Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists mentioned in the current music section. It can be a little jarring (Code Orange and Anne Feeney aren’t likely on many playlists together) but that’s because we try to cover a lot of ground in our music section. It’s a good thing. Listen while reading the stories in this week’s paper for a fully immersive experience.

This article appears in Jan 4-10, 2017.