The great Mr. Carr was one of the best to ever do it. “A Man Needs a Woman” is one of those special moments when the right song and the right voice intersect and that little minor-keyed “To carry on” bit that balances the chorus is just perfect.
The great Mr. Carr was one of the best to ever do it. “A Man Needs a Woman” is one of those special moments when the right song and the right voice intersect and that little minor-keyed “To carry on” bit that balances the chorus is just perfect.
United Airlines elite status flyer Diplo current run rolls on as he picks up a production credit on this new Azealia Banks track. Diplo’s rapid fire snares nicely frame up Ms. Banks quick-on-the-draw spitting. Try to keep this one out of your head.
Azealia Banks 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
So if you’ve had urban/pop radio on at any point in the last couple weeks you’ve likely heard new Roc Nation ingenue Rita Ora’s RIP track. If you’ve been on the Drake train for a little while, then you’ll likely recognize the hook from his “I’m Ready For Ya” song from a couple years ago. (Oh and that other hook, “can you hear my heart is beating” that’s Nneka’s – “Heartbeat” song from ’09, which maybe more famously was then remixed by Chase & Status). Through the magic of the internet, all of R.I.P.’s component parts have now been fused together into one cohesive (monster) mix. Seems like a bit of a trend has emerged in hip hop (again probably though the magic of the internet and just the broadening of the emerging music dialogue/dynamic/audience) in sampling relatively current hit indie tracks Drake’s Jamie xx/Gil Scott-Heron sampling “Take Care” immediately comes to mind. Spin it and let us know what you think.
Rita Ora 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
By Trevor Meyer
Death In The Sickroom, four lads out of Bluebell, Ireland offer up some excellently crafted jangle pop. Here are two live cuts from the guys, “Council Estate” and “Bitter Laughter.” We love Irish bands here at b3sci! Keep these guys on your radar.
Death in the Sickroom 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.7
The WMC weekend bombs continue to drop as (although Alesso dropped this new vocal mix for “Years” as part of his Radio 1 Essential Mix the other night), the Slinging Swede did have this brand new mix in his Masquerade Motel set in Miami tonight. Give your boy some ears with this one below.
Alesso 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Being There tick all the right boxes for UK band to watch. They’ve got a great lead single (17), they’ve got a sound (think hazy 90’s alternative chopped up with some more modern pop-focused influences) that while relevant to the current UK indie scene is still unique enough to set them a neccessary length apart from it, and they’ve got BUZZ (NME, BBC Radio, the UK blogosphere are all in support). Check out the “Boys Don’t Cry-y” lead track and vid for “17” below and let us know what you think.
Being There (Bandcamp)
Rating 8.1
Yeah, so we scoured the internet, searched wide and far, etc and came up empty on information about the artists involved in this track. Obviously from the accent it sounds like Childhood is of some UK isles extraction and so we’re throwing a soft bet out there that Only Real is British too. (EDIT: We found his Soundcloud, our dude is from London.) Identity verification issues aside “The Drivethough” is a great UK pop/hip-hop track you need to be listening to. Listen.
Only Real (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Last time Stalley and Spitta linked up was for the awesome “Address” which was one of our favorite tracks of 2010. The two MCs hook up again here on the smooth jazz-inflected “Hammers & Vogues” which will appear on Stalley’s upcoming debut LP Savage Journey to the American Dream. The soft rhodes, hushed hi-hats breed beat on “Hammers & Vogues” is the sort of thing $$$$ could rap over in his sleep (or high) (decide which of these two are true) & is the sort of beat that’s right square in Stalley’s wheelhouse too. “H&V”‘s not quite as good as “Address” but it still knocks pretty nicely.
Stalley 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
It’s that “special time of the year” when the world’s indie EDM glitterati descend on Austin Miami for SXSW the Winter Music Conference. Avicii’s playing the Ultra main stage tomorrow night and he’s got a little (if not the only) something special to drop into his headlining mix, it’s a brand new tune and it’s called “Last Dance”. Get it girl.
Avicii (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
The internets have been buzzing about this Bassnectar/Lupe collab all week. Teasers, previews, blog promos, etc, etc, the promotional build-up has been extensive. So how’s the track stack up? First, it doesn’t sound really at all like anything we thought it would. (which is probably a good thing.) With its HEAVY bass bang, slowed vocal chop ups, and beefily synthed arpeggios, the track’s pedigree is more Dirty South rap than EDM, L.A.S.E.R.S. or whatever else. Swerve to it.
Bassnectar 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Ruh roh. Roc Nation’s new Young Queen, Rita Ora has been fitted with a Drake-written Chase & Status-produced first single in “R.I.P.”. Here, up and coming UK up and comers Delta Heavy sully up that Roc $$$$ shine a bit with his new mix for “R.I.P.” Delta Heavy are producing at a high level and this “R.I.P” mix is a further A+ in the duo’s output.
Delta Heavy (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
By Jon Herriot
As soon as I knew some of the Oh No! Yoko guys were involved in Real Boys, I knew that this music was going to be a riot. (After typing this, I realized the first track was titled ‘Shitshow’). With members of You Say Party, and GSTS, this is a British Columbia supergroup. A couple of shredding guitars lead this band, backed with some solid rhythm and bass. ‘Vacation’ is the one that really gets me grooving. Whoa, ‘Wilderness’ just started playing and I love this one too, starts out super ‘Said The Whale-ish’. Major dance-party EP here. This EP is out next Tuesday! March 27th.
Real Boys 
(Facebook)
Rating 7.0
