So yesterday we coined the phrase “Creepstep” (word to the dude Semothy Jones); today, a new phrase “Smoothstep”. Sega Bodega’s buttery take on Jakwob’s “Electrify” single is so good we needed a new genre term to describe it. It is the first, the greatest, the smoothest Smoothstep song of ALL TIME. Get yours below.
Sega Bodega 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
We tipped you to Thomas Azier back in January with his excellent synthpop track “Metropolitan Tribe”. Well, Thomas Azier is back with a song equal on quality but a bit different stylistically, here TA turns up the cinema and gravitas with new tune “Red Eyes”. “Red Eyes” is a track of high caliber that demands your ears. Ears meet track.
Thomas Azier 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
AMERICA: Get your shit together and get up on this band. Don’t let our British cousins nick these immensely talented ladies away! You like First Aid Kit? Invisble Band-era Travis? Uncle Neil when he gets “gentle”? You need to familiarize yourself with The Pierces. Start with “I Put Your Records On” below.
The Pierces 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Oh brother, here we go; like we could resist “dark London-based pop”. Newcomers The Voyeurist knock it straight out the park with new track “Chase”. The Voyeurist are everything we love about this particular lane of music expertly bottled into one amazing band. Meet The Voyeurist.
The Voyeurist 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Canadian brothers (from Guelph, Ontario to be exact) Geordie and Evan Gordon are The Magic. The band’s first release (at least known to us) is the catchy, kinetic “Door To Door”. Sporting some sharp syncopated rhythms, on point melodic phrasing and one bitchin’ sax solo, “D 2 D” just became your new favorite song. Hit that play button!
The Magic 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
By Jon Herriot
The Temper Trap’s last record was in 2009, and it was HUGE. This is our first taste of their sophomore effort, and we love it. The lead in this band can really sing. This song has the same epic feel to it that we have heard from some of their previous singles for sure. Total Jam.
The Temper Trap 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
By Chris Gedos
“Let Me Try”, a hot-off-the-presses dittie from Fast Years, is some perfectly saccharine surf-pop in anticipation for their SXSW premiere and debut EP later this spring. For a brand new band, they know their sound. It serves them very well that the two most well-known bands they’ve opened for, Howler and The Vaccines, are perfect compliments for their style of play (better than Metronomy or even Wu Lyf, for instance). Stay tuned for an interview from b3sci HQ with the contagious four piece.
Fast Years – Let Me TryFast Years (Facebook)
Rating 8.43
Orlando FL chilled dancesmith xxyyxx’s hot hand delivers another winner in the form of this 5-alarm smooth heater refix for frequent Starkey collaborator Anneka. Give it your ears below.
Anneka (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Our man Miguel takes us there with “Gravity”, new from his “Art Dealer Chic” mini-EP. Tracks like “Gravity” and “Adorn”, while as sleek and prime as they come, definitely mark a different, less commercial direction for Mr. Jontel on this mini-EP. The next Indie R&B darling, throwback crooner, Top 40 hitmaker, seems from here the path diverges. Miguel is a mega-talented dude, player can knock down all three roles and etc but there must be a focus, a path forward. Which will Miguel choose?
Miguel 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Included in the bonus material to Boy Friend’s awesome debut Egyptian Wrinkle is this (like most BF material) first hour back inside the space station version of The Cars’ classic monster ballad “Drive”. Seemingly built for that spacewalking astronaut’s ipod, BF’s version of “Drive” relaxes and comforts despite the orginal song’s more withdrawn subject matter.
Boy Friend 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
A building wave of blog buzz behind her the fierce Meg Myers rolls into b3sci station with this Semothy Jones remix of “Monster”. The 90’s influence tag gets tossed about quite a bit with Meg, and while we hear it (Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey, etc), the indomitable Ms. Myers is a force wayyy too potent to box up so tightly. For his part, UK producer Semothy Jones sets “Monster” up with a subtle (tasteful lol) creepstep sheen. First thing’s first, Meg’s gonna eat your brains.
Meg Myers (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
We’ve been into Mystery Jets for a while now (even in our crazy pre-b3sci days). Their last record Serotonin was kind of a bummer, but their material up to then was pretty ace. The band are readying their latest LP Radlands (due April 30 on Rough Trade) and have dropped lead single “Someone Purer” to get you interested. Are you interested? “Someone Purer” is a nice return featuring a hookier than a coatroom verse and just enough “anthemicness” in the chorus to warrant repeat plays. Start play one below.
Mystery Jets (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
