Today's Top Tune

KCRW

Today's Top Tune

A daily Music podcast

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Today's Top Tune

KCRW

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune

A daily Music podcast
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West London-based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya has been receiving well-deserved praise for her new full-length, My Method Actor, an organic and intimate recording. 
Singer Ella Raphael was weaned on Elvis, Edith Piaf, and (naturally) her namesake Ella Fitzgerald. On the hip-swaying “Tangled Love,” we hear her tempered vocals alongside a dab of nostalgic tropicália, Mediterranean riffs,
Ascending Australian nobility Royel Otis released a fantastic debut album earlier this year — PRATTS & PAIN. This week will give us a deluxe vinyl release of that very record. One of the many tracks we’ve enjoyed sharing is
Singer-songwriter Daniel Blake followed his heart, literally. As his girlfriend made a move to SoCal from Arizona, Blake came along and began working in construction… thinking he was leaving his musical pursuits behind. But
On the album Tension, Ethiopian jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke settles in with Tel Aviv’s Afro-funk collective the Hoodna Orchestra for seven original compositions that pay tribute to the maestro’s sound. Majestic-yet-gritty,
Jerry Paper has collaborated with a bunch of artists we love including Weyes Blood and Tyler, The Creator. But after experiencing therapy and the radical growth that came out of it, their namesake Lucas Nathan decided they
Last year (2023) was a banner one for Sabrina Teitelbaum, aka Blondshell. Her self-titled debut LP gained new fans and received critical acclaim — one of the songs from that album, “Joiner,” even earned a coveted spot on Ba
Five-time Grammy winning music icon Angélique Kidjo is in the spotlight with “Sunlight To My Soul.” It’s a piece written in collaboration with legendary songwriter Diane Warren penning the lyrics and Nigerian afrobeats prod
Recorded at their home studio in Los Angeles, New Release is the first studio album from YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology) in five years. The title is funny, appropriate, and on-brand because (in addition
You can hear the essence of  great jazz vocalists like Carmen McRae, Nina Simone, and Sarah Vaughan in the sound of NYC’s Afro-Boricuan group duendita. 
Inglewood-based Jean Dawson straddles multiple cultures and gives voice to fans who see themselves in his work. His distinctive sound has been noticed by artists like SZA and A$AP Rocky. Another notable collaborator is Lil
LA artist and producer Roman Ariel boosts his confidence and builds his groove with “Got It.” The track features his friend XOOL, whom he coaxed into stepping out of his comfort zone and picking up the mic. Together, they t
Dancer, choreographer, and a founding member of LA’s Syncopated Ladies Melinda Sullivan uses her feet to make music. On a new album aptly titled Big Foot, she teams up with famed pianist Larry Goldings and dances in her soc
Grit-rock five piece Been Stellar hit hard with their debut album (which doubles as a nod to their city) Scream from New York — a scathing, white-knuckled ride from start to finish. Let’s take the pressure off with the fren
Melbourne’s Bananagun play their music in an unfettered, unrestrained, and bold way — harnessing the energy that abounds around them. Complex and beautiful, we share “Free Energy.” 
When introducing multi-instrumentalist Nate Mercereau from the stage every night on his New Blue Sun live tour,  André 3000 would say: "I call him a Magician, he plays guitar, but it almost never sounds like a guitar.” This
Year of the Banana is art-pop duo Rubblebucket’s seventh studio album coming down the pike in mid-October. Today, we’re sharing the hip-moving, calorie-burning fun early single they call  “Moving Without Touching.” 
Afro-Appalachian folk artist Mon Rovîa wrote the song “crooked the road.” as a reminder to make a clear distinction between pain and his own identity. I was in love with my suffering, it became who I knew myself as,” explai
While working in the studio and writing new music, Lucius started discussing the loops they get stuck in, the rabbit holes the mind goes down, and the voices (usually not their own) that reaffirm where they fall short. They
Best known as a founding member of Sonic Youth, it’s hard to believe that Thurston Moore has released his ninth solo album, Flow Critical Lucidity, out later this month. And if you are hunting for Easter eggs, you’ll be hap
KCRW SoCal favorites Chicano Batman recently graced our studios with a career-spanning set at HQ. While they already released a new album this year, Notebook Fantasy, the band found the time to write and record a new song. 
As summer festivals wind down, we turn to ever prolific Afro-funky Ibibio Sound Machine and frontwoman Emo Williams delivering a heart-pounding, foot stomping, floor burning EP, The Black Notes. That comes on the heels of t
Karl Blau came up in the Anacortes, Washington scene making music alongside artists like Laura Veirs and The Microphones before heading across the country to settle in Philly. While putting the finishing touches on his new
Jana Mila pulls from a lot of different sources to write her songs, a poised and nuanced songwriter; it's the sound of Laurel Canyon folk or Nashville twang. A cross between Fleet Foxes and Kurt Vile, the Amsterdam-based si
When Eric Clapton says that Mk.gee “found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else,” you tend to pay attention. Turn to the sonic architect’s debut album Two Star & The Dream Police, and start with “Are You Look
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