Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: December 19, 2025
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

It’s New Music…Tuesday? British collective SAULT released five (!) new albums this morning, totaling over 67 tracks. Some feature traditional SAULT sounds similar to their early work, but also incorporate world sounds and percussion, psych, and rock. You can find the albums on their website, but the password to unlock them is a riddle. Can you figure it out?
Israeli music producer and composer Kutiman weaves Can, Arthur Verocai, and Tame Impala influences on his new album, “Open.” As a teen in Tel Aviv, college radio had a huge impact on his musical taste, exposing him to Parliament, trip-hop, and jungle.
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KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
Thomas Dolby drops original mixes just for KCRW. Every Friday in December.