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Rising Scottish producer Barry Can’t Swim brings stage show of cuts from his 2023 LP “When Will We Land?” (and beyond) to KCRW HQ.

Rising Scottish producer Barry Can’t Swim brings stage show of cuts from his 2023 LP “When Will We Land?” (and beyond) to KCRW HQ.

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KCRW’s 5 Songs to Hear This Week: Nilüfer Yanya, A Certain Ratio, YG Marley

Nilüfer Yanya ups her ‘90s-leaning guitar goddess game.

MBE playlist May 3: St. Vincent live, La Luz, Willow

St. Vincent shares music that inspired “All Born Screaming” and New Music Friday yields gifts from La Luz and Willow.

Today’s Top Tune: Little Feat - ‘Spanish Moon’ (Alternate Version)

This June we’ll celebrate the 5oth anniversary of the seminal recording by Little Feat with a new deluxe edition of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, featuring rare and unreleased versions plus…

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Cellophane Rips: Jessica Pratt, Broadcast (demos)

Jessica Pratt drops “Here In The Pitch” at last. Plus Broadcast demos and Brijean’s summer-playlist-ready “Roller Coaster”.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

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FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

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Tyler Boudreaux

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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

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Francesca Harding

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 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.

Bent by Nature

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.

 Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

 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.

Today's Top Tune

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.

KCRW's Top 30 Chart

 KCRW’s Top 30 chart: April 22–28, 2024

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: April 22–28, 2024

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KCRW’s Top 30: Baby Rose (slow) burns up the chart

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KCRW’s Top 30: Khruangbin at Coachella nearly triples spins of ‘A LA SALA’

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 KCRW’s 5 Songs to Hear This Week: Nilüfer Yanya, A Certain Ratio, YG Marley

KCRW’s 5 Songs to Hear This Week: Nilüfer Yanya, A Certain Ratio, YG Marley

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MBE playlist May 3: St. Vincent live, La Luz, Willow

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Little Feat - ‘Spanish Moon’ (Alternate Version)

 Today's Top Tune

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 Why Comcast’s NBA TV plans made Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock crash

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A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 2, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Thursday… dancin’? You know it, cuz this MBE is the only place where you can hear Flight Facilities’ new single “Days Of The Week”.

MBE playlist May 2: World Premiere: Flight Facilities ‘Days Of The Week (Feat. Enumclaw)’

Thursday… dancin’? You know it, cuz this MBE is the only place where you can hear Flight Facilities’ new single “Days Of The Week”.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Now that Beyonce released her country album to rave reviews, we’re seeing the buoying effect of her limelight, allowing other women artists to rise with the genre.

Today’s Top Tune: Kaia Kater - ‘In Montreal’

Now that Beyonce released her country album to rave reviews, we’re seeing the buoying effect of her limelight, allowing other women artists to rise with the genre.

from Today's Top Tune

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

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, May 1, 2024

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

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Click in for a couple of brand new cuts that’ll have you humming along for days.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Earworms all the way: Tommy Richman + Mermaid Chunky

Click in for a couple of brand new cuts that’ll have you humming along for days.

from FREAKS ONLY

Sending the warmest birthday vibes to MBE producer Anna Chang.

MBE playlist May 1: Taurus hive, rise!

Sending the warmest birthday vibes to MBE producer Anna Chang.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW host Chris Douridas was heard declaring some fighting words about Suave Bruta, the debut album by French-Colombian double-bassist and singer Ëda Diaz : “I expect to go several…

Today’s Top Tune: Ëda Diaz - ‘Dulce de Mar’

KCRW host Chris Douridas was heard declaring some fighting words about Suave Bruta, the debut album by French-Colombian double-bassist and singer Ëda Diaz : “I expect to go several…

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, Apr. 30, 2024

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

Hear the 1993 track “Well Alright” from country music icon Johnny Cash ahead of “Songwriter”, a full LP of previously unreleased Cash songs, due on Jun. 28.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: New (to us) music from Johnny Cash

Hear the 1993 track “Well Alright” from country music icon Johnny Cash ahead of “Songwriter”, a full LP of previously unreleased Cash songs, due on Jun. 28.

from FREAKS ONLY

Justice’s “Hyperdrama” and St. Vincent’s “All Born Screaming” are neck-and-neck when it comes to KCRW chart domination.

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: April 22–28, 2024

Justice’s “Hyperdrama” and St. Vincent’s “All Born Screaming” are neck-and-neck when it comes to KCRW chart domination.

from Music Special Programming

Tem’s will drop her hyper-anticipated debut LP “Born In The Wild” next month, get into the lead single “Love Me JeJe” now.

MBE playlist April 30: Get to know Nigerian pop star Tems

Tem’s will drop her hyper-anticipated debut LP “Born In The Wild” next month, get into the lead single “Love Me JeJe” now.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist are among the descriptors for the artist known as Sly5thAve , who declared that his new album, Liberation, “exploded out of me.

Today’s Top Tune: Sly5thAve - ‘Liberation’

Composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist are among the descriptors for the artist known as Sly5thAve , who declared that his new album, Liberation, “exploded out of me.

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, April 29, 2024

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

from José Galván

NY emcee Chuck Strangers taps Joey Bada$$ for an inspired collab on his new LP “A Forbidden Lover’s Plea.”

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Chuck Strangers’ expert spin on jazz x hip-hop

NY emcee Chuck Strangers taps Joey Bada$$ for an inspired collab on his new LP “A Forbidden Lover’s Plea.”

from FREAKS ONLY

London singer-songwriter Ciara Lea celebrates overthinking AND beach culture on her excellent late 2023 stream of consciousness single “FEEL IT.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 29, 2024

London singer-songwriter Ciara Lea celebrates overthinking AND beach culture on her excellent late 2023 stream of consciousness single “FEEL IT.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

Eclectic 24

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.

Brooklyn-based indie-popping Yot Club , the creation of Ryan Kaiser, has a new album, Rufus, filled with inner thoughts turned into melodies like “Human Nature,” a toe-tapping earworm…

Today’s Top Tune: Yot Club - ‘Human Nature’

Brooklyn-based indie-popping Yot Club , the creation of Ryan Kaiser, has a new album, Rufus, filled with inner thoughts turned into melodies like “Human Nature,” a toe-tapping earworm…

from Today's Top Tune

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.

Eclectic 24

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.