MusicPlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear in JanuaryBangers from Baloji, Alice Glass, James Blake and more in our roundup of the month’s best releasesShareLink copied ✔️January 29, 2018MusicPlaylistTextSelim BulutIllustrationMarianne Wilson We’re only a few weeks into 2018 and already we’re finding it hard to keep up with all the killer cuts coming out in the music world. The first installment of our monthly playlist is led by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who make a ripping, riff-heavy return with “American Guilt”. It’s followed by an industrial-strength call-to-arms from Alice Glass, a weird, warped, and wonderful new single from James Blake, and razor sharp rhythms from Congolese-Belgian musician Baloji. Although we post these roundups at the end of every month, we actually update the playlist regularly for our subscribers – so make sure to follow us on Spotify and Apple Music if you can’t stand to wait for new tracks. Otherwise, listen to the playlist below. 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