Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • Matthew Logan Vasquez: Same
    Co-founder and frontman for Delta Spirit, Matthew Logan Vasquez began writing a new album for the group when he realized the album was much more personal. So he decided to release it as a solo project.
    4 min
  • Conor Oberst: A Little Uncanny
    When Conor Oberst recorded Ruminations last year his intention was to flush out the tracks with a full band, but those closest to him urged him to release it in its raw solo, acoustic form. This year he finally got his wish.
    5 min
  • Sinkane: Won't Follow
    NPR has already tagged the new work of Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, on its round up of 2017's Best Music.
    5 min
  • Elastic Bond: Un Lugar (feat. Ephniko)
    Andres Ponce and Sofy Encanto are united by marriage and musically as Elastic Bond, but that's not all that they have merged together. The Miami couple has fused cultures that reflect their surroundings -- folkloric rhythms and electronic beats -- on their funky new album Honey Bun.
    5 min
  • Hanni El Khatib: Paralyzed
    Hanni El Khatib lives a creative streak. Due to perform in Paris a week after the Bataclan attacks, he cancelled all of his shows for 2016 and put all of his energy and emotions into new material.
    4 min
  • Manu Delago: Freeze
    The Hang is a percussion instrument that was developed in the early 2000s in Switzerland. Although similar to steelpan (or steel drums), this contraption is played with the hands and fingers instead of mallets. Expert player Manu Delago brings out the instrument's warm tones and dynamic range on a composition he recorded in one take.
    4 min
  • Clap! Clap!: Hope (feat. Oy)
    Sexy and slinky Italian producer, songwriter and performer Clap! Clap! has a rather eclectic sound and tracks that span an array of genres. His debut album garnered accolades from Paul Simon who called it a "masterpiece."
    5 min

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