Today's Top Tune

Here’s the latest anthemic ballad from Katie Crutchfield, the mastermind behind Waxahatchee. “Much Ado About Nothing” is the first new song she’s shared since releasing Tiger’s Blood earlier this year. And we’re grateful that she did because it’s a fan favorite the band has been playing throughout their recent tour. 

Ry Cuming, best known as RY X, was working on the song “You” when he realized he kept hearing ghostly smidgens of Hermanos Gutiérrez. But that audio imagery was only in his mind until he reached out to share the song with them. The duo loved what they heard and lept at the chance to collaborate, they even made the trek to Cuming’s Topanga Canyon studio to record. 

London-based duo Kit Sebastian were motivated by their desire to fuse Indonesian and Turkish music. While most of their work is tempered by harmony, “Bul Bul Bul” is grounded by the track’s rhythm. Most of their music is written in recording sessions, but their approach here is to explore the spontaneous combustion of textures that tend to arise during soundchecks when they are out on the road.

Let’s get right to Yola telling us about her new recording in her own words: 

"From covering Soul II Soul for a reputable outlet, to my covers on tour and reworkings of my songs — the broad church of soul music through the ages has always been the narrative. This time I’m exploring my love of soul music through influences like Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Sade, Prince, Minnie Riperton, and various luminaries of rare groove and progressive R‘n’B. Layering programming and synths with organic instrumentation is at the core of the sonic landscape, and as usual I have metabolised these elements into a concoction very much of my own." 

Fresh from a headlining set at NorCal fest Portola, and SoCal’s CRSSD Festival earlier this summer, Four Tet shares his latest collaboration with the help of Ellie Goulding — “In My Dreams.” 

Bonobo (aka Simon Green) shares the record for most nominations (seven) in the Dance/Electronic recording category at the Grammys — alongside Madonna and The Chemical Brothers. On his latest single, “Expanders,” Green weaves his signature organic vocals and instrumentation into a yummy treat for those hankering for a heady throwdown in between album releases.  

Effers, as we like to call them (thanks to the FCC), are a duo out of NYC delivering the latest surge of dance music. Their new EP Baggy$$ is sure to make many Top 10 lists this year. This EP features the downtempo beat of “Tommy,” said to be a one of the many scorchers when played at their off-the-radar and impromptu live shows. 

“Garmonbozia” is the first single from audio pioneer Flying Lotus since 2022, but don’t think he hasn’t been busy since then. Recently, Steven D. Bingley-Ellison (or FlyLo) has expanded his palette by co-writing, directing, and scoring for the horror anthology V/H/S 99 as well as other ghoulish flicks. 

This Twin Peaks inspired track follows a similarly spooky path, sounding as though it’s coated in a viscous syrup with the bassline dripping into a steady beat. P.S. We wish FlyLo a very happy birthday today. 

Jeremie Albino will release his debut album on Nov. 1 via Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound. He’s the latest artist to sign with the prestigious label. The album’s title track, “Our Time In The Sun,” showcases an emotionally nuanced narrator pouring his soul into his music. Albino’s story began on a farm in rural Ontario. After wrangling vegetables at farmers markets in Toronto, he began busking on the city’s sidewalks before sharing stages with artists like Orville Peck, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and JD McPherson (to name a few). 

West London-based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya has been receiving well-deserved praise for her new full-length, My Method Actor, an organic and intimate recording.