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Even more songs to calm the nerves

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This week, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard release Flight b741, the prolific and peripatetic Australian band's 26th album. Maclay Heriot/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer Ryuichi Sakamoto, photographed on June 30, 2016 in Paris. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact

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Tove Lo's Dirt Femme is on our shortlist for the best new albums out this week. Moni Haworth/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 14

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