Today's Top Tune

If you can believe it… it’s a Friday once again ! And what better way to celebrate than a dancefloor killer from snake charmers El Dragon Criollo, who bring the party with an undulating jungle mix called “Cumbia Fantasia.”

Every Thursday, we’ve been tapping into new music with a curated view from Global Beat Australia . The duo Good Morning is a recent find, with a forthcoming album dropping later this month. We’ll check out “Country” with its jangly guitars and pensive refrain.

Liverpool duo King Hannah get slinky and sinister on “A Well-Made Woman,” a song that is part tone poem, part voodoo.

Shapeshifting musical guru Damon Albarn positioned his piano to overlook the sea in Iceland to write and record his brand new solo album, “The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows.” Single “Royal Morning Blue” captures the sound of rain turning into snow in a way only Albarn can.

We’re keeping an eye on British-Nigerian rapper/singer Little Simz, whose empowering track “Woman” landed on our Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) and features another rising star we’re excited about, Cleo Sol.

KCRW’s 2020 Best New Artist St. Panther helped get us through a turbulent year and is back to lighten up our lives with “Problems,” an antidote to obstacles and a way into new opportunities.

Baroque pop artist Gal Musette dives into her experience with unrequited love by inviting Grammy-award winning artist Rufus Wainwright to duet with her on the lilting song “Oliver.”

Pakistani queer composer and song stylist Arooj Aftab enchants with music that is somewhere between the workings of Jeff Buckley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on “Last Night.”

A follow up to their 2017 collaboration with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Mild High Club have just dropped their latest album “Going Going Gone.” Jazzy with hints of ‘70s Brazilia, “A New High” promises a 2:47 well spent.

Looking for love? Well, My Morning Jacket is about to issue their ninth full length album later this month. In the words of frontman Jim James, “‘Love Love Love” speaks toward positivity and pure love, finding truth within yourself and in the world around you.”