Today's Top Tune

Lido Pimienta ’s “He Venido Al Mar,” or “I’ve Come Down to the Sea” in English, was written for the protagonist in the film Calladita aka The Quiet Maid, a story of a hard- working Colombian migrant working for a wealthy family. It’s a story that resonated with Lido Pimienta:

Boston-based trio Tiny Habits formed at Berklee School of Music in 2022 and have just released their debut album, All For Something, written collectively and individually across a dozen songs that lean into an array of emotions and scenarios. Radiant harmonies and their collaborative way of working together ensures that “Wishes” embraces anyone experiencing a sense of loss.

Dubbed as the “Diva of the People,” Gavin Turek has been feeling good and thinking it’s time to dust off her “Disco Boots,” stepping out into her signature dance-funk sound with a lot of, ahem, soul (sole?). You will find the track on her forthcoming follow-up to her debut album Madame Gold.

Mexican rock legends and social ambassadors Café Tacvba are back with their first track in seven years. “La Bas(e),” or “The Base” in English, is a song to foster unity, liberty, brotherhood, and human rights for immigrants. The song is inspired by a Mexican children’s game and aspires to a world where humanity looks out for one another.

Conor O’Brien is a poet who writes and records his musings into song as Villagers . This troubadour’s sixth album, That Golden Time, is chock full of dazzling melodies, pristine instrumentation, and inspiration from philosophers, poets, and playwrights. They all merge to become part of his fabric, abound on songs like “I Want What I Don’t Need.”

Spanish indie artist Pedro Balaña, aka The Boy From The South , left his work in London finance to dive into music making in the studio. While composing on his trusty guitar — the only instrument he owns — Balaña learned by doing and improvised on whatever other instruments were available as the clock ticked away on valuable studio time. Let’s launch “Space Party,” a track that conjures early Beck and Talking Heads.

Jakarta-born, LA-based singer-songwriter NIKI has a flirty new song to share, “Too Much Of A Good Thing.” It’s a perfect gift for your new crush and is our first peep into her forthcoming album, Buzz, to be delivered in August.

After releasing Blue Skies in 2022, the Chicago trio known as Dehd decided to turn a writing session into a road trip and filled their van to the brim with recording equipment, camping out in an Earthship in New Mexico to work as long as their solar panels kept their electricity on. And then onto the next adventure — the quiet of the Puget Sound. Eating, breathing, sleeping and their purpose, writing, turned into their album Poetry.

Last year while at SXSW, Liz Nistico — aka Revenge Wife — had a melodic dream that she translated into a song with collaborator NZCA Lines. The result is “Myth of a Salesman,” inspired by the Daft Punk song “ Something About Us .” Their new track takes place in Los Angeles and speaks about love, change, and being alright in the present moment — with the added bonus of a lovely flute solo by an artist we play, but have been sworn to secrecy to reveal (if we told you, well, we’d have to kill you).

Some 30 years and soon-to-be 14 albums into their sonic journey, UK-based Tindersticks have a new collection of songs, Soft Tissue, set to drop in September. Their signature brooding melodies are still on track, as you hear on “Falling, The Light.”