Today's Top Tune: Patrick Watson ‘House on Fire (Feat. Martha Wainwright)’

Singer-songwriter, film composer, and pianist Patrick Watson has shared “House on Fire,” a stunning new collaboration with Martha Wainwright and a preview of his forthcoming album Uh Oh, out September 26. Written during a period when Watson temporarily lost his ability to sing (and completed alongside Wainwright) the track unfolds as a deeply moving duet. Carried by a sweeping string arrangement, their interwoven harmonies heighten the song’s emotional tension, with Wainwright’s powerful, multi-octave voice beautifully contrasting Watson’s tender tenor.

(Secret City Records)

Today's Top Tune: DRAMA ‘Oblivion’

Chicago-based, genre-defying duo DRAMA have released their new album Platonic Romance, a bold and textured evolution of their signature blend of house, R&B, soul, and dance-pop. The record explores heartbreak, emotional growth, acceptance, and the complexity of human connection. DRAMA will be taking the album on the road, wrapping up their tour with a stop at The Wiltern on March 7. Today’s Top Tune is your for free, it is the head-spinning standout “Oblivion.”

(AWAL)

Today's Top Tune: Marlon Funaki ‘Let You In’

Buzzing singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Marlon Funaki has been steadily building momentum since first releasing music six years ago from his hand-built home studio in Redlands, California. Drawing from his Japanese and Mexican American heritage, Funaki crafts a sound shaped by rich, wide-ranging influences. Today’s Top Tune highlights his latest release, the warm and sonically sensual “Let You In.”

(Warner Brothers)

Today's Top Tune: Pat Metheny ‘In On It’ 

Legendary guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, a twenty-time Grammy-Award winner, has launched Uniquity Music, fulfilling a longtime vision to bring his expansive body of work under one umbrella. The new label debuts with Side-Eye III+, his first new release in six years, arriving February 27. You can catch Metheny live at Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 4, where fans may hear his latest track, “In On It.”

(Uniquity Music)

Today's Top Tune: Iron & Wine ‘In Your Ocean’ 

Iron & Wine, the solo project of Sam Beam, will release its eighth full-length album Hen’s Teeth on February 27. The album’s title reflects its improbable nature — a creative gift that, as Beam puts it, “shouldn’t be there but it is.” Today, we share a track from it “In Your Ocean,” a sonically rich meditation on love so consuming it blurs physical boundaries. 

(Sub-Pop) 

Today's Top Tune: Father John Misty ‘The Old Law’ 

KCRW favorite Father John Misty has announced a massive tour for this year, including a stop at the Majestic Ventura Theater on March 23. He’s also officially released a long-awaited fan favorite — the song many have heard live since 2024 as “God’s Trash,” now arriving in recorded form as “The Old Law.”

(Sub-Pop)

Today's Top Tune: Grupo Um  ‘Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Version 2)’

Brazilian left-field legends Grupo Um share “Cortejo Dos Reis Negros (Version 2),” a flowing, maracatu-rooted sequel to their 1975 debut track. Drawn from their long-lost album Nineteen Seventy Seven, the song captures the beauty of tension and release in an endlessly spiritual groove.

(Far Out Recordings)

Today's Top Tune:  Jill Scott ‘Beautiful People’ 

Three-time Grammy Award–winning artist, actress, and poet Jill Scott has announced her long-awaited sixth studio album, To Whom This May Concern, out February 13. Her first full-length release in nearly a decade follows a milestone year celebrating the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. Overflowing with stories, spirit, and soul, the album is equal parts magic, medicine, and mastery — and you can hear it shining through on “Beautiful People.”

(Human Re Sources/The Orchard)

Today's Top Tune: Stephen Sanchez ‘Sweet Love’ 

Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez first fell in love with music at his grandparents’ house, spinning records from his grandfather’s collection. Now, “Sweet Love” ushers in a new chapter for the Nashville-based artist — a heartfelt reflection on love as both a feeling and a daily commitment. Inspired by his grandparents’ enduring bond, the song celebrates the beauty in choosing love, again and again.

(REPUBLIC)

Today's Top Tune: Maisy Owen ‘On My Way Down’

Nashville native Maisy Owen has been immersed in music her entire life, raised in a musical family where songcraft was second nature. Drawing on the moody intimacy of Nick Drake, the folk finesse of Bert Jansch, and the hazy dream-pop glow of Mazzy Star, she’s carving out a sound all her own. Her debut album arrives this spring, but for now, here’s a first taste with “On My Way Down.”

(Tompkins Square)