Today's Top Tune

A self-proclaimed music maker, photo taker, and part-time explorer, Gothenburg-based Amparo translates her feelings and stories into sounds. Minimal vocals act as a hybrid instrument floating over ambient dance beats. Light a candle and get comfy as we get into the club edit of “Transient State.”

A self-taught musician, Julie Byrne emerges from solitude with her first new track in six years. Luminous and vibrant, “Summer Glass” radiates with floating vocals, an arpeggiated synth, and fluid harp strings.

If you are into jazz vocalese and Steely Dan , take a sonic pivot to this collaboration between multi-Grammy Award-winning virtuosic vocalist Kurt Elling and innovative guitarist/producer Charlie Hunter as they knit the past and present on “Freeman Square.” 2021’s SuperBlue, the first album from their series together, earned both artists a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. With any luck, their September release, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, will see them win!

Texas-raised, LA-based dani mack knows the perils and unfulfilled promises of signing the wrong record deals. Luckily, the story doesn’t end there. Now fully autonomous and doing what she loves — writing and recording her work — dani mack continues honing her craft on the soul-searching anthemic single “Everybody’s Watching,” about the pressures of youth and living in chase of the “next big thing.”

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sunny War says there are two siders to her: One is self-destructive, and the other tries to work to keep things in balance. That’s the insight into War’s fourth album, Anarchist Gospel. A resilient artist, innovative guitarist, and hawkish writer, Sunny War battles her demons on “Whole.”

Trained as a classical guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Bruno Major returns with a dozen new narrative songs on his forthcoming album due July 21. Its title track, “Columbo,” tells the story of the day Major took his vintage ivory white 1978 Mercedes 380SL out for a ride on PCH during LA’s golden hour, only to plow into another car. Thankfully everyone survived, and the car now lives on — on your car stereo.

LA-based artist Ceci Bastida sets her sights on what we all worry about, hope to have more of, and constantly work towards — that is: moola, scratch, or cabbage, no matter what you call it, it all comes down to “Dinero” (Feat. Quetzal Flores and Martha Gonzalez).

When New Delhi five-piece Peter Cat Recording Co. visited MBE for their guest DJ set , Los Angeles hadn’t yet been graced with their live show. A carnival of psychedelic cabaret awaited, offering anything but what you’d expect to hear. In fact, their aim is “to be that band from India that will challenge just what music from the region can be.” Let’s give “Portrait of a Time” a whirl.

You may hear traces of Abba or Toto while listening to “Run Run Run,” the latest offering from Swiss five-piece Sirens of Lesbos , who channel classic rock from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Nostalgic yet modern, put this one on and feel free to let the warmth and optimism in.

Looking to name his band, Chilean-American singer-songwriter Chris Bowers Castillo wanted to mirror the musical concepts swirling around in his head. He came up with Kiltro , the word that Chileans use for mutts or stray dogs. A mish-mash of sound and style, “Guanaco” is a Spanglish treat from the Denver-based band’s sophomore LP Underbelly.