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Leno Lovecraft – Paradise Planet

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Lose yourself in the miraculously upbeat and whimsical electro serenade “Paradise Planet” from New Zealand artist/producer Leno Lovecraft. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Rating 8.2

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12-29-14

B3SCI Best of 2014: Top 40 Songs

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Thanks for reading in 2014. See you in the new year.

jackwhitelazaretto

40. Jack White – Lazaretto

fkatwigstwoweeks

39. FKA Twigs – Two Weeks

templesaquestionisntanswered

38. Temples – A Question Isn’t Answered

misunelieli

37. Misun – Eli Eli

alvvaysarchiemarryme

36. Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me

georgemapletalktalk

35. George Maple – Talk Talk

orwellswhoneedsyou

34. The Orwells – Who Needs You

talaserbia

33. TÄ€LÄ€ – Serbia

nickhakimpouranother

32. Nick Hakim – Pour Another

majidjordan

31. Majid Jordan – A Place Like This

hoodlemoldfriend

30. Hoodlem – Old Friend

talostetheredbones

29. Talos – Tethered Bones

cathedralswantmylove

28. Cathedrals – Want My Love

yumizoumathebrae

27. Yumi Zouma – The Brae

saintpepsifionacoyne

26. Saint Pepsi – Fiona Coyne

kateboyselfcontrol

25. Kate Boy – Self Control

zhufaded

24. Zhu – Faded

madeinheightsmurakami

23. Made In Heights – Murakami

aquiloigaveitall

22. Aquilo – I Gave It All

junglebusyearnin

21. Jungle – Busy Earnin’

samsmithstaywithme

20. Sam Smith – Stay With Me

hoziertakemetochurch

19. Hozier – Take Me To Church

altjhungerofthepine

18. Alt J – Hunger of the Pine

warondrugs

17. The War On Drugs – Red Eyes

futureislands

16. Future Islands – Seasons

benkhanyouth

15. Ben Khan – Youth

ushergoodkisser

14. Usher – Good Kisser

miguelsimplethings

13. Miguel – Simplethings

siachandelier

12. Sia – Chandelier

teishibassically

11. Tei Shi – Bassically

marianhillgotit

10. Marian Hill – Got It

beyonce711

09. Beyonce – 7/11

runthejewelscloseyoureyes

08. Run The Jewels – Close Your Eyes

katyperrydarkhorse

07. Katy Perry – Dark Horse

tinashe2on

06. Tinashe – 2 On

raesremmurd

05. Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone

arianagrandeproblem

04. Ariana Grande – Problem

kieszahideaway

03. Kiesza – Hideaway

lanadelreywestcoast

02. Lana Del Rey – West Coast

honnewarmonacoldnight

01. Honne – Warm On A Cold Night

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12-27-14

LANY – ILYSB (Daniel Gregorio & James Moriarty Remix)

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New producers Daniel Gregorio and James Moriarty (HOWL) collaborate on an artfully subdued summer vibin’ tropical flip of LANY’s romantic pop treasure “ILYSB”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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12-26-14

Magic! – Rude (Saint Pepsi Remix)

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Saint Pepsi stupefies with a soulful, fully loaded remix of the catchy sassed up one-liner track “Rude” by pop-rock-reggae-fusion band Magic! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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12-26-14

Jailo & AObeats – Fallin’

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Upbeat track “Fallin'” from Jailo and AObeats percolates with a lighthearted vibe that permeates the senses. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Jailo & AObeats netherlands (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.49389

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12-26-14

B3SCI Best of 2014: Artists to Watch 2015

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2014 was great. 2015 will be great? Here are our 20 favorite picks to excel in the new year.

20saintpepsi

20raury

20seinabosey

20madeinheights

20talos

20honne

20lapsley

20borns

20marianhill

20zelladay

20rynweaver

20jamesbay

20curtisharding

20tala

20benkhan

20zhu

20wolfalice

20sylas

20teishi

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12-23-14

Ouravenue – Forever In My Mind

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Zone out to the lovely and majestic stunner “Forever in My Mind” from mysterious and fresh new producer act Ouravenue.

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12-23-14

Mothica – Hold Me Down (Prod. Diversa)

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One of this year’s most talented and edgy new producers Diversa teams up with ethereal songstress Mothica (the duo also recently collaborated on the gorgeous track “Visions”) to create a sense of subtle awe and beauty with the audacious and seductively haunting new track “Hold Me Down”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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12-23-14

Corbu – Neon Hallway (Autograf Remix)

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Upbeat multi-genre mega-talent Autograf out of Chicago remixes Corbu’s indie rock track “Neon Hallway” into a light and breezy toe tappin’ tropical holiday masterpiece. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Autograf (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.3

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12-23-14

Kuma – Falling For Somebody New

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Flow-Fi affiliate Kuma turns in a lush re-imagining of Kim Vallido’s cover of Arctic Monkeys’ big hit track “Do I Wanna Know?”.

Kuma california (Soundcloud)

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12-23-14

JUDE. – Drive

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Floridian duo JUDE. return with “Drive”. The compact, decidedly noctural-sounding “Drive” finds JUDE. pursuing a further forward palette of sound and mood that marks an important expansion for the band stylistically.

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12-22-14

Miguel – NWA (Feat. Kurupt)

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Miguel released late on Friday a surprise EP of three gritty visceral new tracks. Our favorite of the set is the infinitely rhythmic Kurupt collaboration “NWA”.

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Rating 8.5

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12-22-14