On Friday, two important musical projects appeared suddenly. First, Kendrick Lamar dropped surprise album untitled unmastered. thanks to a request from LeBron James. Second, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne put out joint album Collegrove to an audience hyped mostly by a single Kanye West tweet. As usual, the music world is booming with new work. Here’s a playlist encapsulating some of the pieces rising from the eruption.

1) “Down” by Marian Hill

Many may not realize Marian Hill is actually two people, vocalist Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd. The name comes from a combination of the names of The Music Man‘s two main characters, Harold Hill and Marian Paroo. After a 2013 EP, Gongol and Lloyd released their first studio album, Sway, to a widely positive reception.

2) “Crossfire” by Stephen

This lyric-heavy song is something you need to sit down to listen to. Twenty-four-year-old Stephen has created music around the philosophy that his generation has been misled in life. You can read his open letters about his music-making experiences on his website, including a beautiful behind-the-curtain look at making “In The Morning” with Pell.

3) “Underdressed” by VÉRITÉ

Currently unsigned, Kelsey Byrne from New York City self-released her first single “Strange Enough” in the summer of 2014. Since then, the alternative pop artist has released an EP, toured many of the major music festivals and has even received praise from Time magazine, which called her vocals “rich and ethereal.”

4) “Soundcheck” by Catfish and the Bottlemen

Last month, this band won the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act. Their bizarre name comes from the frontman’s earliest childhood memory of music, in which an Australian street performer by the name of “Catfish the Bottleman” played beer bottles strung to a wire. This indie rock band is the next thing any Kooks fan needs in their life.

5) “Candyman” by Zedd feat. Aloe Blacc

Producer Zedd and “The Man” vocalist Aloe Blacc teamed up to create a magical remake of the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory classic and Sammy Davis Jr. song “The Candy Man.” Not only do they honor the original lyrics, but the music is so intricately produced, it feels like the instrumental translation of all of the colors from the original film scene.

6) “untitled 07 2014-2016” by Kendrick Lamar

After Top Dawg Entertainment received a tweet from LeBron James two weeks ago following Lamar’s Grammy performance, the company decided to randomly drop a collection of songs that didn’t make the cut for To Pimp A Butterfly. A couple of the songs come from the live performances Lamar did prior to the album’s drop. The second half of this particular track is co-produced by Egypt, Swizz Beatz’s and Alicia Keys’ 5-year-old son.

7) “Atlas” by Shannon Saunders

Like many artists in rising pop music, Saunders started on YouTube. Disney Channel UK approached her in 2010 when her channel quickly gained attention, asking her to enter a talent contest called My Camp Rock 2. She won, and consequently, her version of the Glenn Slater and Alan Menken song “I See the Light” was featured on the Tangled soundtrack.

8) “Fire” by Jack Garratt

Jack Garratt originally went to a university to become a teacher, signing to a label while in school. He dropped out and spent a year rewriting his musical image, though, when he realized he wasn’t standing behind his music as much as he wanted to. After supporting Mumford & Sons on their 2015 tour, he just released his debut studio album, Phase, a soulful collection of genuine musicality.

9) “Blind Man” by SPZRKT

Last year, this popular recording artist (pronounced “Spazzy Rocket”) split with the Christian hip-hop community in an open letter posted to his Instagram. Since then, he has been creating some of the most groove-worthy music on the hip-hop and R&B scene. As for what he is planning to do in this new genre, it will certainly include a vibe unlike anyone else’s.

10) “waves — Tame Impala Remix” by Miguel

Tame Impala is having a moment. Not only did it receive its first ever Brit Award two weeks ago, but Rihanna also created a rework of the group’s song “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” for her “Same Ol’ Mistakes” on ANTI. Let’s not forget how incredible this remix of one of Miguel’s most popular songs of 2015 is.

After spring break, I’ll be back with a recap of what goes down in music in the next two weeks. Till then, soak up some sun with this playlist.