MusicPlaylistDazed December 2014 PlaylistArca takes on Shakira, E.m.m.a. tries a lullaby and Sunless97 gets romantic for our warming winter playlistShareLink copied ✔️December 5, 2014MusicPlaylistTextAimee Cliff It’s been a bit of a busy week here at Dazed. Sometimes, you just need songs that are going to help you lift your head above the noise. You need songs that whisper sweet nothings like Sunless97 and Palmistry’s collaboration, twinkling lullabies to help you sleep like the new cuts from E.m.m.a., Hyetal and Gwilym Gold, and sunny extended mixes to make you dance it all away, like Hudson Mohawke’s star-studded “Chimes” edit and Joakim’s rework of Kindness and Robyn’s “Who Do You Love”. Speaking of reworks, there’s a hefty portion of re-imagined classics on this list, as November seemed to be the month for artists putting a new spin on old favourites: see Arca taking on Shakira, M.E.S.H. taking on Tinashe, and Kelela taking on her own track “Enemy” with a new acoustic feel. It’s a sweet note to close the year on: everyone tying up the loose ends of the feedback loop, and looking for new meanings in old sounds. It’s also a collection of tracks designed to stick by your side through these last chilly weeks of the year, and help you sail into the next. Lay back and let SZA say it for you: “I’mma be fine, anyway / I’mma be cool / I’mma keep calm.” Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London