KCRW's Today's Top Tune show

KCRW's Today's Top Tune

Summary: Today's Top Tune is a free song a day, from KCRW's all Music Channel, that represents a cross section of KCRW's eclectic music format. Tracks selected are chosen from recent and upcoming releases as well as songs performed live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Each song will be available for download and podcast. Click on FULL DETAILS to stream/download the track and read more about the artist.

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Podcasts:

 Rhye: The Fall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Robin Hannibal of Quadron and Canadian electronic artist Mike Milosh have teamed up as Rhye and produced a sexy androgynous debut that would make Barry White blush.

 Jim James: Know til Now | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

My Morning Jacket front-man Jim James is finally releasing his first solo album, which he wrote, recorded and engineered by himself at home in Louisville.

 Frightened Rabbit: Off | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As Glaswegian indie rockers Frightened Rabbit prepare for their major label debut on Atlantic in 2013, they tide us over with...

 Tim Maia: Ela Partiu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Tim Maia is Brazil's soul godfather, having introduced the genre into the cultural soundscape in the 70's.

 How to Dress Well: Struggle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Tom Krell refines his fractured beat falsetto as How to Dress Well. His new album, aptly titled "Total Loss", was a response to lost love.

 Cody Chestnutt: That's Still Mama | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Soul troubadour Cody Chestnutt sings his heart out on his new release, which he recorded with a 10-piece band at the sonic birthplace of many great records, Royal Studios in Memphis.

 The Citizens Band: I Swung the Election | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

People get ready because today we have the privilege of casting our votes! Citizens Band helps get us out there...

 Daphni: Ye Ye | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Dan Snaith, who records as Caribou, has added a new moniker to his arsenal: Daphni...

 Wanda Jackson: What Do You Do When You Are Lonesome | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson is at the heart of rock n roll and rockabilly and is going strong at 75 with over 30 albums under her belt.

 Efterklang: Hollow Mountain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Danish trio Efterklang named their new album after an island between Norway and the North Pole where they traveled to gather a thousand field recordings.

 El Perro del Mar: Hold Off the Dawn | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The fourth album from Sweden's El Perro del Mar is a lush affair full of flickering electronica and gorgeous vocals.

 AC Newman: Strings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

AC Newman's third solo release finds The New Pornographer celebrating the birth of his son and the bucolic life he's carved out for himself.

 The Avett Brothers: Geraldine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Avett Brothers deliver a full story in less than two minutes, making it the shortest song ever offered as Today's Top Tune...

 The Orb: Ball of Fire, featuring Lee Scratch Perry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Reggae pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry joins The Orb on their latest release. It is a match made in dub heaven...

 Kid Koala: 2 bit Blues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Kid Koala figured he'd have to deliver about 8 million newspapers to save for a coveted E-mu SP-1200 sampler, the apex of hip-hop production. Now that he has one?

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