Today's Top Tune

Today’s Top Tune: Cécile McLorin Salvant ‘With Every Breath I Take’  

Cécile McLorin Salvant announces With Every Breath I Take, her first album recorded with orchestra, arriving June 26. Backed by the Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest and conducted by Jules Buckley, Salvant brings cinematic depth to a collection of timeless songs transforming deeply personal material into something sweeping and intimate at once.

(Nonesuch Records)

Today’s Top Tune: Seu Jorge ‘Quando Chego (Feat. Marisa Monte)'

Seu Jorge unveils The Other Side, an ambitious new album years in the making, produced with Mario Caldato Jr. and featuring orchestral arrangements by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Blending Brazilian music with jazz, bossa nova, and cinematic orchestration, the record reveals a more contemplative side of the legendary artist—expansive, patient, and deeply reflective. The album features several guests including Beck, Zap Mama and Marisa Monte on “Quando Chego.” 

(Phonomotor Records)

Today’s Top Tune: Carl Craig ‘Meditation Five (Edit)’

Detroit techno pioneer Carl Craig revisits his ambient masterpiece Meditations, now available digitally for the first time. Originally conceived as a suite of beatless compositions, the album reveals a more expansive side of Craig’s sound—bridging his techno roots with the cinematic and experimental work that continues to shape his legacy as you’ll experience on “Meditation Five.”

(Planet E Communications)

Today’s Top Tune: Raine Torres ‘Petite Suite’ 

Young Creators Project alum Raine Torres returns with “Petite Suite,” a stirring reflection on powerlessness and self-doubt. Beginning softly before building into emotional intensity, the track captures the frustration of searching for agency while growing up surrounded by purpose, faith, and art.

(Independent)

Today’s Top Tune: The Austinauts ‘Mother Tongue’ 

Today’s Top Tune spotlights a new track by Austin collective The Austinauts with “Mother Tongue,” a warm, groove-driven single that blends analog soul with a retro-futurist spirit. Rooted in the duality of Austin’s country traditions and forward-thinking energy, the track sets the tone for a debut album that’s funky, cosmic, and unmistakably human.

(Round Rock Records) 

Today’s Top Tune: Julieta Venegas ‘La Linea (Feat. Yahritza Y Su Escensia)

Julieta Venegas reconnects with her borderland roots on “La Línea,” a collaboration with Yahritza y Su Esencia. Blending norteña influences with heartfelt storytelling, the track reflects on migration, separation, and long-distance love—capturing how borders can reshape lives and relationships.

(PopArt Discos)

Today’s Top Tune:  BLARF ‘Stars Without Light’ 

Eric André’s musical project BLARF returns with Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist. Swapping chaotic sample collages for sweeping orchestral arrangements, the album blurs the line between cinematic grandeur and absurdist performance art—channeling everything from Ennio Morricone to free jazz and experimental noise. Here’s “Stars Without Light.” 

(Stones Throw)

Today’s Top Tune: Carin León ‘Ruca’

Carín León returns with “Ruca,” a disco- and funk-infused single from his new album MUDA. Expanding beyond his regional Mexican roots, León leans into a more global, pop-forward sound while still bringing the swagger and charisma that’s made him one of Latin music’s biggest stars.

September 20—Los Angeles, CA—BMO Stadium

(Socios Music LLC)

Today’s Top Tune: Laibach ‘Musick (Feat. Wiyaala)’

Laibach’s new album MUSICK is out now, and its title track distills the project’s core idea—a meditation on music itself in an age of digital excess. Blending theatrical pop with a sense of unease, “MUSICK” plays like both a celebration and a critique, questioning what it means to create and experience sound in a world shaped by technology and imitation.

(Mute)

Today’s Top Tune: Beth Orton ‘Waiting’

Beth Orton returns with “Waiting,” a slow-building, life-affirming single from her upcoming album The Ground Above, out June 26. Blending warmth, wit, and emotional depth, the track reflects on breaking free from fear—offering a powerful glimpse into one of Orton’s most raw and direct records yet.

(Partisan Records)