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Song of the Day
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The KUTX team looks high and low for songs and artists that should be on your radar.
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Her Mana: “Starlight”
4d ago00:02:49Tap to summarizePicture this: you’re crusing around Barton Springs listening to your favorite radio station wink wink, and the fuzzy pulse and twinkly synth sparkles of Muse’s “Starlight” flood your car. Suddenly, inspiration strikes. So goes the story for Emilie Basez, one-half of Austin world-folk duo Her Mana. Like a long-term relationship response to the original’s falling in love energy, this beautifully transformed version is down tempo with space to breathe, trading anthemic for the power of the duo’s delicate harmonies and the heart-racing oxytocin bump for tenderness and intimacy. The post Her Mana: “Starlight” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Street Peach: “Cloud 12”
1w ago00:03:31Tap to summarizeAustin-based Lani Thomison, aka Street Peach, is fresh off an Ari Lennox after-show at Stubbs and returning to Song of the Day with her latest single, Cloud 12. Produced by Chris Beale of Magna Carta, this song muses on the soaring highs of a romantic relationship in her unique alt-R&B style. With a warm guitar and a hypnotic drum pattern, “Cloud 12” is sure to make you feel like a celestial being. The post Street Peach: “Cloud 12” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Danny Malone: “Leaves”
1w ago00:04:23Tap to summarizeIt’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Danny Malone. Following a bit of a hibernation period, the Austin-based singer-songwriter (and former Sonic Guild grant recipient) had a prolific songwriting year in 2025, penning over 60 songs. As he puts it, his inspiration was “a long battle between my ego and my spirit, and the spirit finally started to win again.” “Leaves” is a rumination taking us back to Malone’s teenage years, reflecting on the now rose-tinted messiness and “what could have been” of those first loves whose memories still creep in from the rafters regardless of how much time has passed. Danny Malone celebrates this new crop of songs with a three-night run at Hyde Park Theater with Charlie Roadman starting this Sunday, May 17th. The post Danny Malone: “Leaves” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Lola Bates: “Madonna Gold”
2w ago00:03:56Tap to summarizeDark, broody, and effusing forest witch energy, LA’s Lola Bates lays it all out on the table in her debut album Love and Power. A deeply intricate and intimate exploration of keeping the scales of being and sharing yourself in balance, Bates strikes piano keys like plucking heart strings, emphasized by her lush vocal harmonies to craft something passionate and cinematic, masterfully balancing fresh and timeless. Love and Power is out today. The post Lola Bates: “Madonna Gold” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Doom Inc.: (We Put The Sin In) Synergy
2w ago00:05:20Tap to summarizeThe post Doom Inc.: (We Put The Sin In) Synergy appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Son Rompe Pera: “Reptilo”
2w ago00:02:44Tap to summarizeMexico City’s Son Rompe Pera, widely considered to be part of the impetus behind the cumbia-punk movement, have spread that gospel across 20 countries since 2019 (including a set at our SXSW Scholz Garten show in 2023 and a stop by Studio 1A last year). The group is currently on tour (their show last weekend at Brushy Street Commons was chingón as all get out) teasing songs from their upcoming album out later this summer, produced here in Austin at Adrian Quesada’s Electric Deluxe Studios. The new single “Reptilo” takes us back to a classic era of nostalgic futurism and paranoia: the 1950’s and the reptilian conspiracy theory. Were those old B-movies just jokes? Son Rompe Pera explores. The post Son Rompe Pera: “Reptilo” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Gran Moreno: “Aztlán” [Live In Studio 1A]
3w ago00:03:53Tap to summarizeKUTX’s Artist of the Month Program is powered by Austin FC Raised in Mexico and newly transplanted to Austin, brothers Ricardo and Christian Rodríguez craft songs that feel like sonic mirages—equal parts groove, grit, and atmosphere. Their music lives at the intersection of distortion and introspection, where hypnotic riffs, heavy rhythms, and emotionally charged melodies build immersive landscapes that demand to be felt as much as heard. At the core of Gran Moreno is a deep commitment to storytelling through sound. Their upcoming album is a conceptual two-part release: Side A: El Sol and Side B: La Luna. Each side represents a different emotional plane—El Sol radiates urgency, energy, and clarity, while La Luna leans into shadow, mystery, and reflection. The first release, El Sol, captures the band at full intensity, delivering a vivid, unfiltered introduction to their evolving identity. On stage, Gran Moreno transforms their sound into a full-body experience. Their live shows blend sonic power with visual depth, pulling audiences into a shared trance that feels both personal and communal. As they continue to shape their universe with bold creativity and a fierce independent spirit, Gran Moreno isn’t just making music—they’re building a world of their own. The post Gran Moreno: “Aztlán” [Live In Studio 1A] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Sweet Limb: “Dopamine”
3w ago00:02:32Tap to summarizeWhether you’re on a dopamine detox or you’re getting your dopamine hit from visiting this website right now, Austin-based Sweet Limb’s latest single is for you. Over a sultry instrumental with twinkling accents and a thudding 808, Sweet Limb founder Chris Robinson offers to help you boost your dopamine – wink, wink. Sweet Limb releases their sophomore LP, Axis, on Friday, May 1. To celebrate, they’ll be performing at their album release party at Batch Beer and Kolaches off Manor Road on Friday at 9:30 pm. The post Sweet Limb: “Dopamine” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol: “Peaches”
3w ago00:02:15Tap to summarizeIt’s fuzzy, it’s doomy, and it’s relentless. The new single from Austin “doom-woppers” Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol keeps in stride with the group’s brand of metal-meets-melodic hard rock, giving you a two-and-a-half-minute riff bomb of what’s in store for their upcoming album Ca$h Grab, out later this year. The band is out headlining a packed six-week tour before returning to Austin for Big Dumb Fest IV on Saturday, May 30th at Mohawk. This year’s line-up includes American Sharks, Palefade, Transit Method, Waterworld, Buzz Electro, and Sodomy Cop. The post Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol: “Peaches” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Transcribe →Mean Jolene: “Private Plane”
4w ago00:02:48Tap to summarizeThe new single from Ausitn power-pop outfit Mean Jolene has it all: beautifully harmonized gang vocals with a 1960’s shimmer, 90’s female rock guitar hooks and grit, and an earnest look at the double-edged sword of escapism: a necessity for self-preservation pocked with a compulsion towards innocent complacency. And there’s something about the energy of this song that gives it a mermaid-like quality; it’s hard to articulate, but easy to feel. Mean Jolene has a single release show for “Private Plane” tonight at the Hole In the Wall with Gummy Fang and Andrew Cashen & the Disciples of Creation. The post Mean Jolene: “Private Plane” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
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