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Guest Mix: BitCandy – Fall of Indie Sampler 2012

Los Angeles based music blog, BitCandy, has ventured through the breakneck blogosphere to bring B3SCI readers a selection of indie songs and sweet treats to soundtrack this fall season.

The Fall Indie Sampler 2012‏ mix features twelve shiny new artists that worked in conjunction with BitCandy to bring you this free compilation, which you can snatch up on the BitCandy home page. Check out the full track listing below, and don’t forget to buy these artists’ music if ya dig the free download!

Track List:

Ghosts – On An On
IO Echo – When The Lillies Die
Kids Without Instruments – Stardust
Yes Yes (Michael Ersing) – Ocean! Ocean!
Yagya – Tears Will Fall
The Hood Internet – Five Seconds Don’t Care
Wolf Larsen – If I Be Wrong
Jonti – Hornets Nest
JMSN – Girl (I Used To Know) [Mimosa Remix] Freedom Fry – Earthquake
Night Sequels – We Ignite
No Ceremony /// – FEELSOLOW

*Whether you want to listen to free radio or check out our Curator’s latest finds, you are guaranteed a rewarding, and most importantly, crap-free experience at BitCandy. Also, if you enjoyed this (and we hope you did), feel free to also snatch up BitCandy’s Summer Indie Sampler 2012 from back in May!

BitCandy (Blog)

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11-05-12

Admin – For Junior

Yeah, nothing soothes the soul after an especially trying day like gently hypnotic rhythm, sultry sax, and the dulcet tones of Andre 3k going on about baby mamas. Lets see that track.

Admin – For Junior

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11-05-12

Foals – Inhaler

Released today we have the new single from Foals titled, “Inhaler”. Though their third album, Holy Fire isn’t coming out until Feb. 2013, the buzz is growing and this first single is just adding to it. With a steep rise in intensity in every instrument, you can’t just help but rock your head back and forth to the beat. If the album is constructed like this song, expect huge things to come Foals way. By Brian Litwin

Foals – Inhaler

Foals england (Official)

Rating 8.7

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11-05-12

Young Pharaohs – One With the World

The Young Pharaohs kids draw on the melodic spirit of classic R&B and dress it up with a more modern indie-friendly synth styling. We’re into it.

Young Pharaohs – One With the World

Young Pharaohs (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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11-05-12

Glen Martin – This Is All We Know

Los Angeles transplant from Michigan’s UP (that’s upper peninsula for those not familiar with the area) Glen Martin recently released his first EP titled Electric Baby. This self-released, 5 song EP exudes Americana with a catchy mix of indie and folk. A standout on the release is the lead off track, “This Is All We Know”, which has a kick back, tap your foot, and sip some whiskey kind of feel. By Brian Litwin

Glen Martin (Facebook)

Rating 8.1

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11-05-12

SZA – Crack Dreams (Prod. BrandUn DeShay)

Maplewood native SZA links up with producer BrandUn DeShay and makes for some fluidous R&B on “Crack Dreams”. Off the debut See.SZA.Run EP.

SZA – Crack Dreams (Prod. BrandUn DeShay)

SZA (Soundcloud)

Rating 8

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11-01-12

Tom Odell – Songs From Another Love [EP]

Tom Odell evokes something deep within his learned soul on the new Songs From Another Love EP. The 21 year old singer-songwriter delivers his tune with a heartfelt candor and vocal that (so far) can hold it’s own with the best of post-Buckley proteges (Yorke, Bellamy, Martin, etc.) And while we’d think it’s safe to bet that Odell has worn through countless copies of Grace and Parachutes, his beacon of authenticity is pretty undeniable. From the relatable angst of “Another Love” to the vulnerability of “Can’t Pretend”, Tom Odell can summons a listener unsuspectingly with his powerful stories through voice and piano. How can you not listen to a writer so dialed-in and so capable?

Tom Odell – Another Love

Tom Odell – Can’t Pretend

Tom Odell england (Facebook)

Rating 8.5

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11-01-12

Dan The Man – Everybody, Nobody

Beloved sticksman Daniel Haggis of The Wombats is aka Dan The Man. His new and self-titled solo debut dishes out some proper pop that your ears are sure to fancy. All songs on the album were written and produced by Haggis, as he himself explains, “it’s a collection of songs I made over several years and was recorded in Liverpool during 2009/2010. Having toured for most of 2007/2008 I wanted to get off the drum kit and into the studio for a little change of scenery so I called a few friends and started recording what turned into this album.” While Dan The Man does harken the quirky brit-pop we know and love at the heart of The Wombats, Haggis’ collection of clever odes is particularly full of whimsy, and theatrics, all of which highlight the vast breadth of his own creative headspace. Third track on the album, “Everybody, Nobody” is a standout. The musically catchy anthem is somewhat a cheeky slap in the face with it’s darker tinged lyrics depicting the realities of fucked up society. The perfect tune for decades of jukebox diving at your next favourite watering hole.

Dan The Man – Everybody, Nobody

Dan The Man england (Bandcamp)

Rating 8.3

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11-01-12

Moss – We Never Part

Hailing from the Netherlands, 4 piece Moss have released a new uplifting antheesque track called “We Never Part”. We recently caught them at Filter’s Culture Collide Festival, and were quite impressed. Carrying over the same indie-pop sound from their last album Ornaments, Moss seems to be on the right track for bigger things. By Brian Litwin

Moss (Official)

Rating 8

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11-01-12

B3SCI MIXTAPES: B3NOVEMBAJAMMIES

Our family Ryan Santos is back like chiropract with his latest monthly mix for b3sci. The November mix goes in both cool and hot w a top line of variety of the best coolers and heaters of October ’12 including tracks from Solange, Paul Banks, Lower Dens and Zodiac featuring Jesse Boykins III.

Playlist on SPOTIFY: B3NOVEMBAJAMMIES

Tracklist:
01. Zodiac – Come (Feat. Jesse Boykins III)
02. Daphni – Yes, I Know
03. Solange – Losing You
04. Boys Noize – Got It (Feat. Snoop)
05. How to Destroy Angels – Keep It Together
06. Mr. MFN eXquire – Telephuck (Feat. Gucci Mane)
07. Kendrick Lamar – m.A.A.d city (Feat. MC Eiht)
08. Tyga – Do My Dance (Feat. 2 Chainz)
09. Paul Banks – The Base
10. Gap Dream – Generator
11. Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
12. Blackbird Blackbird – All
13. Ducktails – The Flower Lane
14. Lower Dens – Truss Me
15. Rhye – The Fall
16. Lana Del Rey – Ride

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10-31-12

The Duprees – Daddy’s Home (GG Sandy’s Home Edit)

Our dude Grave Goods offers up a little something special to the beloved memory of our dearest Sandy, smoothcouching the 60’s doo-wop (nu-wop) track “Daddy’s Home”. #puttinsandyonthatcouch.

The Duprees – Daddy’s Home (GG Sandy’s Home Edit)

Grave Goods (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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10-31-12

Nas – You Owe Me (Feat. Ginuwine) (Sango Edit)

Sango, the W. Michigan-based beatsman, goes all the way with the Nastradamus-era (big and tall leather leisure suits no shirt, circular neon lightbulbed-rooms) Nasir/Ginuwine 90’s cooler refashioning it into The Style of 2012.

Nas – You Owe Me (Feat. Ginuwine) (Sango Edit)

Sango (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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10-31-12