Ben Folds' first solo album in 15 years, What Matters Most, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on June 2. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Lil Durk's Almost Healed tops our shortlist of the best releases out on May 26. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: yeule, Little Moon, ANOHNI; Bottom row, left to right: Cola, Chris Farren Courtesy of the artists hide caption
KAYTRANADA and Aminé's new project together, KAYTRAMINÉ tops our shortlist of the best albums out this week. Lucas Creighton hide caption
Top row, left to right: Youth Lagoon, African Head Charge, Fred again..; Bottom row, left to right: This Is The Kit, dodie performing at the Tiny Desk Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The singer Rahill's debut solo album, Flowers At Your Feet, is one of our picks for the best releases out on May 12. Travis Trautt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: PJ Harvey, Rufus Wainwright, Wila Frank; bottom row, left to right: Hand Habits, Rhiannon Giddens Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Q Marsden's debut album, Soul,PRESENT tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on May 5. Willem Verbeeck/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Hayden Pedigo, The Aaltos, Bodywash; bottom row, left to right: Balmorhea, Julie Christmas Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Labrinth's new album, Ends & Begins, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on April 28. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Abraham Alexander, Michael Stipe, Wallice; bottom row: Cowboy Junkies Courtesy of the artists hide caption
D-Day, the debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of the K-pop band BTS, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on April 21. Courtesy of BIGHIT Music hide caption
Clockwise from top left: Laura Wolf, Indigo De Souza, Charlotte Cornfield and Speedy Ortiz. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Kara Jackson's Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? is on our shortlist of the best albums out April 14. Lawrence Agyei/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Top row, left to right: Shirley Collins, cover art for Jeremy Kiran Fernandes' Inside the Harmonic Prism, Zoon; bottom row: Orchestra Gold Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Chlöe's debut solo album In Pieces is on our shortlist for the best albums out on March 31. Jack Bridgland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: The Antlers; Ólafur Arnalds and Ella McRobb; Faten Kanaan; Bottom row, left to right: Protomartyr, Lauren Early Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The trio Love In Exile — (left to right) Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily — say that sharing responsibility for the music collectively allows them greater freedom as individuals. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK's first new album in five years, Since I Have A Lover tops our shortlist for the best releases out on March 24. Jack McKain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Sofia Kourtesis, Kara Jackson, Savannah Conley; Bottom row: Ratboys Courtesy of the artists hide caption
T-Pain's On Top of the Covers is on our shortlist of the best albums out on March 17. Giles Williams/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Endless Summer Vacation, the latest from Miley Cyrus, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on March 10. Brianna Capozzi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption