Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • Nick Hakim: “QADIR”
    Nick Hakim takes a tonal shift from his 2017 debut album on his sophomore release,  Will This Make Me Good , as he reflects on the ideas that tugged at him while working on the recording. “QADIR” is an homage to his late friend Qadir Imhotep...
    5 min
  • Ben Harper: “Don't Let Me Disappear”
    Social activist and multi-Grammy winning artist Ben Harper recently said this about his new single: “‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’ is about the fine line between loneliness, isolation and invisibility, to where you can’t seem to find a way not...
    5 min
  • Aluna: “Body Pump”
    Picture yourself driving down your favorite road, top down, as laser beams of music blast through the speakers to ritual goddess Aluna’s (of AlunaGeorge) solo debut “Body Pump.” This sonic of fering is built for such an occasion.
    5 min
  • Inara George: “Brother”
    The Bird and The Bee’s Inara George and producer Wendy Wang have sporadically snuck away during the last few years to work on a handful of songs. “Brother” speaks to their familial bond and is the first song we hear from their collaboration.
    3 min
  • John Tejada: “Moving 909s” (Plaid Remix)
    Moving 909s , John Tejada’s latest EP, kicks off with English electronic duo Plaid on remix duties. The EP pays homage to the sample heavy production style of the late 90’s through  re-synthesized 909 samples and Lua-scripted sequencing.
    6 min
  • Yuna: “Stay Where You Are”
    Sometimes we need time apart from the people we love in order to face our demons and return as better versions of ourselves. That’s Yuna’s message on “Stay Where You Are.” This song hits harder right now because though some of us may be...
    4 min
  • Sylvan Esso: “Rewind”
    Sylvan Esso set out on a limited engagement performance series in 2019, making stops at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA and hometown shows at Durham Performing Arts Center. The duo captured these performances in a 60-minute live concert film called...
    7 min
  • Matt Costa: “Avenal”
    Left coast tunesmith Matt Costa shares new work from his forthcoming album Yellow Coat . The song "Avenal" finds Costa searching for himself and running away at the same time. At a time when we're all in a similar situation, melody provides...
    4 min

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