shrine” which he created with Atlanta artist .&.

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Giveaway: Seinabo Sey @ El Rey Theater, Los Angeles 06/09/15

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World conquering hero of buzzpop Seinabo Sey performs June 9 at the El Rey Theater in L.A. The Swedish Ms. Sey’s high drama dynamic pop has been the arch-favorite of music blogs and journos for the better part of a year with songs like “Pistols at Dawn” and “Younger” placing Seinabo at the top of Hypem, Spotify, etc charts. We’re stoked to offer two sets of two free passes (each accompanied with a CD copy of current release “For Madelein”) to two very fortunate readers. To win email our inbox here“>. We’ll draw the two winners on June 9. Details and ticket info for the Seinabo Sey El Rey show can be found here.

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