Today's Top Tune

Literal blue-eyed soul man Luke Marzec has the type of rich, booming, wise-beyond-its-years voice that’ll make you do a double take. And he’s got saxophone skills to match(!). Tune into “I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind” for some proper, classic sounds comin’ atcha from England’s Wye Valley. 

Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal first began using her voice as a way to process grief… and she gained some serious fans in the process. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is quoted as saying, “one of the best songs ever written” about Canal’s exploration of the topic — “swan song.” She offers a wider range of subject matter on her freshly released album Slowly, It Dawns, and her band’s sharp spin on Adult Contemporary pop provides an excellent vessel for unpacking relationship dynamics. Hear it all play out for yourself by grabbing today's free download of “Talk.”

Dare we say we’re (slanted and) enchanted to meet Richmond, Virginia-based, relative newcomers Palmyra? The trio’s laid-back, indie-rock-Americana stylings on “Arizona” are like a deep sonic breath of fresh air. And we can all get to know them even better when their new LP Restless hits the shelves on March 28. 

French-Chilean artist and activist Ana Tijoux recently shared her first new music since the mid-January release of her 2024 LP VIDA. Longtime fans of Tijoux’s trademark lyrical, sophisticated flow will find much to love in “Muévelo,” as she considers both the track and her forthcoming EP Serpiente de Madera to be a “return to her essence: beats, rhymes and turntable scratching.”

Download “Favorite Kind of People” from Philly-based, self-proclaimed “humanoid alien” Jaco Jaco for instant cool points. Its loose grooves and liquid funk are guaranteed to bring good vibes only — whenever and wherever it gets played. And there’s plenty more where that came from, Jaco Jaco’s new LP Gremlin is set to drop on Friday, March 21. 

Benjamin Booker entered a new sonic world when he tapped LA-based, “producer’s producer” Kenny Segal to work on LOWER, his first new album in seven years. Booker has always eluded categorization; his rootsy, punky, R&B tones all coming together to make something signature. By enlisting Segal, he’s added extra crispy hip-hop beats and a surreal dreaminess that you’ll hear all over Today’s Top Tune: “NEW WORLD.” 

Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, and jazz trombone wunderkind Ebba Åsman is readying her third album, When You Know, for release on March 21.  For a glimpse of what’s in store from the record, check out the sumptuous single “Did I Go?” — a hypnotic, boldly produced ode to the uncertainty of life in your twenties.

Some people seem to exist primarily to tilt the world’s balance towards positivity. Multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, arranger and ethnomusicologist Dexter Story is one of those people. His latest release is Sinesrat, an EP comprised of previously unreleased work dating between 2012-2014. Slip into your sauciest fit and saunter down the nearest street to the sounds of the EP’s jaunty, wordless groover “New Piazza.” 

Happy Pisces Szn + Women’s History Month to us all! Electro-eclectic musical mainstay and activist Madame Gandhi is preparing to release the LP Let Me Be Water on May 16; “Pisces Knockout” is its swaggering lead single. Let Me Be Water is “made by all women and non-gender conforming individuals in partnership with the music nonprofit We Make Noise, which seeks to harness the power of music, technology, and community to advance global gender equity.” 

Teenaged, Long Beach singer-songwriter Josefine Neumann taught herself acoustic guitar during the height of the COVID pandemic, began self-releasing her compositions in 2023, and has never shown any signs of slowing down since. Neumann’s intricate melodies and classic folk singer delivery are perfect for sparking careful reflection. We invite you to do just that by tuning into “Andromeda,” from Neumann’s 2024 LP My Greatest Fears.