Today's Top Tune: Mark Farina, Homero Espinosa, Dani Siciliano ‘Stay On My Mind’

It’s hard to believe Om Records is turning thirty, and the label is celebrating the milestone with a brand-new compilation. Leading the charge is fresh music from Mushroom Jazz maestro Mark Farina, joined by production partner Homero Espinosa and vocalist Dani Siciliano (known for her work with Matthew Herbert). Their new track “Stay On My Mind” arrives as a sleek, soulful tribute to electronic music and nods to the culture that shaped it.

(Om Records) 

Today's Top Tune: The Mountain Goats ‘Cold At Night”

The Mountain Goats have released their twenty third (you heard it right!)  full-length album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan from it, they share their song “Cold at Night,” a powerful entry point into the band’s most conceptually detailed and musically elaborate project yet. A full-on musical, the album tells the story of shipwrecked survivors haunted by dwindling resources and apocalyptic visions — a gripping tale of endurance, tenderness, and hard-earned wisdom, delivered with the Mountain Goats’ unmistakable urgency.

(Thirty Tigers)

Today's Top Tune:  Ásgeir  ‘Sugar Clouds’ 

On his fifth studio album Julia, out February 13 Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir steps into intriguing new territory. After years of collaborating with translators and drawing from the poetry of his father, Ásgeir writes his lyrics entirely on his own for the first time in his celebrated career. The result is a deeply contemplative, nostalgia-soaked body of work that finds him reflecting on past regrets and future hopes, guided by the lingering presence of the album’s title character — a spectral figure threading through the record like memory itself.

(One Little Independent Records)

Today's Top Tune: Maisy Owen ‘On My Way Down’

Nashville native Maisy Owen has been immersed in music her entire life, raised in a musical family where songcraft was second nature. Drawing on the moody intimacy of Nick Drake, the folk finesse of Bert Jansch, and the hazy dream-pop glow of Mazzy Star, she’s carving out a sound all her own. Her debut album arrives this spring, but for now, here’s a first taste with “On My Way Down.”

(Tompkins Square) 

“Lucky Number” is a commanding opener from Kula Shaker’s forthcoming album Wormslayer, due out January 30. Marking a return to the band’s original line-up, the track taps into their signature magic — a swirling, stomping psych-rock rush that proves their knack for big hooks and kaleidoscopic groove is as sharp as ever.

(Strange F.O.L.K.) 

Born into a distinguished musical family, Bebel Gilberto has long brought a magical voice and a soulful blend of Brazilian tradition and electronic modernity to her work. She surprised the world with the release of Tanto Tempo in 2000 — a defining album she made despite originally having no intention of following the family business. Now, to celebrate the record’s 25th anniversary, Tanto Tempo has been newly reissued, featuring a previously unreleased track, “No Return,” which we’re sharing today — a beautiful reminder of the album’s timeless, quietly revolutionary sound.

(PIAS)

Today’s Top Tune: Lime Garden ‘Maybe Not Tonight’

Brighton alt-pop quartet Lime Garden make their long-awaited return with “Maybe Not Tonight,” their first new material since their acclaimed debut album One More Thing. Brimming with fizz, bite, and sharp-edged confidence, the single signals a thrilling new chapter for one of the UK’s most compelling young bands as frontwoman Chloe Howard balances swagger with vulnerability.

Today’s Top Tune: Jean Dawson ‘Prize Fighter’ 

Jean Dawson released his new project Rock A Bye Baby, Glimmer Of God this year, a striking, lullaby-like closing chapter to his acclaimed Glimmer of God era. Rooted in his signature “ghetto pop” sound, the recording weaves together elements of alternative, pop, soul, and beyond, with Dawson singing in both English and Spanish. Tracks like “Prize Fighter” embody the heart of the project—capturing the tension between endurance and vulnerability as Dawson reckons with survival, self-belief, and transformation.

(P+)

Today’s Top Tune: Neko Case ‘Rusty Mountain’

As if by cosmic design, every few years Neko Case resurfaces with a new album to remind us that she is one of her generation’s greatest living songwriters—restless, fearless, and perpetually evolving. The Grammy-nominated iconoclast’s ninth studio album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, is her biggest-sounding record to date. Entirely self-produced, the album reflects Case’s singular artistic vision—defined by her uncompromising taste and absolute creative authority. A sprawling centerpiece, “Rusty Mountain,” feels like the emotional heart of the record, anchoring its vast scope. 

(Anti-)

Today’s Top Tune: Courtney Barnett ‘Stay In Your Lane’ 

Courtney Barnett storms back with “Stay In Your Lane,” a dynamic, hard-hitting return that spotlights her razor-sharp songwriting and unmatched guitar prowess. It’s her first new song since Things Take Time, Take Time (2021), and it arrives with all the electricity of a reawakening — ferocious rhythms, blistering riffs, and lyrics that wrestle with boundaries, expectations, and breaking free. 

(Mom+Pop)