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Plus: check out another hit from Atlanta rappers [Migos](http://time.com/4628583/donald-glovers-migos-golden-globes-2017/), the “Beatles of this generation;” and discover Grace Mitchell’s grunge-pop ode to adolescence, “Kids (Ain’t All Right).” ### “T-Shirt,” Migos After Golden Globe winner Donald Glover [called out Migos](http://time.com/4628583/donald-glovers-migos-golden-globes-2017/?iid=sr-link1) in his prize acceptance speech as the “Beatles of this generation,” the rapping trio from Atlanta is having a well-deserved moment in the spotlight, with single “Bad and Boujee” sitting pretty atop the week’s charts. But don’t sleep on newer track “T-Shirt,” a haunting, looping song driven by their signature staccato rhymes. ### “Paris,” The Chainsmokers A new year, a new track from hitmakers The Chainsmokers, this one a solo outing (with no featured female vocalist) and a slower, softer build. “We were staying in Paris / to get away from your parents,” it opens, “And I thought, ‘Wow, if I could take this in a shot right now / I don’t think that we could work this out.” In other words, their brand of moody pop is here to stay. ### “Dangerous,” The xx The eagerly awaited third album from The xx, _I See You_, delivers with an updated, slightly more upbeat take on the band’s woozy, dark electropop. “Dangerous” plays with horns and a muted beat to build an infectious track that xx fans and newcomers alike will keep coming back to. ### “Bride,” San Fermin An indie-pop ensemble, ambitious band [San Fermin](http://time.com/4632235/san-fermin-new-single-bride-premiere/?iid=sr-link1) mixes layered, lilting composition with an unusual narrative of anxiety at a party in soaring new single “Bride.” As bandleader and composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone told TIME, “it’s about a moment when emotions you’ve been trying not to feel bubble up to the surface and take over.” ### “KIDS (Ain’t All Right),” Grace Mitchell Nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter Grace Mitchell comes out swinging with the gritty, punky single “KIDS (Ain’t All Right),” a song that refuses to apologize either for its youthful energy or its hard-edged bitterness. “Why is everything so stupid now? I’ve been drinking my delusions down,” she riffs huskily over heavy guitars, keeping it contemporary with smart synth additions. 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