Music / PlaylistThe 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 MORESekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York City