Happy New Year everyone! Not more than a week after the garbage fire known as 2020 ended, and America is on fire. Luckily, most of us are being good global citizens, wearing our masks, not inciting riots against democracy, and quarantining ourselves from the pandemic outside. For that, you deserve some new tunes to keep you from going crazy inside your flat.

Enter stage left: Left Bank’s first playlist of the year — écoute maintenant (now listening) featuring loads of rap tracks from South African rapper Shane Eagle to Tierra Whack, dance tunes from Peggy Gou, and ending the playlist with some coveted jazz by the one and only Donald Byrd.