Joni Mitchell, photographed in 1970. An album of Mitchell's early recordings, Archives Volume 1: The Early Years, was among the best archival releases of 2020. Roy Jones/Getty Images hide caption

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Brandy. Her latest release, B7, tops our shortlist for the best new albums out on July 31. Beau Blanks/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul McCartney's Egypt Station is on our shortlist for the week's best new albums, out on Sep. 7. Mary McCartney hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Villagers, Ohmme, Metric, Mirah Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Mirah's new album, Changing Light, comes out May 13. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mirah, 'Changing Light'
Clockwise from upper left: Mirah, Brody Dalle, Fennesz, Chet Faker Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Singer-songwriters Thao and Mirah recently paired up for a new collaborative project and perform together on today's World Cafe. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thao And Mirah On World Cafe
The indie-folk duo of Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn complement each other perfectly while delving into new territory on their self-titled album together. Courtesy of the artist hide caption