See how many 90’s memes you can spot in that video. p.s The song is really really good. Look out for PEACE to drop their “Follow Baby” single in the UK April 23rd.
PEACE
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
See how many 90’s memes you can spot in that video. p.s The song is really really good. Look out for PEACE to drop their “Follow Baby” single in the UK April 23rd.
PEACE
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Cameron Stenger is a young songwriting talent out of New York who recently cut this video for his delicate “Come Home”. Stenger is one for the radar but don’t just take our word for it, check it out for yourself below.
Cameron Stenger
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Rating 8
We love you, Betty.
Tracklist:
01. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – A Fork in the Road
02. The Friends of Distinction – Going In Circles
03. Helene Smith – True Love Don’t Grow On Trees
04. The Temprees – Dedicated To the One I Love
05. The Lost Generation – The Sly, Slick & The Wicked
06. Jimmy Coleman – Cloudy Days
07. The Emotions – When Tomorrow Comes
08. Delfonics – Hey Love
Our girl Lianne takes on Rihanna’s Billboard #1 “Only Girl in the World”. If you know Lianne’s music, you’re probably like whaaaaaa? But don’t let the source material scare you, this cover is 100% LLH style. Lianne takes “OGitW” on to a more jazzy sort of tip, backed up here by a piano-led instrumental. Aside from La Havas’ brilliance here, another key takeaway for us was just the reminder at how phenomenal the melodies on “Only Girl in the World” are and to hear them vocalized like this and in this style is a real pleasure.
Lianne La Havas
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Dirty South on an A+ remix of Miike Snow’s latest. Look out for that break at 1:33.
Miike Snow
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Deap Valley spells trouble for your blog. This girl-girl duo pack all the right ingredients to that potential buzz band stew; relevance (they sound enough like the Keys, Sleigh Bells, Alabama Shakers and whoever else to easily enter the dialogue) solid song (there’s enough here song styling-wise to actually enjoy), soulful vox (there’s plenty of feel and swagger in the vocal) and punch (enough to fuel any buzz rebellion). And did we mention? The band is two girls. So if A-squared + B squared = C squared then you should look for these ladies on Saturday Night Live by sometime late next year. (p.s. they’re really fuckin’ good.)
Deap Vally
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
By Trevor Meyer
Expeditions are a pop/rock foursome from Cologne, Germany. Here is their 2012 track, “Years”, which delivers nicely on the verses, but that chorus is a very special treat. Sink your teeth into this one.
Expeditions
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
By Trevor Meyer
Swedish electronic/alt rockers, Posttod, have just shared their free EP, “Moon.” This music really puts you in a remote place, a pastoral, utopian retreat, if you will. Ambient, yet incredibly lively, “Moon” caters to the ever changing moods of our personalities. “Away” is my favorite thus far, but “Through Your Eyes” offers a solid hip-hop/electronic combination overlapped by an ethereal synth line. Give these guys a spin.
POSTTOD
(Facebook)
Rating 8.0
By Trevor Meyer
SKYPILOT are a rock trio from Brisbane, Australia. “Anonymous” is an upbeat, driven rock piece that resembles, at times, The National and Editors. It’s a solid track with some really nice vocal and guitar work. At B3Sci, we’re definitely excited to hear more from SKYPILOT. Get into it.
SKYPILOT
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.0
By Chris Gedos
Mrs. Magician’s Strange Heaven LP is a great surf-rock offering for those waiting for the weather to break in colder climes. The previously posted “There Is No God” is still the centerpiece, but there’s six or seven tracks which will make solid secondary singles, one of which is “The Spells”, a lazy 21st C. “Doctor Robert” + “Love Potion #9”. Mrs. Magician isn’t really a hit-you-with-the-first-lick sort of band; their advanced lyricism and understated instrumentation (no solo battles here) allow for a slower, more thoroughly enjoyable burn.
Mrs. Magician – The SpellsMrs. Magician
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Rating 8.1
Wow. Jai Paul’s “Jasmine” is one of the best songs of the year. Holy shit.
Jai Paul
(Facebook)
Rating 9.0
UK’s new thunder Spector keeps rolling with “Celestine”. Frontman Fred Macpherson has one of those voices that instantly recalls the timelessness of the best 80s pop, and with the band and killer (dare we say early Killers-esque) tunes to back that voice up, “Celestine” combines the electro stylings of “Grey Shirt and Tie” with the anthemic aspirations of last spring’s introduction, “Never Fade Away”. Zane Lowe debuted the studio version on Radio 1 the other day and b3sci’s got you for the replay.
Spector
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