Maudlin Strangers and HUNNY play The Satellite in Los Angeles on Friday (03/06). If you’d like to be at the show for free, you’ve come to the right place; B3 is giving away two passes to Friday’s show to one very lucky reader. To enter email us by Noon PST on Thursday (03/05). For further details and ticket information on this must see gig, check The Satellite’s site here.
Favorite voice Niia turns in a buttery rendition of Future Islands’ big track “Seasons (Waiting On You)” for Yours Truly.
Niia 
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StéLouse marks 20,000 Soundcloud follows with fresh new mix for Jack Ü’s smash “Mind”
StéLouse 
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Spies announced new EP with expansive title track “Sea Creature”. “Sea Creature” is the Irish band at their apex thusfar; a big tent anthemic track that sacrifices little in its might for accessibility. A+.
SPIES 
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“Coming Back Home” is the title track to UK newcomer Lucy and the Caterpillar’s upcoming EP. “Coming Back Home” succeeds on its effective but still very intimate and immediate vocal and neatly executed melancholy instrumental. “Coming Back Home” is out March 9th.
Lucy and the Caterpillar 
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Freedom Fry, the Franco-American duo of Bruce Driscoll and Marie Sayret, debut today new track “Yeah You”. The four on the floor number features another set of spotless pinpoint perfect pop melodies from the duo as well as a touch of the romantic in the track’s swaying mandolin strums. We love it.
Freedom Fry 
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Happy Lives are the New York City duo of Mike Lande and Julian Beel. New track “Wanna Go Dance” blends a keen pop aesthetic and infectious danceable rhythm structures with a sensibility for the lo-fi and risk-taking in production. The mix of fidelity and pop quality creates for a refreshing and very effective track. Spin the B3 Premiere of “Wanna Go Dance” from Happy Lives below.
Happy Lives (Soundcloud)
The Motley Crue cover “Too Young To Fall In Love” is the b-side to Chelsea Lankes’ “Down For Whatever” single out today (3/2). About the song and its choice as a cover, Chelsea says “she’s always been a fan of the 80s and particularly hair metal”, and “There are so many great lyrics and melodies from that era and dressed up a little differently, they can still be a really great pop song.”. Sample to “Too Young To Fall In Love” below and check the 7″ out today on our B3SCI Records.
Chelsea Lankes (Twitter)
BROODS, one of current indie pop’s hottest names, plays The Fonda in L.A. on Thursday March 5th. The New Zealand exports set the blogosphere ablaze in 2014 with major crossover hits like “Bridges” and “Four Walls” and with focus squarely on conquering the U.S. pop charts, the duo are playing a select set of U.S. dates including Thursday’s Fonda show. We’re very pleased to give away two free passes to BROODS sold-out Thursday show in L.A. (w/ Mikky Ekko); to enter email us by noon PST tomorrow (03/03). More details about BROODS’ debut LP Evergreen can found here.
BROODS 
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The forward-thinking dark pop of “Crisp” is excerpted here from Twin Cities act Aero Flynn’s upcoming self-titled debut. Taught layered percussion, fuzzed-out guitar lead-driven rhythm structures and an astral sort of sonic backdrop all point to “Crisp”‘s standout sound. Aero Flynn is out March 15.
Aero Flynn 
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