Music / PlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear this weekOur first playlist of 2017 includes new music by Jens Lekman and Ace Tee alongside tracks you may have missed over the break from Chance the Rapper and Aphex TwinShareLink copied ✔️January 6, 2017MusicPlaylistTextSelim BulutIllustrationClaire Lewis Following a month off in December, we’re back with our first playlist of 2017. We’ve included songs that you may have missed over the holidays, with loosies from Aphex Twin (uploaded to his ‘secret’ Soundcloud account, user18081971) and Suicideyear, as well as a cut from Chance the Rapper’s Christmas mixtape with Jeremih. But it’s not all music you may have missed: there’s also a brand new tune from Jens Lekman (taken from his first album in five years), some mindblowing German R&B from Ace Tee, and a special refix of Seal’s iconic “Kiss By A Rose” by Murlo. 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 MOREKneecap, Erika de Casier, Smerz and more call to boycott Eurovision Ethel Cain’s Coachella stage was a ‘graveyard of American industry’Oakley What Went Down at Oakley’s Field Gear Line Collection launch TOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsEscape 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