Skinner recently let loose this re-do of BFL’s blog-o-verse smash “Atlas Hands”. With a pace firmly electro; laid back female vocals supporting big synthetic beats, Mike Skinner basically delivers up to what BFL would sound like if he sang on a Streets record. Hows that retirement coming, Mike?
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Atlas Hands (Mike Skinner Remix) Doff of the hat to Details Of My LifeBenjamin Francis Leftwich 
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Rating 8.2
We are huge fans of Benjamin Francis Leftwich so we are super stoked to bring to you the North American premiere on his new track “1904”. The song, previewed from the forthcoming Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm LP, is a stunning piece of acoustic pop. Leftwich’s hushed vocal styling is framed by striking washes of accordion and harmony and held anchor by a simple percussive shuffle. Sample “1904”, as well as other tracks from Snowstorm below.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – 1904Benjamin Francis Leftwich : (Official) (Myspace) (Facebook)
Rating: 9.0
b3sci favorite Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s first proper single comes to us via the gorgeous “Box of Stones”. A simple acoustic guitar figure provides the frame for a stunning narrative about love and possession. We are into it.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Box of Stones
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Rating: 8.2
“See You Soon”, featured here from York UK (we totally thought he was American too!) singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s “Pictures” EP, is the sort of song that takes a tremendous talent to compose. The lyrical imagery; an empty jet bound for leaving, a light without a spark inside a car bound to see your friends; are specific but they’re also imagined in a way; images of a past love in a place that’s not you. The melodic lines are framed by simple guitar strums set to a simple downbeat. The spare guitar, the stark evocative images, the hushed melodies, it’s sort of becoming the BFL sound. We can dig that.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – See You SoonBenjamin Francis Leftwich: (Myspace) (Official)
Rating: 7.8
On “Pictures”, UK singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich paints the gentlest yet sobering of tunes. Weaving the subtlest of imagery between spare strums of a simple guitar figure, Leftwich is open here, he’s vulnerable. The tune draws you in, the melody keeps you, the song connects you.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Picturesrating: 8.3
York, UK’s Benjamin Francis Leftwich recently recorded this slow jams version of the Arcade Fire MTV 2 hit. We’re big fans of the 21 year old and his subtle yet cinematic approach to the singer-songwriter genre. We rep’d his killer “Atlas Hands” tune in September and we are pretty psyched to bring to you this new cover. So let your fingers do the walking over to play button below, and let the jamming commence.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Rebellion (Arcade Fire Cover)Rating: 8.0
hola, mi amigos! yes its true! we’ve got the new fran healy jam! and shit is spotless. that you could fry an egg on top it spotless shit. the track features b3sci fav neko case. and is no doubt one of our fav tracks of 2010. go! also today! new tracks from benjamin francis leftwich, (he gives us the atlas hands, we give him the that’s a dope song hands) and foals (foals continuing their world beating streak of nonstop jams). tunes follow below. get low fran!
Fran Healy – Sing Me to Sleep (Feat. Neko Case)
Berkshire UK native Woodson Black a/k/a Haux channels pinpoint modern pop songwriting (think Ben Leftwich or Aquilo) through the frame of sweeping and stunning electronic instrumentation. Single “Caves” with its numerous turns of brilliant melody and broad but subtle hook-laden accessibility amounts to a wide-net platform from which the talented Haux can build a recording career. The “Caves” single is out today and available for streaming on Spotify. Stream the B3 Premiere of the video for Haux’s “Caves” below.
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CRUISR is the latest find of the excellent Vagrant Records (The 1975, Active Child, Ben Leftwich, James McMorrow, etc). The Philly band traffic in forward-thinking and innovative indie pop as evidenced by the infectious but stylistically interesting “Don’t Go Alone”. CRUISR have an EP “All Over”, their debut, due next week on Vagrant (Sept. 23) and you can sample the B3 premiere of “Don’t Go Alone” below.
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Rating 8.3
18 year-old Norwegian producer wonderkid Bearson (who’s remix w/ FlicFlac for Ben Leftwich’s “Pictures” went to #1 on Hypem) excels again on similarly breathy-vocal’d source material UK buzz blog favorite Astronomyy. Bearson’s mix is easy on the ears while still having a bit of bump for the party playlist and the Youtube channels.
Bearson 
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Rating 8.3
“Actors” is the debut track from newcomers Still Parade. Reminding a bit of a more hi-fi version of our friend Ben Leftwich, SP’s breathy melodies and simple beautiful guitar figures make for a soothing, engaging listen. The quality of the writing suggests, too, that we’re certainly not dealing with amateurs here either. Still Parade are definitely a band to keep an eye out for.
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Rating 8.3
London based singer-songwriter Marika Hackman recently unleashed this illustrative version of Warpaint’s “Burgundy”. Her delicate interpretation of the song is available for free download as part of Marika’s new five track covers EP that you can grab here. Catch Marika Hackman on tour opening for Benjamin Francis Leftwich this winter throughout the UK and sample “Burgandy” below.
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Rating 8.0234
