KCRW 5 Songs to Hear This Week: Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno, TURNSTILE
Let’s kick things off with a tender tune for your Tuesday; one that comes to us with the Henry Rollins stamp of approval. “Suddenly” is a dreamy collaboration between singer, conceptual artist, and “UN role model for innovation” Beatie Wolfe, and towering musical figure Brian Eno. This sweet track is the first taste of one of the pair’s two (!) forthcoming albums. Luminal and Lateral are both due on June 6th via Verve.Written by Adria Kloke May. 07, 2025 Music
(Clockwise photos by): Mateusz Szotta, Atiba Jefferson, Norio, Cecily Eno, and Uh.
Hey! Did you know that there’s an entire aspect of KCRW music discovery that you might be missing out on? Fear not, because our 5 Songs to Hear This Week newsletter is now a weekly feature on our website. Watch this space for rundowns of the five songs that you need in your life immediately, curated by KCRW Music staff. Don’t want to wait for your latest taste of fresh tunes? Sign up for the Tuesday newsletter here, and have ‘em delivered directly to your inbox.
Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno – “Suddenly”
Let’s kick things off with a tender tune for your Tuesday; one that comes to us with the Henry Rollins stamp of approval. “Suddenly” is a dreamy collaboration between singer, conceptual artist, and “UN role model for innovation” Beatie Wolfe, and towering musical figure Brian Eno. This sweet track is the first taste of one of the pair’s two (!) forthcoming albums. Luminal and Lateral are both due on June 6th via Verve.
TURNSTILE – “SEEIN’ STARS / BIRDS”
There’s something about this single from the mega-talented, punk-and-more band TURNSTILE. It’s … shiny. It hurts our eyes like a desert summer sunbeam. It’s big, bright, and bold: from the full-throttled guitar solos, to the unexpected two-tracks-in-one left turn. Groove, then mosh, then air-guitar your heart out. You’re welcome. P.S. If those vocals on “SEEIN’ STARS” sound familiar, that’s because they belong to Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange) and Hayley Williams (Paramore).
AMMAR 808 – “‘AH Yallila’ (Feat. Mahmoud Lahbib & Mariem Bettouhami)”
We love an innovative pairing. Give your brain a taste of something all new with this invigorating track from AMMAR 808, an artist who blends vocals and instrumentation from his homeland of Tunisia with a grimy electronic beat that’ll summon your rave bones. And bonus points for the POV video that offers a thrilling glimpse of a day in the life of a producer.
Satomimagae – “Tonbo”
Japanese artist Satomimagae conceptualized her new album Taba as a collection of short stories inspired by the beauty of everyday life inside her bubble. This inviting track is a warm and satisfying blend of gently strummed chords and ethereal singing — layered vocals, hums, and breathy sighs compliment the track’s thinky-pretty collage of a video.
uh – “nostos”
We’re in need of some inspiration. Luckily, this experimental track from UK brother-sister electronic outfit uh hits just right. The hopeful melody and the cathartic pace do the heavy lifting, but don’t sleep on the spoken word outro — a moving meditation inviting your interpretation. Hit play, close your eyes, smile.
Beatie Wolfe's Monthly Column on LA - Henry Rollins
Continuing her Insider series, artist Beatie Wolfe sits down with punk icon Henry Rollins
Wolfe to MC the Creative Cultivation Salon 2020 w/ Onassis Foundation
the 2020 salon in aide of dublab celebrates Paul Bernard Holdengräber and Henry Rollins as guests of honour
Date // Saturday March 7, 2020 from 6 to 10 PM
Location // Onassis Foundation LA 1617 Angelus Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Tickets // HERE (+)
ABOUT
On Saturday, March 7, 2020, join DUBLAB for a vibrant evening amongst the most creative Angelenos for the annual Creative Cultivation Salon. Experience live music, DJ sets, visual and sound art activations, while also enjoying specialty drinks and bites at an exclusive location in Los Angeles.
Proceeds from the Creative Cultivation Salon will go toward supporting dublab’s broader mission in freeform radio and sustaining social impact programming that benefits and enriches our community and the creative ecosystem of Los Angeles and the world.
PAUL BERNARD HOLDENGRÄBER
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Paul Bernard Holdengräber is an American interviewer, curator and writer. He was Director of New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Public Programming, most known for organizing literary conversations for the NYPL's public program series, LIVE from the NYPL, which he founded. Since February 2012, he has hosted The Paul Holdengräber Show on the Intelligent Channel on YouTube. He is founding Executive Director of The Onassis Foundation LA (OLA), a “center of dialogue” in Los Angeles, beginning in 2019.
HENRY ROLLINS
GUEST OF HONOR
In describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. “Rollins is many things,” says The Washington Post, “diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humorist, even motivational speaker…his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter.” Entertainment Weekly’s list includes “Punk Rock icon. Spoken word poet. Actor. Author. DJ. Is there anything this guy can’t do?” TV Guide has more concisely called him a “Renaissance Man” but if Henry Rollins could be reduced to a single word, that word would undoubtedly be “workaholic.” When he’s not traveling, Rollins prefers a to keep a relentless schedule full of work, with gigs as an actor, author, DJ, voice-over artist and TV show host to name a few of the roles that keep his schedule full. Rollins has toured the world as a spoken word artist, as frontman for both Rollins Band and Black Flag and as a solitary traveler with insatiable curiosity, favoring road-less-traveled locales in places such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Siberia, North Korea, South Sudan and Iran.