With over a decade in the music industry who better than the Irish-born DJ to recommend the new artists and songs to download now…

There are not many questions that can stop a smart woman in her tracks. The seemingly innocuous, “What music are you into right now?” has the strange power to do just that. “Take That,” “The Smiths” and “Arcade Fire” are hardly going to set a contemporary muso’s imagination alight, but when you can barely find time to sleep, researching new music slips quite low on the to-do list.

Sometimes BBC 6 Music just isn’t enough, so we asked Radio 1’s legendary Annie Mac to build us a brand-new playlist. Luckily she’s been doing just that in her new role as curator of the Vinyl Collection for the W Hotel in London. So, here’s what she recommends you download. Today. Right now… Go.

Lorde

“I’m in love with Lorde, who is 16 and from New Zealand. She’s an example of someone who has penetrated the industry pretty quickly. She’s like Adele, but whereas Adele can sound quite retro, Lorde is very now.”

Download: Royals

Annie Mac updates your playlist