Toronto's Kazdoura fuse Syrian and Lebanese musical traditions with psych rock, funk, soul and jazz. Vocalist Leen Hamo is a Syrian war refugee, which explains why their songs explore cultural migration, memory and the feeling of being caught between two places. Their Juno-winning debut Ghoyoum features our favorite song Khayal, and it's Today's Top Tune. 

On his fifth solo album, his first in eight years, My Morning Jacket's Jim James builds “Lost Child” around a loop of Maxine Brown’s 1964 take on Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s “Oh No Not My Baby.” Soulful and gently shuffling, the song finds James reflecting on feeling lost in a fractured world and searching for a way back to hope. 

Orchestrator and arranger Arthur Fischl reimagines Carl Stone's glitchy sonic odyssey as an exuberant orchestral work. Created in close collaboration with the composer and performed by the Fischl Fresser Ensemble, the new "Figli" gives us a playful collision of big-band, classical and avant-garde textures, while retaining Stone's inimitable style.

Haruomi Hosono is the last surviving member of the pioneering Japanese ensemble Yellow Magic Orchestra. At 79, his 23rd solo album is out today, his first in seven years. KCRW is proud to present his LA stop at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, September 20th, with support from Toro y Moi. 

Australian psych-surfers Babe Rainbow blend ’60s psychedelia and ’70s surf-pop with folk, funk, dub and global grooves. Formed in Byron Bay in 2015, the trio has built a cult following through their playful, sun-soaked sound. We're loving “Mangoes,” from the new album Acid and Honey, with its lo-fi leanings and funky drive. 

Beloved LA singer-songwriter Dre Babinski, aka Steady Holiday, returns with a breezy meditation on the whiplash of new parenthood. Written after becoming a mother, this new single balances tender hopes for a safe world for her child with the exhaustion and upheaval of letting go of her old self. It's a taste of her new album It's Your Trip, due Nov. 6th. 

The Melbourne instrumental funk collective Karate Boogaloo draws their inspiration from the timeless tunes of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Meters, and the J.B.'s, among others. The quartet's latest single, out today, is Down Home, a sultry mid-tempo, bass-driven excursion and it's Today's Top Tune. 

LA-based Indian-American artist and composer Telemakus turns adversity into invention. After being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder, he learned new ways of creating. The resulting album is a hero's journey called Eight Ring Revival, due Oct. 20, and features Flying Lotus, Sparklmami, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and more.

Australian siblings Angus & Julia Stone have spent two decades creating intimate, dreamy folk-pop. Their seventh album, Karaoke Bar, was inspired by a night out on the Greek island of Hydra, not far from Leonard Cohen’s former home. Written between late-night sessions and days by the water, the title song captures the creative energy of their surroundings. 

This new song from Australia's Gang of Youths is currently in heavy rotation at the station. Reassuring from the first note, "Things Take Time" is a dreamy amalgam of timeless production and soaring vocals that give us Todd Rundgren vibes. It's a feel-good piece full of rich, melodic optimism that makes us swoon, and it's Today's Top Tune.