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:

 Azure Ray: Scattered Like Leaves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Azure Ray's Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor have released their most expansive recording to date, a slight departure from their dreamy folk pop...

 The Sea and Cake: Harps | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Formed in Chicago almost 20 years ago, The Sea and Cake is known for its subtle and dreamy songs.

 Passion Pit: Constant Conversations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Passion Pit is the musical mission of Michael Angelakos, an electronic wunderkind who plays, sings and programs everything heard on his sophomore release.

 Dan Deacon: True Thrush | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Cult fave Dan Deacon creates layered textures that integrate classical music into his mix. He recently made his Carnegie Hall debut and completed his first film score.

 Aimee Mann: Labrador | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Aimee Mann says her latest release was influenced by what she calls the "super pop" of the 70's and 80's, as well as the notion of what it means to be "charming."

 Lord Huron: Ends of the Earth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rising L.A. band Lord Huron will release its full-length debut in October. Today's Top Tune is a preview?

 Easy Star All Stars: The Girl Is Mine, featuring Mojo Morgan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Easy Star All-Stars take the work of artists like Radiohead, Pink Floyd and the Beatles and give it their reggae dub treatment. This time, they take on Michael Jackson.

 Helio Sequence: The Measure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The course of Helio Sequence's fifth album was diverted by a flood in their studio space. Luckily, they were on tour and had their best equipment with them?

 Poor Moon: Holiday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fans of the Fleet Foxes' harmonic pop will enjoy Poor Moon, a side project from Christian Wargo, along with his long-time friends Casey Wescott and Ian and Peter Murray.

 Diamond Rings: KCRW's live version of Put Me On | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Toronto-based Diamond Rings recently previewed tracks from their new album during a live session on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

 Calexico: Splitter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Joey Burns and John Convertino set out to New Orleans to write and record their forthcoming CD, named after the neighborhood and converted church that fueled their songs.

 Amy Cook: It's Gonna Rain, featuring Robert Plant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Austin-based singer Amy Cook hosts an array of special guests on her new release, including several other residents of the famous music town.

 The Very Best: I Wanna Go Away | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How do you really make Afro-beat sparkle? Combine the talents of a London-based DJ duo and a singer from Lilongwe, Malawi, the forces behind The Very Best?

 Jens Lekman: Become Someone Else's | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Everything but the Girl's Tracy Thorn is so fond of songwriter Jens Lekman that she wrote a song for him, a message about love. He wrote a song for her in return...

 Poolside: Why You Wanna | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe eloquently puts it, the LA duo Poolside has crafted the definitive "daytime disco" soundtrack to the laid back LA pool party experience.

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