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It's recap time, everybody! While 2017 hasn't been the best year for many aspects of our daily life, the level of high quality musical output remained a satisfying one. So, without further ado, please enjoy our ultimate 'Despacito'-free ranking of this year's best tunes.

Are you ready for a new dose of delicate desperation? We added new songs by Daughter, Jen Coher, The National, Loney Dear, Phoebe Bridgers and many more to our playlist.

Once again, the Dessner brothers went out to create a fascinating festival experience, this time in Copenhagen. NBHAP editor Daniela De Lorenzo attended the event.

The band's first album since 2013 is about to happen in September.

An insight into the creative chaos that happened at Berlin's Funkhaus last October.

Plus a 17 other ones where we aren't so sure about. Anyway, a good year for music is coming up.

We took a sneak peak at the creative process that is currently taking shape at Berlin's Funkhaus. Featuring Bon Iver, The National, Boys Noize, Woodkid and a few more familiar faces.

What happens if you lock 80 acclaimed artists into one building for a week and give them creative freedom. Well, we're about to find out this October in Berlin.