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Best New MusicKCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.
Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 19, 2024
Best New MusicKCRW DJ Chris Douridas (re)takes the MBE hosting reigns to share Willow’s wildly ambitious jazz-rock opus “b i g f e e l i n g s”, the cinematic-leaning “Dreamers in the Field” from…
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Best New MusicLA tongue-in-cheek rockers EELS gear up for their forthcoming fifteenth(!) studio album, EELS TIME!, early this summer.
Porij: KCRW Live from HQ
ArtsManchester indie-dance quartet Porij brings cuts from their debut EP “Teething,” including “Unpredictable” to KCRW HQ.
FREAKS ONLY playlist: New singles: Fontaines D.C., Tolliver, JJUUJJUU
Best New MusicSettle in for plenty of fresh cuts from our favs, including Fontaines D.C., Tolliver, and JJUUJJUU.
Today’s Top Tune: Ibibio Sound Machine ‘Pull The Rope’
Best New MusicYou ready? Let’s “Pull The Rope” and overcome our differences on the dancefloor with Ibibio Sound Machine and their spicy Afrofuturistic grooves on this pulsating, mesmerizing banger.