Troye Sivan's Bloom is on our short list of the best albums out on Aug. 31. Heidi Silmane/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Saintseneca's Pillar of Na comes out August 31. Nick Fancher/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saintseneca's new album, Pillar of Na, comes out August 19. Nick Fancher/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joan Shelley's Over And Even is Stephen Thompson's favorite album of 2015. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saintseneca's new album, Such Things, comes out Oct. 9. Nick Fancher/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Saintseneca performs a Tiny Desk Concert. Olivia Merrion/NPR hide caption