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    Warm Sound ‘Better Days’

    07/03/2026 | 4 mins.
    Today’s Top Tune: Warm Sound ‘Better Days’



    After a string of buzzy standalone singles — including KUTX Staff Favorite Song of 2025 “Moons” — Austin duo Warm Sound return to flex some impeccably toned sonic muscles on their third EP, Better Days. The title track, which you can grab as today’s free download, showcases the group’s signature lush synthscapes and tight-knit harmonies. Click in for a richly textured journey to the depths of auditory emotion.



    (Obscure-Disk)
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    Jim James ‘Come Again’

    07/02/2026 | 3 mins.
    Today’s Top Tune: Jim James ‘Come Again’



    Jim James returns with “Come Again,” the first single from his upcoming solo album Wowed Out (out August 28), his first in eight years. Originally written for a film score, the track transforms into a soulful, psychedelic meditation on resilience—finding hope and beauty amid uncertainty while reminding us to keep moving forward.



    (ATO Records)
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    Mollie Elizabeth ‘Run Rabbit’

    07/01/2026 | 3 mins.
    Today’s Top Tune: Mollie Elizabeth ‘Run Rabbit’



    Rising pop artist Mollie Elizabeth shares “Run Rabbit,” a hauntingly whimsical single that pairs cinematic melodies with deeply personal storytelling. Inspired by the lasting impact of an unstable childhood, the song explores trauma, resilience, and the complicated question of whether our coping mechanisms define us.



    (Neon Gold Records)
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    Jon Spencer ‘Knock ‘Em Out’

    06/30/2026 | 2 mins.
    Today’s Top Tune: Jon Spencer ‘Knock ‘Em Out’



    The legendary Jon Spencer can't take any more on his latest long-player, SONGS OF PERSONAL LOSS AND PROTEST. Backed once again by the powerhouse rhythm section, Mr. Blues Explosion is still lighting the torches and ringing the bells, singing and preaching from the rooftops, live on the world stage, on the airwaves, via satellite, and right here, right now, on a brand-new record. Let’s kick it with “Knock ‘Em Out.”



    (Shove Records)
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    Sofie Royer ‘Sesquicentennial’

    06/29/2026 | 3 mins.
    Today’s Top Tune: Sofie Royer ‘Sesquicentennial’

    Austrian based artist Sofie Royer returns with “Sesquicentennial,” the first glimpse of her forthcoming album before/after (out Sept. 4). Blending sophisticated pop with philosophical reflection, the track explores the cycles we repeat throughout our lives—capturing that fleeting moment between who we've been and who we're becoming.

    “The idea for the song came to me in the Texas heat after a SXSW show when I read the word on the back of a bumper sticker. It means every one hundred and fifty years; which I remember my sunstroked self finding both silly and thrilling, and made me think about all that’s cyclical in our own lifetimes; what we’re fated to repeat.”



    (Stones Throw)
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