MusicPlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear in OctoberSia sings about life, Little Simz raps about death and Angel-Ho offers up his twisted take on an Aaliyah classicShareLink copied ✔️October 9, 2015MusicPlaylistTextDaisy JonesIllustrationTatjiana Antoniou From Sia’s soaring pop gem “Alive” to neo-soul queen Erykah Badu’s spin on Drake’s summer jam “Hotline Bling” (which blows the original out the water, IMHO) and rebel girls Skinny Girl Diet’s stormy, scuzz-filled comeback via “Silver Spoons”, this month has been flinging out musical blessings from all directions. And that’s without mentioning the fact that Arca just casually dropped the first single from his imminent album Mutant, or that Björk selected her fave producers to give Vulnicura the remix treatment a third time round. On a side note, if you haven’t heard of LA artist A.CHAL yet, then crank up the volume – I hope you get as obsessed as we are. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen 6 Flog Gnaw artists on what’s inspiring them right now