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Atticus Ross (left) and Trent Reznor (right) of Nine Inch Nails, whose new album Bad Witch is on our short list for the best releases of June 22. Corinne Schiavone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Roséwave defies easy definition; it's meant to be felt, not understood. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

Mothers' new album, Render Another Ugly Method, will be out on ANTI. Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Superorganism, MILCK, serpentwithfeet, Haley Heynderickx, Jorja Smith Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Christina Aguilera's Liberation comes out June 15. Luke Gilford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Death Cab for Cutie Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Donny McCaslin, M. Ward, Sad Baxter, Angelo De Augustine, Sorry Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Jorja Smith's debut album, Lost & Found, is one of the standouts for June 8 releases. Rashid Babiker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Laurie Anderson, cover art for Nothing, Audible, Liminal Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Neko Case's highly anticipated Hell-On is on our short list of the best albums out June 1. Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Thou's Andy Gibbs (left), Bryan Funck and touring bassist/auxiliary member KC Stafford. Farrah Skeiky for NPR hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: James Blake, Luluc, Angelique Kidjo, Gabriella Cohen Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Pusha-T's anticipated new album Daytona is finally here, along with a whole bunch of other great releases for May 25. Fabien Montique/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Stephen Malkmus Giovanni Duca/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

BTS's Love Yourself: Tear, one of the most anticipated albums of 2018, is out today. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic hide caption

Jimmy Eat World's song "The Middle," from its 2001 album Bleed American, was a popular listener pick this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Pop juggernaut Charlie Puth's Voicenotes is one of our picks for the essential albums coming out May 11. Benjamin Lennox/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of LUMP, Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest, Childish Gambino, Ages And Ages Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Damien Jurado's The Horizon Just Laughed is on our shortlist of essential albums out on May 4. Lindsey Barnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Dirty Projectors, Stephen Malkmus, Red Baraat, Valley Queen Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer is on our short list of the best new albums out on April 27. Courtesy of the artist hide caption