Today's Top Tune

We can't say enough good things about Joy Oladokun. The Nashville based musician's commanding confidence and compelling turn of phrase have truly established her as a songwriter's songwriter. We're excited for her new album Hope is a Heavy Thing, due September 25th, but for now we have the lead single called "Kind", and it's Today's Top Tune.

KCRW has championed French composer René Aubry for more than 40 years. Along the way, his work has been featured in dance, stage and film works by Pina Bausch, Carolyn Carlson, and Wim Wenders. Today we bring you "Why", from his upcoming fall release Midnight Souls, and it's Today's Top Tune.

East Coast club kids may know the name Love Injection, the force behind NYC's famed Universal Love loft parties. The team also launched a zine, a radio show, a DJ collective and more. Founders Paul Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch have now released a compilation celebrating the best of their 10 years together, and our favorite, from Indonesian DJ Dea Barandana, is Today's Top Tune.

Exotic Gardens is the alias of Aaron Coyes, one half of the husband-wife duo Peaking Lights. Aaron points to the innovative work of Lee "Scratch" Perry as a central inspiration for his latest release, the vinyl-only collection he calls Afternoon Dubs. The album's spellbinding opening track is Today's Top Tune.

All the way back in 1980, the very first album from The Durutti Column was called The Return of The Durutti Column. But today we celebrate the actual return of The Durutti Column with their first album in more than 15 years. Central to the project is the fluid guitar work of founding member Vini Reilly, and one of the standouts is "Sargasso Sea", a song featuring guest vocalist Caoilfhionn Rose, and it's Today's Top Tune.