Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • KT Tunstall: “Little Red Thread”
    Scottish post-folkie KT Tunstall has seen seismic shifts in her life these past few years: from the loss of her father, to a divorce, and a move to Venice Beach. Part of a trilogy, her new album is an electric feast both visceral and physical....
    4 min
  • Peter Bjorn and John: “Gut Feeling”
    The new album Darker Days from Peter Bjorn and John found them all writing and producing. "Gut Feeling" began to brew when Bjorn thought "I think we need to talk about it, if we don't wanna live without it," in regards to resolving conflicts as a band.
    4 min
  • Kyan: “Lonely River”
    After his major record deal ended, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend collapsed - on the same day (!) - UK artist Kyan began to rebuild his life in a new direction. Kyan's debut album was written in solitude in Airbnb's throughout...
    4 min
  • The Sha La Das: “Okay My Love”
    The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys used their familial bonds to craft their signature close knit harmonies. Now the Sha La Das are here to carry on that tradition. Bill Schaldas taught his sons group harmonies on the stoop of their Staten Island...
    4 min
  • Genital Panic: "Action Pants" (Radio Edit)
    At 50, Tina S. was depressed. She was pissed off at becoming invisible as an aging female musician, at menopause, and at the state of the union. So she turned to what she does best, writing songs that echo her feelings. She found camaraderie by...
    3 min
  • Azure Ray: “Palindrome”
    Azure Ray had a chance to revisit their early work, when a box of original reels from their first recordings appeared on their doorstep. That alone inspired them to create new songs. So for the last few months Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink traded...
    4 min
  • The Tender Things: “Oh Rosie”
    Heartless Bastards and Austin-based bassist Jessse Ebaugh started writing his own songs in 2016. Heartless Bastards decided to take a break, so he formed The Tender Things. Drawing from his experience as a bluegrass and country musician in his...
    4 min

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