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Giveaway: Win Tix to Thundercat w/ Moses Sumney, Jonwayne @ The Echoplex in LA on Thursday (12/5)

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A full-bodied wave of mind-blowing musical talent readies to take over the Echoplex in LA tomorrow night, Thursday (12/5). Lauded producer/performer Thundercat will perform live that night with support performances from local stars Moses Sumney and Jonwayne. The show starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 advance and $17.00 at the door. You can purchase tickets and get more info on the show here. *OR* you can try your luck with B3SCI because we are giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader! To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to be entered in the ‘Thundercat Giveaway’ contest. Our winner will be picked at random from the pool of submissions by Thursday 12/5, so keep an eye on your inbox (one entry per person). Good luck!

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12-04-13

Be Forest – Colours

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We like the wispy ethereal guitar pop of Italian band Be Forest. Sample below “Colours”, the lead track from the Pesaro-based (a city of 95,000 on the Adriatic Coast, east of Florence) band’s sophomore LP Earthbeat .

Be Forest italy (Purchase)

Rating: 8.3

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12-03-13

Ben Khan – Savage

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“Savage” is the latest genrebender from rising UK-based artist Ben Khan. Marrying the feel of late night soul and the punchier rhythm structures of golden era hip hop with his own highly skilled melodic sensibility, Khan’s sound is totally his own and perhaps (so far) best realized on “Savage”.

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Rating 8.3

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12-03-13

Mansions On The Moon – Fade into You (Mazzy Star Cover)

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Mansions on the Moon turn in a wistful update to the iconic Mazzy Star ballad with this freshly recorded cover. The band do well to keep intact the soul and romantic quality of the original while still (putting on our Blake Shelton voice) “making it their own”. Enjoy a free download of “Fade Into You” below.

Mansions On The Moon (Facebook) (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.2

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12-03-13

Jubilee Courts – Room With A View

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The script of broody, rhythm-driven Midlands guitar bands is not an unfamiliar one. Enter Northampton five piece Jubilee Courts with their standout single “Room With a View”. Yes, it’s of the broody persuasion and yes it’s an “angular mix of Joy Division-esque rhythmic sensibilities w/ the melodic whip of Ian McCulloch” but at that “Room With a View” does it quite well and enjoyably. We’re into it.

Jubilee Courts england (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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12-02-13

Sam Smith – Money On My Mind

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A definite artist to watch for 2014 is the 10 out 10-voiced Sam Smith who releases today his Capitol Records debut single “Money On My Mind”. Produced by the venerable Two Inch Punch (Ella Eyre, his own dope shit), the school of d&b bounce of “Money On My Mind” is the sort of soulful dance track that eats UK pop charts whole. “Money On My Mind” is out on Capitol February 16th.

Sam Smith england (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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12-02-13

Flying Lotus & Thundercat – MmmHmm (GDNA Rewurk)

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A million times yes! New fave GDNA out of Southern California adds a pitch perfect dreamy space age jazz touch to Flying Lotus’ “MmmHmm” track from 2010’s Cosmogramma. Normally, remixing FlyLo would be fraught w/ all sorts of danger/red flags but GDNA’s mix is of such a quality that you almost forget it was Flying Lotus’ track to begin with (which is saying a ton).

GDNA california (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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12-02-13