Straight off that French Express and couriered direct to you for preview is Moon Boots' awesome new 80's boogie R&B flavored track "Got Somebody". Get it girl! Moon Boots ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
The Hundred in the Hands' Commotion record was one of our favorites of 2010. THITH announced today the follow up to Commotion which will be called Red Night and will be due June 12 on Warp. "Faded", Red Night's first single, carries a nice emotional acuity and momentum to it. Consider us stoked for Red Night . The Hundred in the Hands ( Facebook ) Rating 8.2
We featured Leeds UK via Toronto producer Bwana and his stunning mix for Arthur Beatrice just a few days ago. We've still got that on some serious rotation. Today, Mad Decent dropped Bwana's latest the Erykah Badu-sampling "Can't You Just". Yes! Featuring a sharp kinetic glide and some really nicely layered synth flourishes, "Can't You Just" is another winner from the Canadian. Ride out to this one. Bwana ( Facebook ) Rating 8.4
Georgia rapper I-20 rounds up a pair of big name features in Ludacris and Twista for new track "Little Boy". The star here is most definitely the beat and its southern soul/spiritual sample. That said, the verses aren't bad as a whole and do get better as the song progresses; I-20 is OK, Luda is adequate, and Twista just wrecks it. There's something about Twista's rapid-fire flow and the laidback buttery beat that really works. On repeat. I-20 ( Facebook ) [...]
Tom Croose (not to be confused with Com Truise or Tom Cruise) is an LA based producer and a fave around b3sci. Here Mr. Croose hooks up with the Sandro Perri song "Love & Light" for a stunning, consciousness-bending, transportive edit. The mix is immediate and visceral but it sounds exotic undiscovered, the best sort of blend for music in this style. Make sure you check this one out. Tom Croose ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.4
Adam Smith, a 21-year old UK-based producer, releases his debut full length Islands . The entire 8-track release is great (we've had it on rotation at b3sci HQ much of the day) but our pick from the mix is the beautifully kinetic, neatly atmosphered title track. Listen. Islands by Adam Smith Adam Smith ( Facebook ) Rating 8.5
You won't ever see b3sci riding in a limousine. "Limousine" is the first single of Harlem rapper Ro Ransom's upcoming Ransomnia project. This is some serious heat right here. Brandun DeShay's beat is one of the freshest we've heard yet in 2012. The rhymes are 100% on point. We're stoked for Ransomnia . Ro Ransom ( Facebook ) Rating 8.4
IKONS rep 2012 Gothenburg, Sweden (along with bands like Little Dragon & Ace of Base & Volvo) but sound like something straight out 1991 Manchester. These Swedes would fit easily on a big Brit festival from that era with bands like The Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets & (yes) The Stone Roses. If you're into any of those bands, British rock, 90's rock, good songwriting, guitar music, anything like that you'll want to give IKONS a spin. Get started with the track and vid for "Sister" below. [...]
330. Stalley gets a run on the R&B tip on latest track "Home to You". Featuring the soulful tones of NY crooner Anthony Flammia, it's a bit of a different look for the MMG lil' bro than we've heard thusfar but we're digging it. Wale's also on the spaced out track turning in what amounts to a relatively forgettable feature; he does however make hip hop's (probably) first Samardo Samuels reference. Samardo, you made it. Stalley ( Facebook ) [...]
By Bruce Rave One of my top SXSW live discoveries was Gold Fields from near Melbourne, Australia. They are tight, energetic and danceable, with 2 sick percussionists. "Moves" is perfectly titled. It has a retro bottom-end topped with a modern vibe. I played this song on my show last Friday, and it got a super reaction. Gold Fields ( Facebook ) Check out [...]
Yeah like we could resist this one. UK producer Burns knocks this new "Primadonna" out the park and then some. Burns dials up some space/garage type tones in the mix but buoys it nicely with some good punch. You will like it. We promise. Marina and the Diamonds ( Facebook ) Rating 8.1
Review by Chris Gedos PHOTO: Jordan Gatesmith of Howler The only way to accurately judge Howler's debut album is to break it down and critique each individual variable, such as songs, production, musicianship, originality, etc., for to approach it otherwise forces one to harp upon Is This It . Not that America Give Up is trying to be The Strokes verbatim, but the two bands have already been so relentlessly linked by the populace that we're [...]
Miguel dropped tonight the second volume in his Art Dealer Chic EP series (which has thusfar been his outlet for a more indie R&B-leaning sound. THE WEEKND.). That trend continues with the slightly more uneven Vol. 2. The definite clear standout among the EP's three song is the pulsing lead track "Arch N Point"; which despite being more than a bit reminiscent of "Sure Thing" (like a spookier sounding "Sure Thing"), does still stand relatively well on its own and should keep you interested. Miguel [...]
MMG soldier Meek Mill lets loose "I'm Rollin'" the latest from the Philly rapper forthcoming Dreamchasers 2 mixtape. Produced by "Rack City" beatsmith DJ Mustard, "I'm Rollin'" isn't "House Party" but it's still no doubt solid enough to get some run on hip hop radio. Listen. Meek Mill ( Facebook ) Rating 8.0
Ty Segall grabs fellow Californians White Fence for new collaborative album Hair (due Apr. 24). The cool garage & organ tune "I Am Not a Game", the project's first single, is nice (albeit small) change of pace for Ty's sound, popping it up a bit and beefing it up. (eg. the aformentioned organ and bigger guitars) Look for a full tour from these weirdos all throughout the month of May, starting 5/2 in SF. Ty Segall ( Facebook ) [...]
Brighton UK chanteuse Sophie Madeleine turns in a capable cover of a fave OBG radio classic "Spooky", which was first popularized by The Classics IV and later Dusty Springfield. Sophie's careful coos and soft ukelele strums form a cool counterpoint to "Spooky"'s, well spooky content and feel. Spin it. Sophie Madeleine ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
We've loved first singles "Seraphim" and "Fourteenth Principles", now third Unpatterns release "Cerulean" emerges. Accompanied by an awesome Jack Featherstone & Will Samuel directed 80's video game inspired clip, the hypnotic "Cerulean" sounds like what the soundtrack for games like Pong and Asteroids would've sounded like had they come out today. You are getting sleeeeeeepy..... veeeeerrrryyyy sleeeeepppy. Simian Mobile Disco ( Facebook ) Rating 8.4
The Streets' Original Pirate Material was a huge record for all of us at b3sci. I spun the CD (remember that shit?), when I was 18, so many times I broke the thing. Here we are 10 years on (has it really been that long?) and to celebrate that anniversary King Krule a/k/a/ Zoo Kid has put together this sharp new remix of the Pirate Material standout "Weak Become Heroes". Young King Krule, who was likely still in primary school when this LP was first released (damn, do we feel old), does an A+ job here, [...]
Spencer Krug a/k/a that guy that was in Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown has a new project forthcoming. Recording under his alias Moonface, Krug is joined on the record ( Heartless Bravery ) by Finnish krautrock band Siinai. "Headed for the Door", a sweeping almost cinematic 7-minute plus track, plods about for its first 4 minutes or so but the payoff really comes in about 4:40 when a wall of cascading guitars crash into the track. Moonface ( Facebook ) [...]
Check out this great new vibed out remix for our dude David Dallas done by his bud Nathan "413 Maclaren. This "Caught in a Daze" mix will be part of an upcoming remix package of Dallas' awesome sophomore record Rose Tint , due April 3rd. Freddie Gibbs get fried like everyday is Friday. David Dallas ( Facebook ) Rating 8.2
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