Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune: Lucinda Williams ‘How Much Did You Get For Your Soul’

Three-time GRAMMY Award winner Lucinda Williams confronts America’s socio-political unrest head-on with her new album World’s Gone Wrong. Written and recorded with urgency in spring 2025, the album serves as both wake-up call and battle cry — raw, unflinching songs that find beauty, grit, and grace in a world on edge. Standout track “How Much Did You Get for Your Soul” cuts especially deep, underscoring Williams’ enduring power as one of the most vital and uncompromising voices in American music.

(Highway 20 Records)

Today's Top Tune: Les Imprimés ‘Again & Again’ 

With “Again & Again,” Norway’s Les Imprimés channel the ache and grit of classic ’60s and ’70s soul. Layering doo-wop–inspired melodies over restrained, hip-hop-tinged rhythms, Morten Martens crafts a sound that feels timeless yet immediate. The track offers another glimpse into Fading Forward, (due April 10) a deeply personal, self-produced album that explores love’s wreckage and the quiet strength it takes to move through it.

(Big Crown Records)

Today's Top Tune: Lala Lala ‘Even Mountains Erode’ (Clean)

Lala Lala, the project of Lillie West, returns with “Even Mountains Erode,” a standout from her upcoming album Heaven 2, due February 27. The song reflects on independence and impermanence, pairing punchy production from West and Jay Som’s Melina Duterte with the quietly powerful reminder that even the strongest things eventually change.

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Today's Top Tune: Inara George ‘Tiny Girl’ 

Los Angeles based singer Inara George releases “Tiny Girl”  today, the latest single from her forthcoming album Songs of Douglass & Littell, out March 20. Built on a melody written by Eliot Douglass at eighteen and lyrics later added by Philip Littell specifically for George, the song is quietly biographical — reflecting her life through words and music created decades apart. With subtle jazz inflections and an intimate singer-songwriter feel, “Tiny Girl” lets George’s voice carry the emotional weight of a deeply personal collaboration across time.

(Release Me Records)

Today's Top Tune: Tiwayo ‘I've Got To Travel Alone’ 

Nicknamed “The Young Old” for his timeless voice, Paris-born soul singer Tiwayo returns with “I’ve Got To Travel Alone,” the first single from his forthcoming album Outsider, produced by GRAMMY winner Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas. Out now, the track blends Memphis soul grit with modern edge, channeling resilience and self-determination. Recorded in Austin, Texas, Outsider arrives April 10 marking a powerful rebirth for one of modern soul’s most distinctive voices.

(Record Kicks)

Big Harp ‘I Got An Itch’ 

Today's Top Tune: Big Harp ‘I Got An Itch’ 

Fifteen years after their debut, married duo Big Harp return with Runs to Blue (out March 27), a beautifully unadorned collection of songs about love, aging, family, and the quiet pull of remembered freedom. Recorded live with only acoustic guitar, bass, and their intimately woven harmonies, the album feels like sitting in on a conversation between two lifelong partners. Lead single “I Got an Itch” reflects on responsibility and nostalgia with disarming honesty, a snapshot of a band whose bond has only deepened with time.

(Saddle Creek) 

Today's Top Tune: RIP Magic ‘5words’

London quartet RIP Magic continue their rapid ascent with the release of “5words.” Produced by James Murphy, it’s his first production work for another band in over a decade. The track channels motorik drums, jagged synths, and restless bass into a sharp, forward-facing take on post-punk energy. A live favorite first sold as an unmarked white label while supporting LCD Soundsystem, “5words” captures a band defining themselves in real time. 

(DFA Records) 

Today's Top Tune: The Boxer Rebellion ‘Hidden Meanings’

Alt-rock mainstays The Boxer Rebellion return with “Hidden Meanings,” a deeply reflective new single that confronts self-sabotage, accountability, and the courage it takes to face emotional truth; culled from the band’s forthcoming seventh album, The Second I’m Asleep, out March 27 . Opening with the striking line “I no longer wish you dead,” the song unfolds over four cathartic minutes of emotive songwriting, marking a powerful moment of realization and release.

(Absentee Recordings)

Today's Top Tune: Aluna & SIDEPIECE 'Misbehave’

GRAMMY-nominated duo SIDEPIECE team up with global dance icon Aluna on “Misbehave,” a slick, attitude-forward club track out now. Built on groove-driven house production and Aluna’s unmistakable vocal presence, the single brings together two powerhouses of modern dance music. SIDEPIECE continue their run as fixtures of the global house circuit, while Aluna adds her signature charisma and cultural impact, making “Misbehave” a bold, dancefloor-ready collaboration. Beyond her music, she remains a leading advocate for Black representation and equity in electronic music culture.

(Lip Service)

Today's Top Tune: Friko ‘Seven Degrees’

Chicago-based quartet Friko have announced their sophomore album, Something Worth Waiting For, out April 24. Produced by Grammy Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent) and recorded at his Los Angeles studio, the album is both sonically extravagant and emotionally raw, capturing the band at their most unfiltered. Today, Friko share the lead single and video “Seven Degrees,” a euphoric, sing-along-ready anthem about connection and closeness — balancing youthful idealism with the grit of lived experience.

(ATO Records)