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Music · KCRW

Today's Top Tune

by KCRW

A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.

Latest episodes

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Antonio Zepeda y Eugenio Toussaint ‘Viento De Lluvia’

A new compilation, decades in the making, brings together 25 pioneering experiments between musicians working with pre-Columbian instruments and artists working with more

Oct 2
5 min

Lucy Dacus ‘No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye’

The latest from Lucy Dacus is “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye”, a song that she wrote 10 years ago, originally set to be part of her debut album, "No Burden". Although

Oct 1
2 min

Dillom ‘La Nueva Violencia’

The innovative Argentine rapper Dillom came up in Buenos Aires' trap scene, but on his latest, he pushes further into post-punk, new wave and electronic rock. The new alb

Sep 30
2 min

Harmony Index ‘Trust’

Under the artist banner Harmony Index, LA songwriter and producer Nico Leibman creates a world where dream pop, trip-hop, ’90s dance and R&B meet. Her debut album, Lights

Sep 29
5 min

Benny Sings ‘Syllable Salad’

Dutch artist and producer Benny Sings studied sonology at The Hague’s Royal Conservatory before becoming a cult figure in the indie pop world. An early win was co-writing

Sep 25
3 min

Alewya ‘Selah’

Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Shepherd’s Bush in West London, Ethiopian-Egyptian artist Alewya sees herself as a painter who makes music. Following critical acclaim

Sep 24
3 min

La Vacanza ‘Tuoi occhi’

La Vacanza, which translates to "The Vacation", is an Italian pop band based in Bergen, Norway. Led by Sofia Guidi’s dreamy vocals, their debut EP In Riva Al Mare, Italia

Sep 23
4 min

ZEP ‘FIGURE IT OUT’

Dutch multi-instrumentalist ZEP channels punk, alt-rock, hip-hop and electronic music into a restless, genre-blurring sound. Raised around live music and originally train

Sep 22
2 min

Dragonflies ‘Setting Sun’

Dragonflies is the new collaboration between Dhani Harrison and acclaimed producer Nigel Godrich - best known for his work with Radiohead. Built on decades of shared infl

Sep 18
3 min

Seasick Steve ‘The Last Season of America’

Now 75 years old, American blues singer Seasick Steve has teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Martin Terefe for his latest album, “The Last Season of America”. The tit

Sep 17
4 min

Kazdoura ‘Khayal’

Toronto's Kazdoura fuse Syrian and Lebanese musical traditions with psych rock, funk, soul and jazz. Vocalist Leen Hamo is a Syrian war refugee, which explains why their

Sep 16
3 min

Jim James ‘Lost Child’

On his fifth solo album, his first in eight years, My Morning Jacket's Jim James builds “Lost Child” around a loop of Maxine Brown’s 1964 take on Gerry Goffin and Carole

Sep 15
3 min

Haruomi Hosono ‘"M" is for Mandala’

Haruomi Hosono is the last surviving member of the pioneering Japanese ensemble Yellow Magic Orchestra. At 79, his 23rd solo album is out today, his first in seven years.

Sep 11
2 min

Babe Rainbow ‘Mangoes’

Australian psych-surfers Babe Rainbow blend ’60s psychedelia and ’70s surf-pop with folk, funk, dub and global grooves. Formed in Byron Bay in 2015, the trio has built a

Sep 10
4 min

Steady Holiday ‘New Generation’

Beloved LA singer-songwriter Dre Babinski, aka Steady Holiday, returns with a breezy meditation on the whiplash of new parenthood. Written after becoming a mother, this n

Sep 9
3 min

Karate Boogaloo ‘Down Home’

The Melbourne instrumental funk collective Karate Boogaloo draws their inspiration from the timeless tunes of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Meters, and the J.B.'s, among ot

Sep 8
4 min

Angus and Julia Stone ‘Karaoke Bar’

Australian siblings Angus & Julia Stone have spent two decades creating intimate, dreamy folk-pop. Their seventh album, Karaoke Bar, was inspired by a night out on the Gr

Sep 4
3 min

Gang of Youths ‘Things Take Time’

This new song from Australia's Gang of Youths is currently in heavy rotation at the station. Reassuring from the first note, "Things Take Time" is a dreamy amalgam of tim

Sep 3
3 min

Wishy ‘Sensational’

Indianapolis five-piece Wishy bring welcome Breeders-style '90s grunge to their shimmering latest single, a banger called "Sensational". Shredding guitars, jubilant vocal

Sep 2
3 min

Chart trend

Position in the Music chart (US), last 90 days.

#84
all-time peak
2
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Today's Top Tune ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 2, 2026).

#123 ▲ 42 Music US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

KCRW, my hometown public radio station, really has a lock on the best DJs and music curators. Their picks for daily songs are the best and most interestingly eclectic I have ever heard. Subscribe and you won’t regret it!

jimicahuenga · Feb 2018

I'm an LA girl so I've been listening to KCRW for years. and even work the pledge drives. TTT is such a great service - it's rare that I don't like the selection and it's a particularly great way to introduce yourself to world music since quite a few of the selections are from international artists. Thanks so much KCRW :-)

PJFBook · Jul 2014

Pros: 1. Great variety of music posted by people who clearly care a lot about and listen to a lot of music. 2. Of the 3 podcasts KCRW is the best about posting information about the musicians they post. 3. Pretty good about getting back to you and fixing the problem when they have a problem with their feed, as occasionally happens. Cons: 1. They take yesterday's song off after 24 hours, so if you go on vacation or simply don't open up iTunes and push the refresh button in your podcast folder, you're out of luck. This strikes me as parsimonious as both KEXP and MPR have found a way to keep their posts up for a while. 2. While most of the posts are current and are a good sample of what the california musicophiles are listening to, there are occasional eccentric choices where we're suddenly listening to a Ray Charles song from 1972 or something, which is not really why I personally subscribe to a podcast like this. Having said that, I would absolutely recommend this as a necessary addition to your iTunes experience. You should definitely subscribe to this podcast and start building some cool playlists to impress your friends with how current you are.

Slowlane · Apr 2010

A great way to expose yourself to new music genres and musicians. Fantastic variety to challenge one's music-snobbery. Musicians - please continue to contribute your work. I have bought many new songs after learning aobut them via this podcast.

CNF1311 · May 2009

This has always been a hit or miss podcast depending on the song. But I appreciated being able to decide right away if a song was for me. Now each song is preceded by a 15-30 second promo or ad. Please stop this! It’s incredibly annoying when you just want to hear a song. Keep the ads on your talk podcasts, that’s fine, but not here please.

jta848 · Dec 2024

I have long been a subscriber to KCRW’s Top Tune. For many years, the tune would show up daily in my iTunes. Since the move to Apple Podcast, the Top Tune episodes appear erratically in Podcasts on my MacBook. Sometimes once a week. Sometimes once a month. In trying to fix it, I have wound up with two subscriptions to it - but neither get a daily song. Also, as others have said, it is hard, if not impossible, to search for episodes that I haven’t received. I have emailed KCRW several times about these issues but have never gotten an actual reply.

mgbee06 · Jan 2022

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