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Willow's Lately I Feel Everything, a surprising turn toward pop-punk, tops our list of the best albums out on July 16. Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On July 16

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John Mayer performs at Irving Plaza in February 2002 in support of his debut full-length studio album, Room for Squares. Chad Rachman/AP hide caption

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Roséwave defies easy definition; it's meant to be felt, not understood. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

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Roséwave: This Summer, Think Pink

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"I realized that it doesn't fit me to be any bigger than the music is," John Mayer says. "It was like me walking around with a really tight shirt for a couple of years." Frank Ockenfells/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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John Mayer in Studio 1 at NPR's Washington, D.C. headquarters. Amy Ta/NPR hide caption

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'It's Hard To Stay Patient': A Conversation With John Mayer

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John Mayer's new album, his first since a 2010 controversy that sent him retreating from the spotlight, is called Born and Raised. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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John Mayer: Restoring An Image, And An Instrument

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John Mayer's Soft-Sell 'World'

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