Noisettes

There’s no doubt 2021 is off to a great start in regards to music. There's been so many releases to help us get through these most interesting times.

For the first minute of “Lost In Translation” all you hear is Emma Negrete strumming her guitar as she gently draws you in and then her band kicks in and the speakers explode with joy.

Amythyst Kiah is tapped as an up-and-coming secret that we need to get to know better with a new version of Kiah’s radically reimagined song “Black Myself” a powerful track originally…

Metropolis playlist, February 20, 2021.

From California to Colombia. Brooklyn to Brazil. 2021 to 1976. Serenades, foot stompers and shoulder shakers.

For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Frankie Reyes highlights his favorite “techno-indigenous” composers blending old traditions with new technologies.

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Chick Corea was a protean musician.

An international mix of future soul, deep dance, indie rock, and jazz.