Today's Top Tune

Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath and Daughter of the Swords’ Alexandra Sauser-Monnig make their debut as The A’s with a beautiful new album titled “Fruit.” Their ten tracks are a joyful mix of yodeling folk songs, interpretations of lullabies, and traditional ballads, plus an original whimsical treat called “When I Die.”

In a small village in southern Nigeria where Muslims and Christians live and dance together, the pious, devout Muslim Alhaji Waziri Oshomah infuses his love of highlife with the teachings of Islam in the song “Jealousy.” The track is featured on the third volume of record label Luaka Bop’s “World Spirituality Classics” series, dedicated to spreading positivity.

After four years, “Geronimo” is the first track we hear from Young Fathers, who cut loose in the studio for one of their most unabashed, soulful tracks to date with “Geronimo.”

The UK isn’t known for its blue skies and golden sunshine, but Brighton-based The Heavy Heavy turn up the sound of sunshine pop on their song “Miles and Miles.”

Catch The Heavy Heavy at the Troubadour Oct. 24

What happens when Damon Albarn , artist Jamie Hewlett, Murdoc, Noodle, Russel, and 2D — the music minds behind Gorillaz — plus eight-time Grammy Award winner Greg Kurstin team up with shamanistic bassist Thundercat? You get “Cracker Island.” ’Nuff said.

Don’t miss out when they come to the Forum on Sept. 23 and Sept. 25 .

Aug. 19 marks the day that Hot Chip release their long-anticipated eighth album, “Freakout/Release.” A belter, bopper, and banger, “Eleanor” has the resilient sound and live energy that’s made Hot Chip a must-see and listen for more than two decades. We can’t wait for their first album since 2019’s “A Bath Full of Ecstasy.”

Meg Remy, the experimental pop artist known as U.S. Girls, shares a new track that dropped just this morning. A visual artist, astute political commentator, and fiery performer, Remy recently published her memoir “Begin By Telling.” “So Typically Now” features backing vocals from Kyle Kidd.

LA cosmic-folk duo Mapache, which is also the Spanish word for “racoon,” have a 14-year-old Boston Terrier named Roscoe who has been on the road with them for their whole career. Naturally, Roscoe has also made it into several of their songs, including “I Love My Dog,” the kick-off track on their latest album, “Roscoe’s Dream.”

With two Latin Grammy nominations (Best New Artist and Best Pop/Rock Song) last year and and an LAMC Discovery Award this one, Zoe Gotusso is an emerging artist to keep an ear on. The Argentine singer-songwriter delivers a Spanish bossa nova that keeps on giving with “Un Bossa +” or “mas.”

Long Beach-based Joshy Soul knows that we, just like plants, need water to grow and time to bloom into who you become. “Garden” is about growth, whether you are firmly planted in the ground or not.

“I talk about finding your 'soil-mate,' because as with a 'soulmate,' a soil-mate is finding someone in your life who helps you grow,” Soul says. “Who sees your flaws, and thorns, and grows with you.” See Joshy Soul live at The Troubadour on August 19th .