Today's Top Tune

With summer fast approaching, we turn up the heat with new work by former Slits member Hollie Cook, who shares the soothing reggae-meets-lovers-rock sound of “Full Moon Baby.”

Atlanta-based duo Mattiel take in the Northern Georgian landscape to record their newly minted album “Georgia Gothic,” melding twangy guitars and Americana on their track “On The Run.”

Back in 1967, Joan Didion wrote about her experience with atomization, the idea that there is proof that things fall apart. The concept intrigued Andrew Bird so much that he dissected it into an uplifting Didion-inspired song titled “Atomized.”

The mighty sound of Hiatus Kaiyote gets funked up by an extraordinary Georgia Anne Muldrow remix of “Get Sun,” a delicious slice from their forthcoming “Mood Variant” remix album due out in April.

Composer and artist Samora Pinderhughes has been spearheading a years-long multimedia effort on loss and healing, “The Healing Project,” which consists of three parts: a physical exhibition, a digital archive and finally, an album "GRIEF,” which includes a song dissecting our ideas of “Masculinity.”

LA-based artist Paul Hernandez, who makes music under the moniker Katzù Oso, has new work to share. “Don’t Ask Why” infuses a little soul into his mix of bedroom pop.

Are you looking for shapeshifting experimental electronic beats? Let’s pull up to LA-via-Minneapolis artist Shrimpnose, a welder of brooding undertones on his song “Patience,” which features the vocals of Lhasa Petik.

Before charting a path as a solo artist, Bartees Strange cut his teeth in hardcore bands in Washington DC and Brooklyn while working in the Obama administration as well as the environmental movement. “Heavy Heart” manifests both the release of guilt and his serious guitar chops.

LA’s dynamic retrofuturist trio Automatic take inspiration from the Swedish sci-fi film “Aniara” and disavow the idea of leaving behind a parched planet in search of a better place to pen “New Beginning,” bringing hope that starts on the dance floor.

Belgian-based duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul have an extraordinary ingenuity for blending electronic music with humorous storytelling. A perfect example is “thank you,” from their excellent just-released debut album “Topical Dancer.” For more dance floor treats, check out their exclusive guest mix for FREAKS ONLY .