Blog: Today's Top Tune from KCRW

Phantogram: Don't Move

It's hard to believe the duo behind Phantogram--Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel--are not involved romantically because their electronic rock sound is so sexy...
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El Rego: E Nan Mian Nuku

Today's Top Tune travels time and space as we feature African legend El Rego. Daptone Records has compiled some of his finest cuts from the 60's and early 70's and we're able to offer "E Nan Mian Nuku."
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Forest Fire: They Pray Execution Style

New York's Forest Fire offer a haunting and psychedelic ride on their sophomore CD, with extended jams...
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Buraka Som Sistema: Candonga

Buraka Som Sistema may be based in Portugal, but their music is a combination of Jamaican dancehall, Brazilian favela beats and Angolan rhythms....
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Carmen Rizzo: Alta Moda

Over the last two decades producer Carmen Rizzo has worked with a variety of artists from Coldplay to Ryuichi Sakamoto. His new EP...
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Piers Faccini: Tribe

Fusing West African rhythms with poetic folk music, Piers Faccini leads his band and plays everything from kora to the xylophone...
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Wilco: Born Alone

Wilco added to an already impressive catalogue with their latest release, which captures their love of guitar-driven pop rock with songs that flex their musical muscle...
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Deer Tick: The Bump

Deer Tick wanted their most recent album, Divine Providence, to stay true to their live sound so they cut loose for a carefree, raw and loud recording...
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Pink Martini and Saori Yuki: Mayonaka no Bossa Nova

Pink Martini teamed up with legendary Japanese singer Saori Yuki to explore significant songs recorded in 1969, the same year she made her own debut...
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Grace Woodroofe: Battles

By submitting a song to an Australian radio competition, 16-year-old Grace Woodroofe was invited to the US, where she found a fan in Ben Harper...
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Laura Veirs: Tumble Bee

Laura Veirs' life was transformed with the birth of her first child and, fittingly, has recorded her first album of children's music. She and her producer/husband Tucker...
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Kimbra: Settle Down

Kimbra is already a pop star in her native New Zealand and we've been falling in love with her voice on her collaborations with Gotye. Now we have some of her solo work...
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Zara McFarlane: More than Mine

It's rare to hear young vocalists dedicate themselves to the jazz tradition, but Zara McFarlane is an exception. A new presence in the British jazz scene, McFarlane's debut...
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Electric Guest: Troubleman

From the moment we started playing Electric Guest earlier this year, the response was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. The LA duo has a full length debut produced by...
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My Brightest Diamond: Be Brave

Shara Worden, the pop chanteuse behind My Brightest Diamond, has worked with indie rock royalty from Sufjan Stevens to Fatboy Slim. Her third full-length...
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The Real Tuesday Weld: Me & Mr. Wolf

On the eve of our Masquerade Ball, we indulge in the season with a track from The Real Tuesday Weld, whose latest recording, The Last Werewolf, acted as the soundtrack to a book about...
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Feist: The Circle Married the Line

There are so many great songs on Feist's new CD, it was really hard to pick just one for Today's Top Tune. I decided on one that nearly didn't make the album...
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Gary Clark, Jr: Bright Lights

I fell in love with Gary Clark, Jr while watching him play solo on the porch of a Victorian house in his hometown of Austin at SXSW last year. He's the real deal...
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Loney Dear: Calm Down

After Loney Dear's last tour of the US he returned home to Sweden and began to play with chamber orchestras. This new way of performing forced him to revisit his earlier...
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HoneyHoney: LA River

LA duo HoneyHoney features the work of Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe. Their new album speaks to those who love cowboys, country and songs that are not afraid to pack a punch...
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