Can't drag local files into a playlist

I like to drag local MP3s into a playlist.  I can't do that anymore.   I can see them in my Local Files and then drag them.. but it was so much easier to drag and drop the ones I want from my finder window.  Anybody else?

I've reverted to an old Spotify version - http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-03/12/how-to-downgrade-spotify - until they fix this and various other issues introduced with this update (although note - I'm having problems getting this downgrading to work on OSX).  All in all a very unfortunate turn of events, as picking such an app like Spotify to use to entirely manage one's music, create all one's playlists in it, etc, requires a huge amount trust in the system (since all the playlists one creates etc are somewhat stuck in that system), and this update breaks-down that trust by showing Spotify's willingness to break all kinds of features which many users depend on. I imagine I'll stick on the old version a while, then see if things have improved, and if not I'll have to pick an alternate solution, hopefully with a company that actually cares a little more about its users. These are by no means the first issues Spotify has created or failed to resolve regarding local file support (syncing them to devices has always been painful and hasn't fully worked for all my playlists for years despite a few fresh installs for example - compare this to google music which has cloud support for your own music), among other things, but definitely for me this was the straw that's broken the camel's back.

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