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Ana Tijoux returns with the lush pop balladry and incisive, Spanish-language bars of her 2024 LP “Vida.”

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 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

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Today's Top Tune is a free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks, remixes, and new artists, at KCRW.com.

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Cheo, a founding member of the Venezuelan trio Los Amigos Invisibles, has decided to revisit and re-record some of the songs he wrote for the group, now with his new band.

Today’s Top Tune: Cheo - ‘Llegaste Tarde’

Cheo, a founding member of the Venezuelan trio Los Amigos Invisibles, has decided to revisit and re-record some of the songs he wrote for the group, now with his new band.

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Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, May 15, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

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Enjoy the buoyant, reverb-drenched pop of Matthew “Matty” Tavares’ FOOL 4 U.”

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Former BADBADNOTGOOD member goes ‘POPS’

Enjoy the buoyant, reverb-drenched pop of Matthew “Matty” Tavares’ FOOL 4 U.”

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The New Delhi indie-folk-groove quintet dazzles us with their first new music in 5 years a full day before it hits DSPs — their new LP “BETA” is due on Aug. 9.

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Chicago trio Dehd’s freshly released LP “Poetry” rocks our world.

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The gorgeous new album My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall captures the work of one most illustrious of the handful of Black Country songwriters (let alone a woman) in…

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The gorgeous new album My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall captures the work of one most illustrious of the handful of Black Country songwriters (let alone a woman) in…

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Francesca Harding's playlist, May 14, 2024

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Hear the latest singles from NxWorries and GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith. Plus, ahead of their free KCRW Summer Nights show, Dehd.

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Hear the latest singles from NxWorries and GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith. Plus, ahead of their free KCRW Summer Nights show, Dehd.

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MBE playlist May 14: 2000s + 2010s icons Of Montreal + Cults shake up 2024

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An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, May 13, 2024

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

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A surprise, semi-new album drop from Childish Gambino? We’ll take it.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Childish Gambino’s ‘Altavista’ hits hard

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The year is less than halfway over, but it’s hard to imagine anything will be more universally embraced than Justice’s “Hyperdrama.”

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Enjoy Honey Dijon’s club-ready refresh of Madison McFerrin’s “Run” before it’s officially available on Friday, May 17.

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KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

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KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Tuvan throat singers Huun-Huur Tu , producer-composer Carmen Rizzo , and two-time Grammy-winner Dhani Harrison converge for their first-ever collaboration.

Today’s Top Tune: Huun-Huur Tu, Carmen Rizzo, Dhani Harrison - ‘Dreamers In The Field’

Tuvan throat singers Huun-Huur Tu , producer-composer Carmen Rizzo , and two-time Grammy-winner Dhani Harrison converge for their first-ever collaboration.

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"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

LeRoy Downs' playlist, May 12, 2024

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

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