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Today’s Top Tune: Thundercat ‘I Did This To Myself’ (Feat. Lil Yachty)
Six years to the date of his last LP, Thundercat returns with his fifth studio album Distracted, arriving April 3. The record features an eclectic lineup of collaborators including A$AP Rocky, WILLOW, Tame Impala, Channel Tres, and a previously unreleased track with the late Mac Miller. Today we share the song “I Did This To Myself” featuring Lil Yachty, with additional production from longtime collaborator Flying Lotus. Blending introspection with cosmic funk, Distracted explores the tension between modern overstimulation and the search for clarity in a hyperconnected world.
(Brainfeeder)
Today’s Top Tune: Bleachers ‘you and forever’ (clean)
Bleachers, fronted by thirteen-time GRAMMY Award–winning artist Jack Antonoff, return with “you and forever,” a song from their upcoming fifth studio album everyone for ten minutes, out May 22. The record captures the band at a creative peak, blending harmony-rich folk rock, shimmering pop soul, and the sax-soaked New Jersey sound they’ve made their own. Even as it brushes against darker moments, everyone for ten minutes ultimately lands as a hopeful, lovestruck celebration of devotion to band and song.
(Dirty Hit)
Today’s Top Tune: Holy Sun Opera House “Voice of Gob”
LA-based Holy Sun Opera House is the brainchild of classically trained soprano and drummer Krissy Barker and composer dl Salo. Blending symphonic synths, operatic vocals, thunderous drumming, and full choir arrangements, the duo create music that moves between joy, terror, love, and grief in a dreamlike swirl. Often likened to a band that might play the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks, you can hear that haunting atmosphere on “Voice of Gob,” from their self-titled debut album out May 15.
(Hologram Opera)
James Blake ‘Death of Love’
Today’s Top Tune: James Blake ‘Death of Love’
GRAMMY-winning producer, songwriter, and musician James Blake continues to push the boundaries of contemporary music. Known for his transcendent vocals and visionary production, Blake has collaborated with artists like Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, SZA, ROSALÍA, and Kendrick Lamar, and recently crafted “Séance” with Ludwig Göransson for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners soundtrack. Today’s Top Tune spotlights the levitating “Death Of Love,” taken from Blake’s forthcoming album Trying Times, due March 13.
(Good Boy Records)
Today's Top Tune: Kevin Morby ‘Javelin’
Kevin Morby announces his eighth studio album, Little Wide Open, out May 15, and shares its lead single “Javelin.” Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the album is Morby’s most personal and vulnerable work to date — a collection of songs set against tangled highways, small-town backdrops, and the restless pull of American life. On “Javelin,” Morby reflects on love and constant motion, joined by Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso), whose luminous vocals elevate the track.
(Dead Oceans)
Today's Top Tune: Christine and the Queens ‘Ah Ya’ (Feat.Thee Diane)
Longtime friends and collaborators Christine and the Queens and Thee Diane unite for “Ah Ya,” a liberating new single that blends club propulsion with Afro-inspired rhythms and meditative chords. Co-written, co-produced, and co-mixed by both artists, the track feels instinctive and free — two voices intertwining in a shared language built on trust and creative kinship.
(Because Music)
Today's Top Tune: lovetempo ‘Never The Same’ (Radio Edit
lovetempo, the project of Brooklyn-based musician and vocalist Mattie Safer (Poolside, The Rapture), returns with his debut full-length album There Is A Light. Blending soul, disco, house, and jazz-funk with emotional candor and rhythmic precision, the record traces a journey from heartbreak and self-doubt toward healing and self-acceptance. Songs like “Never The Same” expand lovetempo’s electronic-soul palette into warmer and more adventurous terrain.
(Razor and Tape Records)
Today's Top Tune: Yttling & Yukimi ‘Distant Star’
Yttling Jazz returns with the new single “Distant Star,” featuring Yukimi of Little Dragon. The collaboration unites Björn Yttling’s (Peter Björn and John) vibrant blend of alt-pop and cinematic jazz with Yukimi’s unmistakable, soulful voice. The result is an adventurous, upbeat track that channels a New Orleans–tinged indie mystique, balancing lively brass arrangements with rhythmic depth and subtle emotional gravity.
(Yttling Jazz)
Today's Top Tune: Arlo Parks ‘Heaven’
With “Heaven,” Arlo Parks dives headfirst into the underground. Drawing inspiration from NYC’s queer club lineage, from Paradise Garage to modern juke nights, and the bass-heavy pulse of UK electronic music, the song trades live-band warmth for modular synths and driving techno rhythms. It’s a bold, dancefloor-ready glimpse of Ambiguous Desire (out April 3), her most confident and experimental work yet.
([PIAS]/Transgressive)
Today's Top Tune: La Doña ‘La Mentira y La Verdad’
Following a year of travel and collaboration across Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the U.S., La Doña releases “La Mentira y La Verdad,” a bachata-inspired reflection on truth and power. Grounded in regional folk traditions and shaped by cross-cultural exchange, the sony carries both spiritual depth and political urgency — a glimpse into a larger body of work still unfolding.
(Independent)
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