Today's Top Tune

As we eagerly await the debut album by Mexican indie artist Silvana Estrada, we turn to “La Corriente,” a song that doubles as a love song, but also full of desire to discover what lays ahead on life’s path.

Canadian duo Astrocolor take us by the hand to conjure a sandy tropical auditory vacation on “Paradise,” featuring the dreamy vocals of Cayley Thomas.

During this time of celebration, let’s turn to St. Vincent, who peels back the layers we hide behind in a gentle and beautiful way on “At The Holiday Party.”

Joan As Police Woman recorded an ambitious and delicious collaboration with the legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and singer Dave Okumu of The Invisible. In 2019, the trio got together for a session in Paris to improvise, free from form or tempo. You can hear how they clicked on “Perfect Shade of Blue.”

Jamil Rashad, performing under the name Boulevards, has a new album on the horizon in early 2022. Of album highlight “Better Off Dead”, Rashad says: “I wrote this song about coming off a week-long bender. The question I used to ask myself was what’s worse, the pain or the hangover?”

LA trio Moonchild have spent the last ten years toiling and developing their sound together. Their love for each other and the music is felt on “You Got One,” as the group cherry picks vocalist Alex Isley (daughter of The Isley Brothers’ Ernie Isley) for a sweet and inviting track.

Multi Grammy Award-winning artist and electronic music pioneer William Orbit has been the guiding light behind many albums we all love, ranging from Blur to U2. His first solo album in seven years, “Starbeam,” is the apogee converging his love of experimentation with intricately layered sonics. We wish William Orbit the happiest of birthdays in the stratosphere by sharing “Diso.”

Daniel Lanois’ drummer of choice, Kyle Crane — better known as Crane Like The Bird — has worked with many of our favorite artists, including Neko Case and Kurt Vile. “I Knew Her Well,” his latest creation under his own moniker, features Peter Moren (of Peter, Bjorn and John) as well as his inspiration, the talented guitarist Bill Frisell.

Let’s take a moment, have a seat, put on some headphones, and listen to Drea D’Nur’s song “Moongazing.” It’s that beautiful. D’Nur says of the song: “Moongazing” illustrates a moment of being fully present with intense desire cradled in real love. The moonlight illuminates and exposes whatever we are willing to see.”

Brooklyn’s Habibi latch onto our ears from the first few bass notes and create a mellow dance party on “A Place We Call Our Own.”