The 1975. The English band's latest release, Notes on a Conditional Form, tops our list of the best new albums out on May 22. Jordan Hughes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Far left: Katie Von Schleicher; Top middle: Liza Anne; Middle: Asher Gamedze; Bottom: Muzz; Top right: Lou Canon Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Charli XCX. Her latest release, How I'm Feeling Now, tops our list of the best new albums out on May 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kraftwerk standing in phone booths in Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, September 1981. Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images hide caption

Little Richard photographed in 1966. AP hide caption

Hayley Williams. Her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, tops this week's list of the best new albums out on May 8. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Upper left: Big Thief; Top right: Pezzettino; Lower right: serpentwithfeet; Bottom left: Samia Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Car Seat Headrest. The band's latest, Making a Door Less Open, tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on May 1. Carlos Cruz Sol/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Top row: Khruangbin; Middle row, left to right: Protomartyr, Lucinda Williams; Bottom row, left to right: Tenci, The Lovely Eggs Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Rapper Quelle Chris. His new project with producer Chris Keys, Innocent Country 2, is on our shortlist for the best albums out on April 24. Ahmed Arasah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Bright Eyes, Nils Frahm, Ela Minus, Jónsi, Noveller Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters is her first new album in eight years. Her previous release was 2012's The Idler Wheel... Courtesy of the artist hide caption