Can't use playlists on Apple TV without Apple Music subscription

I decided to cancel my Apple music subscription and simply purchase songs instead.

Unfortunately I was shocked to discover the Music App on the Apple TV doesn't allow you to create or view any playlists without an Apple Music subscription.

I can individually select tracks and add them to play next or play later, but the option to add them to a playlist is now missing. There is a playlist page in the menu, but there is no way to add anything to it. This renders the Music app on the AppleTV effectively useless.

I don't understand why Apple would exclude such a fundamental feature.

This lack of attention to detail is the same in other apps as well, such as Photos... where you can't even sort your photos... and to make matters worse they are sorted the wrong way by default (oldest at the top so you have to scroll down to see recent images).

I'm seriously regretting my purchase.