Music / PlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear this weekOur roundup of the best new music of the past seven days, with songs by Run The Jewels, Via App, Charli XCX and Lil YachtyShareLink copied ✔️October 28, 2016MusicPlaylistTextSelim BulutIllustrationAbbey Midanik Our playlist opens with Charli XCX’s brand new single “After the Afterparty”, recorded with Atlanta rapper-of-the-moment Lil Yachty – a natural pairing, given both artists’ appreciation for bubblegum sounds. From there it goes into all sorts of unexpected territories: there’s leftfield rap from Run the Jewels, twinkling dancehall from Konshens, dubby pop from Peluché, and experimental techno from Via App (pictured in the graphic above). Listen to the playlist below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical underground Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedWhat do cats think of Mitski’s new album? Find out in this new video‘Thug metal’ band Empty Shell Casing are the nu kids on the blockThese evocative photos depict the in-between moments at Rio Carnival These photos straddle ‘pre and post-iPhone’ London nightlifeListen to Evissimax’s ‘Black, vampy and sexy’ Dazed mixEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy