Citizen Cope's Heroin and Helicopters is out March 1. Michael Sterling Eaton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Greensky Bluegrass Dylan Langille/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Some of the figures on Down the Road Wherever seem to want a return to some long-gone glory days, but Mark Knopfler only sketches out the what of their wistful desires, not their why. Derek Hudson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Héctor Buitrago and Andrea Echeverri of the band Aterciopelados in costume for the music video of the song, "Dúo." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Aretha Franklin, pictured during a television appearance in January 1972, the same month in which the project Amazing Grace was recorded. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images hide caption

Portrayal of Guilt's Let Pain Be Your Guide comes out Nov. 16. Adrian Glickman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Charles Mingus poses next to a poster for his six nights of performances at the Strata Concert Gallery in Detroit in 1973. A recording of one of those nights has just been released. Sue Mingus/Courtesy of BBE Music hide caption

Azusa's Heavy Yoke comes out Nov. 16 via Solid State Records. Tyson Paoletti/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Vince Staples returns with his third studio LP, FM! Courtesy of Def Jam hide caption

Hanson's String Theory is out Nov. 9. Jonathan Weiner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Charles Bradley's 'Black Velvet' is out Nov. 9 on Dunham/Daptone Records. Isaac Sterling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Glands' Double Coda is out Nov. 9 on New West Records. Sean Dungan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers' new album, Bought to Rot, comes out Nov. 9. Katie Hovland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Robyn's new album, Honey, comes out Oct. 26. Mark Peckmezian/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rosanne Cash's She Remembers Everything comes out Nov. 2. Michael Levine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Molly Nilsson's Twenty Twenty comes out Nov. 2. Maya Fhur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bob Dylan with a mandolin during the Blood On the Tracks sessions. Ken Regan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Tom Morello's solo debut record, The Atlas Underground, is out now via Mom + Pop Music. Eitan Miskevich/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Empress Of's latest album, Us, is out Oct. 19, via Terrible Records. Adam Elramly/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Musician Rubén Blades' new album contains jazz and rumba. Lawrence Sumulong/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Kaia Kater's Grenades comes out Oct. 26 Raezavel Argulla/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The latest album from Oh Pep! I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... is out Oct. 26 on ATO Records. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption