Scottish band Prides & B3 Records’ Powers paired up Tuesday for a show at The Echo in L.A. as part of Neon Gold’s Popshop West. B3SCI’s photog in L.A. Russ Ramos was there to shoot a cool set of photos from the gig which are available for your perusal below.
Prides 
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POWERS 
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Fave JackLNDN keeps his foot on the feel good remix vibes accelerator with the latest iteration of his dance-friendly summer-soaked sound on new mix for L.A. house-man Le Youth’s “Touch”.
JackLNDN 
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Sample the warm & emotive and expertly crafted R&B of ROBB‘s “Feeble Lines”, the Austrian act’s third track online.
ROBB 
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“Just Words”, the new track from UK band The Night VI, probes the more R&B-side of the band’s sound with terrific results. The bit of melody in the chorus where keyboardist Kristy Burglass turns to falsetto and sings “are you saying something real” is just perfection. Look for a new EP, of which “Just Words” will be apart of, from The Night VI in September.
The Night VI (Facebook)
The stalwarts/juggernaut of UK house Groove Armada announce first LP in five years, Little Black Book and stream soulful/thoughtful new track “Alright”. Look for Little Black Book on July 6 via the Moda Black label.
Groove Armada (Soundcloud)
guns is 24 year old Trondheim, Norway native Gunhild Jarwson Tekle. Debut track “Ricochet” matches dreamy neatly constructed production to already impressive songcraft (that chorus hook is something very serious indeed) and a broad, diffuse yet complementary, palette of influences including Kate Bush, Blood Orange and ABBA. Stream the B3 Premiere of “Ricochet” from guns below.
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17 year old dePresno from Norway’s second city of Bergen (home to artists like Kings of Convenience, Royksopp, and Datarock) is very impressive on debut track “Forever”. Merging an aesthetically Krule-esque vocal (and hairstyle) to inventive multi-chromatic production (the range of sounds and ideas on “Forever” is particularly notable), “Forever” is a standout special debut.
dePresno (Soundcloud)
Goldroom teams with favorite vocalist George Maple (whom GR originally penned the track with) on a kinetic re-imagining of song “Embrace” for new EP “It’s Like You Never Went Away”
Goldroom (Facebook)
Lose yourself in the cinematic scratchy haze, delicate melody and raw-edge industrial-vibed beats of new ambient music producer Alicks. on his enchanting beauty track “Empathy” which teeters well artistically on a fine balance between a delicate slow building synthesized dream-state and a more grounding and expressive percussive clamor that each work beautifully in unison to capture the emotional meaning of the title. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Alicks (Soundcloud)
New to the London R&B scene is former street dance teacher ASHA who is out this week with debut single “We Can Do This”. Maybe most striking about “We Can Do This” is the richness and emotional resonance of ASHA’s alto vocal which exhibits a depth of tone that took hold of us nearly immediately. That and “We Can Do This” is quite a strong song; stream it below.
ASHA (Soundcloud)
Get absorbed in the cool reverberant 50/60’s rock underground vibe, dreamy screech-ed out vocals and western-style guitar twang of excellent new classics-influenced indie gem “I Wanna Be A Girl”; which is a fresh slice of good old-fashioned fun-loving cross-dressing rock and roll from Aussie six piece band The Pinheads (who are signed with hometown Wollongong imprint Farmer & The Owl).
The Pinheads 
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We’re into “Flirt” a perfectly hazy pop tune from Auckland, New Zealand artist Boycrush. With the assistance of NZ pal foursome Yumi Zouma and NZ producer Madiera, new act Boy Crush excels with a flawless mesh of drum accents, simmering beats and slightly-mumbled sing-songy lyrics which are dipped in a lovely vibe of emotional truth. “Flirt” is the newest single from Boy Crush’s ‘Girls On Top’ EP that is out May 27th. Reviewed by Erin Shay
Boycrush 
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