Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: January 9, 2026
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

Former KCRW Music Director and MBE host Chris Douridas returns to the hot seat with an impressive haul of the latest and greatest. Ease into real life with Sufjan Stevens’ bittersweet musings on the human condition as filtered through, “So You Are Tired,” the first single ahead of his forthcoming LP Javelin (due Oct. 16). Plus, Noname’s latest Sundial, Baxter Dury’s I Thought I Was Better Than You, and barreling towards a second week in a row as KCRW’s most played album — Jungle’s Volcano.
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
TOKiMONSTA drops original mixes just for KCRW. Every Friday in January.