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Premiere: Gosh Pith – Medusa

The Pith Boys are back with a fresh new track and a slew of December East Coast dates. The new song comes in the form of “Medusa” which is yet another unexpected sound swerve from the DET duo. Featuring tremolo acoustic guitar and that Ty Dolla $ piano pad (pamp pamp pamp) GP ably wrap up the stylistic disparate-ness with a cool melodic groove that we’re into. Pith are working on new tracks at the abandoned church/recording space Assemble in Detroit (where other D artists like JMSN and Danny Brown chill) and are keen to release more music in the new year. Sample the B3 Premiere of “Medusa” below.

Dec 10 – Philadelphia, Ortleib’s
Dec 11 – DC, Songbird’s
Dec 13 – NYC, Mercury Lounge
Dec 16 – Detroit, Masonic Temple *w/ GRiZ
Dec 17 – Toronto, Drake Underground

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12-07-16

Interview: Spring King

Manchester, UK’s excellent guitar-driven Spring King gained notoriety as having the first song played on Apple’s Beats 1 radio station. We hung out prior to their first LA show the night before the election, talking about the worldwide response to that spin, their music, their take on UK and US politics, who in the band is most like the dad, and much more.

You can listen to Bruce’s interview with Spring King live on his Indie 103 show on December 9th at 11AM Pacific with further airings in the following days.

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12-01-16

Happyness – Falling Down

UK trio Happyness confirm new album in 2017 with first stream “Falling Down”. The follow-up to 2014’s super cool LP Weird Little Birthday, the new album will be released on Moshi Moshi in the UK and Bar/None in the US. Stream the reverb-y “Falling Down” below.

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12-01-16

MRKI – Weird Nights

Miami’s MRKI sports a sound similar to two of my favorite contemporary female vocalists, Phantogram and Purity Ring. If you’re into their edgy indie pop style you’ll definitely dig this artist’s latest tune “Weird Nights.” Stream it here and enjoy.

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12-01-16

Bruno Major – Easily

“Easily” is the latest from North London new favorite Bruno Major. The ease melodically with which Major operates through a comparatively difficult narrative of a relationship evolving beyond its earliest phases; creates a particularly potent juxtaposition we dig.

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12-01-16

Lyves – No Love

London-based singer Lyves a/k/a Francesca Bergami will release new EP “Like Water” early next year. The Atu-produced neo-neo-R&B of “No Love” is the EP’s first stream and it is something like perfection. Wow.

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11-22-16

Laurel – Maybe Baby

“Maybe Baby” is the latest example in a string of poignant, visceral, dark pop songs from Southampton UK singer Laurel. Armed with a powerfully immediate voice and a to the point melodic calculus, Laurel’s potent pop sustains with “Maybe Baby” is impressive run against the grain of the current pop milieu. A++

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11-22-16

Less Acrobats – Dirty Lover

New from Israel’s BLDG5 Records (Garden City Movement) is “Dirty Lover”, the latest from Tel Aviv band Less Acrobats. On “Dirty Lover” the band neatly blend the seemingly disparate tones of Voodoo-era D’Angelo grooves and the more psychedelic tinges of the chillwave sound with a hint of added-in noisy gaze-derived guitar. It’s a cool refreshing sound that we’re really digging. Give “Dirty Lover” a spin below.

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11-22-16

The Night Cafe – You Change With The Seasons

Young Liverpudlian four-piece The Night Cafe follow up Radio 1-playlisted winner “Mixed Signals” with excellent crossover-ready new one “You Change With The Seasons”. TNC are touring throughout Britain in Decemnber beginning in Liverpool at the Arts Club on December 3.

December 3 | Arts Club, Liverpool
December 5 | The Bullingdon, Oxford
December 6 | Louisiana, Bristol
December 7 | Old Blue Last, London
December 8 | Bodega, Nottingham
December 9 | The Cookie, Leicester
December 10 | Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

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11-22-16