Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • Junior Mesa: "All Or Nothin'”
    Bakersfield, CA is recognized as "The Country Music Capital of the West Coast" and spawned an array of artists from Buck Owens to Korn. Now, a new crop is growing that includes millennial singer-songwriter Junior Mesa, who channels a soulful mix on...
    3 min
  • Pixies: “Catfish Kate”
    Pixies frontman and lyricist Black Francis delves deep into his imagination to tell the tale of mountain woman Kate, who simply wants to catch her dinner. She becomes known as "Catfish Kate."
    4 min
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: “Spinning Song”
    The 17th album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is simply stunning. The recording is split in two parts, which Cave describes the first batch of songs as "the children" and the last couple as "the parents." Cave began writing songs for  Ghosteen  in...
    5 min
  • Estereomance: “Up”
    Estereomance emerges from ex-Chamanas members Manuel Calderon and Paulina Reza, alongside Adria Del Valle. Together, they create their own brand of West Texas psychedelic indie-pop. "Up" is the first peek from their forthcoming self-titled EP,...
    4 min
  • Gus Seyffert: “Hold On”
    LA-based Gus Seyffert has performed in sold out arenas alongside The Black Keys, Beck and Roger Waters. In between tours, he's also been refining his skills as a producer with the likes of Michael Kiwanuka, Jenny Lewis and Bedouine. Seyffert is...
    5 min
  • Men I Trust: “Tailwhip”
    Canadian trio Men I Trust have been teasing out songs for a couple of years now, and their debut album packs 24 tracks and clocks in at 71 minutes. Oncle Jazz treats the listener to sonic gems ranging from the raucous to the buoyant dream pop...
    4 min
  • Ben Lee: “Speeding Motorcycle”
    Ben Lee recorded his first album as a teenager back in '95 and to commemorate the event, Lee is set to release an album of covers from some of his favorite artists during that time. Let's check out his rendition of "Speeding Motorcycle" by the late...
    3 min
  • Buscabulla: “Vámono”
    Today, we're sharing the first track Buscabulla has issued since moving back to their native Puerto Rico from New York. Aptly titled "Vámono" (or "Let's Go"), the song is a rally for the ones that return home as well as those that chose to leave....
    4 min

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