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Prince's posthumous release Piano and a Microphone, 1983 is on our list of the best albums out on Sep. 21. Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images hide caption
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Paul McCartney's Egypt Station is on our shortlist for the week's best new albums, out on Sep. 7. Mary McCartney hide caption
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Phantastic Ferniture's self-titled debut is on our shortlist for the best albums out on July 27. Nick Mckk/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Courtney Barnett, one of this year's performers, at the Newport Folk Festival in 2015. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption