Today's Top Tune

For his tenth studio release, Bibio was adamant about adding more synths, drum machines, and electric guitars for a slicker polish. Rich in texture, we share “Off Goes The Light.”

We The Lion may sound like they are channeling a cool SoCal vibe, but they hail from Lima, Peru! “TTT” showcases the band’s pop-savvy soundscape with a playful lilt on our very own shores.

2022 has been good to Caroline Polacheck as she supported Dua Lipa and Harry Styles and performed both at Coachella and Glastonbury. And now with her second album on the horizon in 2023, the future continues to look bright. “Sunset” is a track from the forthcoming album that nods to the folkloric sound of Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western soundtracks.

Get ready, sit back, and take in “Love On The Run,” off the latest Broken Bells album, “Into The Blue.” It’s an epic aural journey transporting you back in time to the days of ‘70s AM gold radio as it morphs into psychedelia.

“Adolescent heartbreak, whether romantic or platonic, is a dreadful pain we’ve all felt,” says LA-based fantasy folk artist Enny Owl, who uses metaphor to take us back to childhood and the big emotions we had a hard time processing on her song “Sandbox.”

Who are the Umlauts, you ask? According to them, “We’re just your average trans-European, multi-lingual, art-school, post-punk, techno-inspired, über-group/circus-troop/ diaeresis.”

A recent Novena discovery from her trawling of the internets, we are partial to the Italian/English lyrics on “Sweat.”

Inspired by his village of Kela just 30 kilometers south of Bamako, modern Malian griot Habib Koite shares an ode to international audiences in “Forever,” featuring the gifted kora player Toumani Diabate.

Hip-hop hometown pioneers Cypress Hill deliver a new surprise single after a year’s worth of major releases and a new documentary, “Cypress Hill: Insane In The Brain.” “Crossroads” was written for the film and doubles as a cool song of triumph — and feels right for Halloween.

LA dreamscaper Winter has been climbing toward sonic liberation on the newly-minted album “What Kind of Blue Are You?” Breezy and fluid, ‘sunday’ is perfect on this fall day.

A pioneer in electronic music and progressive rock, Hall of Famer and hella influencer Todd Rundgren has had a stellar career and has now launched his latest album, “Space Force.” The dozen new tracks feature breathtaking collaborations with cosmic artists like The Roots, The Lemons Twigs, and, on “Puzzle,” Adrian Belew, known for his uncompromising guitar work.