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Monday

First Listen: Deerhoof, 'La Isla Bonita'

Deerhoof's new album, La Isla Bonita, comes out Nov. 4. Chad Kamenshine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Deerhoof, 'La Isla Bonita'

Deerhoof has always toyed with the whimsical, but its 12th album feels like its most playful work yet. More relaxed than its predecessors, it retains the long-running band's capacity to thrill.

La Isla Bonita

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Sunday

First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11'

The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, a compilation of unearthed recordings by Bob Dylan, comes out Nov. 4. Elliott Landy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11'

Sample 12 selections from an ambitious six-disc box set of archival Dylan recordings. The recordings capture and reflect one of the most vivid chapters in American music.

The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11

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Friday

Sunday

First Listen: Yusuf/Cat Stevens, 'Tell 'Em I'm Gone'

Yusuf's (formerly known as Cat Stevens) new album, Tell 'Em I'm Gone, comes out Oct. 27. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Yusuf/Cat Stevens, 'Tell 'Em I'm Gone'

The singer, formerly known as Cat Stevens, tackles weighty existential questions by looking backward, using the blues to unlock buried memories.

Tell 'Em I'm Gone

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First Listen: Daniel Lanois, 'Flesh And Machine'

Daniel Lanois' new album, Flesh And Machine, comes out Oct. 28. Margaret Marissen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Daniel Lanois, 'Flesh And Machine'

After four decades of making records, Lanois has decided to chase sounds that have never been. An otherworldly adventure, Flesh And Machine has no songs and no words, using voices only for texture.

Flesh And Machine

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First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'

The Flaming Lips' new album, With A Little Help From My Fwends, comes out Oct. 28. George Salisbury/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'

On an album-length cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Flaming Lips' playful streak gets undercut with moments of abrasiveness and aggression — and detours down strange side roads.

With A Little Help From My Fwends

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Wednesday

Sunday

First Listen: 'Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell'

The compilation Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell comes out Oct. 21. Janette Beckman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: 'Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell'

The Red Hot Organization pays tribute to an inimitable character on a double-length tribute, with help from Robyn, Sufjan Stevens, Hot Chip, Phosphorescent, Blood Orange, Scissor Sisters and more.

Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell

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