Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • ÌFÉ: ‘Music For Egun Movement 2’
    To honor the Day of The Dead this year, we turn to Puerto Rico’s ÌFÉ. Their new EP offers electronic interpretations of Yoruban prayer songs that honor those who have passed on from this mortal coil. Check out “Music For Egun Movement 2.”
    5 min
  • Matt Berninger ‘One More Second’
    The National’s frontman Matt Berninger teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Booker T. Jones for his solo album debut and the team also formed their own imprint Book’s Records to celebrate. You can hear the notable talent they lined up to play on...
    6 min
  • Joji: ‘Gimme Love’
    Joji’s talent can be quantified by his selective collaborations with artists like Diplo, Omar Apollo and Yves Tumor — who have all returned the favor with contributions to the artist’s sophomore album. Let’s check out “Gimme Love” from...
    4 min
  • Bent: ‘Friends’
    After a 15 year hiatus, our favorite quirky band Bent is back and getting ready to share an album’s worth of new music. Sample surgeons at heart, this duo puts a new dance spin on a song that was written in the 1930’s called “Friends.”
    6 min
  • The War And Treaty: ‘Five More Minutes’
    In 2017, The War And Treaty’s Michael Trotter was struggling with PTSD after serving in Iraq and was contemplating ending his life. Trotter felt he was holding his family back and the insurance money would take care of them. Trotter’s wife and...
    4 min
  • Romy: ‘Lifetime’
    Romy, of The xx sounds absolutely joyful on her solo debut. Written and produced during lockdown in London, “Lifetime” is a dream of a song that captures the jubilation of meeting up with loved ones and being in the moment.
    4 min
  • Ben Harper: ‘Paris’
    Local hero and international star, Ben Harper knows his way around a lap steel guitar and for the first time ever releases an all instrumental solo full length. The 15 original songs named after different cities around the world highlight some of...
    4 min
  • Juana Molina: ‘Eras’ (ANRMAL)
    A daring and experimental artist Juana Molina will issue her first live album recorded at the NRMAL Festival in Mexico this week. On it, Molina re-works renditions of favorites including “Eras” a bopping Spanglish mix for our listening pleasure.
    6 min
  • Fleet Foxes: ‘Maestranza’
    We were pleasantly surprised when Fleet Foxes quietly dropped their fourth studio album on us. Recorded before and during quarantine the recording pays tribute to frontman Robin Pecknold’s musical heroes-- the ones that celebrated life in the face...
    4 min

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