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KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Not gonna lie, we are HUGE fans of the LA-based band of brothers The South Hill Experiment, born at the end of 2022 and named after their studio on South Hill St. in DTLA.

from Today's Top Tune

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 25, 2024

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

Philly-bred soft-psych band deliver the freewheeling romp of a single “Talk Is Cheap” ahead of their forthcoming self-titled LP (due July 17).

MBE playlist April 25: Dr. Dog returns to remind us that ‘Talk Is Cheap’

Philly-bred soft-psych band deliver the freewheeling romp of a single “Talk Is Cheap” ahead of their forthcoming self-titled LP (due July 17).

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Dulcet-toned vocalist Lizz Wright celebrates 20 years as a recording artist with a new career-defining album, Shadow.

Today’s Top Tune: Lizz Wright - ‘Your Love’ (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello and Brandee Younger)

Dulcet-toned vocalist Lizz Wright celebrates 20 years as a recording artist with a new career-defining album, Shadow.

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, April 24, 2024

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

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

UK guitar goddess Nilüfer Yanya leans hard into her classic alternative impulses on new single “Like I Say (I runaway)” — her first for new label Ninja Tune.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Nilüfer Yanya’s ‘90s alt impulses peak with ‘Like I Say (I runaway)’

UK guitar goddess Nilüfer Yanya leans hard into her classic alternative impulses on new single “Like I Say (I runaway)” — her first for new label Ninja Tune.

from FREAKS ONLY

Shannon & The Clams’ raucous new single “Big Wheel” has us counting down the days to the May 10 release date of new LP “The Moon Is In The Wrong Place”.

MBE playlist April 24: “Big Wheel” has us so hyped for Shannon & The Clams’ new LP

Shannon & The Clams’ raucous new single “Big Wheel” has us counting down the days to the May 10 release date of new LP “The Moon Is In The Wrong Place”.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

From “High Notes”, to transgressive post-punk — this week’s 5 Songs are taking us on an eclectic journey.

KCRW’s 5 Songs to Hear This Week: NEIL FRANCES, Arooj Aftab, Dhani Harrison

From “High Notes”, to transgressive post-punk — this week’s 5 Songs are taking us on an eclectic journey.

from Music News

LA tongue-in-cheek rockers EELS gear up for their forthcoming fifteenth(!) studio album, EELS TIME!, early this summer.

Today’s Top Tune: Eels - ‘Goldy’

LA tongue-in-cheek rockers EELS gear up for their forthcoming fifteenth(!) studio album, EELS TIME!, early this summer.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, Apr. 23, 2024

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

May we interest you in some extra cool points courtesy of Automatic’s cover of Lou Reed’s “New Sensations”?

FREAKS ONLY playlist: LA’s Automatic cover Lou Reed for Record Store Day

May we interest you in some extra cool points courtesy of Automatic’s cover of Lou Reed’s “New Sensations”?

from FREAKS ONLY

Novena and producer Anna Chang have returned from the desert and they’re telling all… Plus, St. Vincent’s new single “Big Time Nothing.”

MBE playlist April 23: Coachella highlights and St. Vincent’s ‘Big Time Nothing’

Novena and producer Anna Chang have returned from the desert and they’re telling all… Plus, St. Vincent’s new single “Big Time Nothing.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

A signature of Beth Gibbons' voice is that you recognize the artist immediately, ingrained in our hearts and minds as the sound of Portishead.

Today’s Top Tune: Beth Gibbons - ‘Floating On A Moment’

A signature of Beth Gibbons' voice is that you recognize the artist immediately, ingrained in our hearts and minds as the sound of Portishead.

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, April 22, 2024

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

from José Galván

Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: A free for all of FO faves

Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

from FREAKS ONLY

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 22, 2024

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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.

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.

For the last 20 years, The Avett Brothers anchored their status in the Americana/folk-rock arena with sophisticated sibling harmonies, ardent lyrics, and their own blend of country…

Today’s Top Tune: The Avett Brothers ‘Love Of A Girl’

For the last 20 years, The Avett Brothers anchored their status in the Americana/folk-rock arena with sophisticated sibling harmonies, ardent lyrics, and their own blend of country…

from Today's Top Tune