Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • Flume: ‘Say Nothing’ (Feat. MAY-A)
    When asked about his song “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A, Grammy Award-winning Australian artist Flume told us: “This song is about feelings of post-relationship clarity. We wrote the song midway through 2020 while the pandemic was still pretty new. I was really excited about the initial idea, but it was only once I got back to Australia in early 2021 and linked up in the studio with MAY-A that the song really came to life.”
    4 min
  • Regina Spektor: ‘Becoming All Alone’
    Russian-Jewish-American singer Regina Spektor is back at the piano with a forthcoming album, “Home, before and after,” set for early summer. The quintessentially New York singer pens personal narratives we can all relate to. “Becoming All Alone” is a strong launch to the album.
    5 min
  • Jordan Rakei: ‘Bruises’
    Ferociously talented polymath Jordan Rakei shares a brand new fourtrack EP. The title track “Bruises” reaches back to the singer’s love of Bob Marley while teaming up with Amika Quartet on strings.
    5 min
  • VanWyck: ‘Maybe, Maybe Not’
    VanWyck is a singer-songwriter based in Amsterdam who plays tug of war with the theme of indecision on her new song “Maybe, Maybe Not” — but as the protagonist finds, the answer is to keep walking.
    4 min
  • Dowdelin: ‘Tan Nou’
    When Dowdelin, who are based in Lyon with roots in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Armenia, began to work together, they wrote their lyrics in English, but it didn’t feel right. Instead, they opted for Creole, and that’s how they got their groove. “Tan Nou” is a thick mix of Caribbean and West Indies culture.
    4 min
  • Neil Frances: ‘Dancing’
    KCRW DJs are spinning a ton of tracks off LA duo Neil Frances’ debut album “There Is No Neil Frances,” and why shouldn’t they? Check out “Dancing” with its retro-forward style.
    3 min
  • Laibach: ‘Ich will ein Deutscher sein’
    Slovenian avant-gardists Laibach reboot the writings of one of the most significant German playwrights, Heiner Müller, into a theatrical production of his work. Epic in scope, “Ich wil ein Deutscher sein” translates to “I Want to Be a German.”
    5 min
  • Thao: ‘Temple’
    Solo artist Thao (formerly of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down) gets ready to strap on her guitar and hit the road on tour this spring. Let’s enjoy the driving title track from the deluxe album version of “Temple.”
    5 min

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