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New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 7

WILLOW's is one of the best albums out Oct. 7. Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 7

WILLOW's first single, "Whip My Hair," came out just shy of the singer's 10th birthday. Now 21, she's returned with her fifth full-length album, titled . The record has big arena-rock vibes to go with its spiky pop-punk songcraft, and it effectively captures WILLOW's gift for conveying deeply felt emotions and the thrum of anxiety. We've also got new albums from genre-smashing singer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist NNAMDÏ, arty rapper Open Mike Eagle, dance-music producer TSHA and the venerated space-jazz ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra.

New Music Friday: The best releases out Oct. 7

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NNAMDÏ On 'Brat' And Channeling A Decade Of Chicago DIY Influence Into Pop Music

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NNAMDÏ On 'Brat' And Channeling A Decade Of Chicago DIY Influence Into Pop Music

The experimental artist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya talks about not limiting his creative ceiling when making his latest album and his conflicted feelings about pursuing music over taking a traditional job.

NNAMDÏ On 'Brat' And Channeling A Decade Of Chicago DIY Influence Into Pop Music

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NPR Music's Top 14 Albums Of April

Lido Pimienta's Miss Colombia is one of the best albums released in April. Daniella Murillo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's Top 14 Albums Of April

Albums are still events for us, even and especially as we shelter in place. Lido Pimienta, Fiona Apple and Sam Hunt released music that we held close to the chest.

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On April 3

Thundercat. His latest, It Is What It Is, is one of our picks for the week's best new albums. Parker Day/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On April 3

Our picks for this week's best new albums include the latest from Thundercat, M. Ward, country singers Ashley McBryde and Sam Hunt, ambient cello tunes from Clarice Jensen and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On April 3

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