It’s Friday, and that means a tidal wave of newly released prestige pop is at your fingertips. In what might be the last blockbuster weekend of the year, we’ve got secretive albums from U.K. stars Dave and Lily Allen, who leaked nary a single before midnight. Demi Lovato gets back to basic, while Brandi Carlile gets introspective with some help from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner. R&B stars Miguel and Daniel Caesar make stellar returns to the spotlight. And last (and maybe least, if you’re a purist), Bruce Springsteen reveals what an electric Nebraska would have sounded like.<\/p>\n
New Music Friday podcast host Stephen Thompson is joined by Ayana Contreras of NPR Member station KUVO in Denver to break down their five favorite albums out today. Press play to hear the conversation and scroll down to see our long list of noteworthy albums out Oct. 24.<\/p>\n
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\n Tortoise: Jeff Parker, Dan Bitney, Doug McCombs, John Herndon, John McEntire<\/p>\n
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Our hosts share the backstories and best songs from the following albums:<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb5 Brandi Carlile, Returning To Myself<\/p>\n
Recommended If You Like: Bon Iver, The National <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb5 Miguel, CAOS<\/p>\n
RIYL: Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb5 Tortoise, Touch<\/p>\n
RIYL: Ennio Morricone, Neu! <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb5 Daniel Caesar, Son of Spergy<\/p>\n
RIYL: Frank Ocean, Steve Lacy <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb5 Yazmin Lacey, Teal Dreams<\/p>\n
RIYL: Ezra Collective, SAULT <\/p>\n
New Music Friday is a feature of NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast. Hear the discussion on the\u00a0NPR App<\/a>,\u00a0Apple<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0wherever you get your podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Lightning Round <\/p>\n \n iLe.<\/p>\n La Buena Fortuna<\/p>\n hide caption\n <\/p>\n toggle caption<\/p>\n La Buena Fortuna<\/p>\n Five more albums we wish we had time to discuss on the podcast:<\/p>\n iLe, Como Las Canto YoNatural Information Society, Perseverance FlowHannah Jadagu, DescribeHether, Holy WaterJoyer, On the Other End of the Line… <\/p>\n Listen to each album’s best songs on our New Music Friday playlists on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Apple<\/a>, or\u00a0wherever you stream music<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Long List <\/p>\n \n British rapper Dave.<\/p>\n Gabriel Moses\/Capitol<\/p>\n hide caption\n <\/p>\n toggle caption<\/p>\n Gabriel Moses\/Capitol<\/p>\n For those who want to dig even deeper, here are the week’s new albums sorted by genre:<\/p>\n Rap\/Hip-Hop<\/p>\n Dave, The Boy Who Played the HarpRoddy Ricch, The Navy AlbumBilly Dean Thomas, MXHit-Boy & The Alchemist, GoldfishReuben Vincent & 9th Wonder, Welcome HomeYUNGMORPHEUS x Dirty Art Club, A Spyglass to One’s Face <\/p>\n R&B\/Soul<\/p>\n Cautious Clay, The Hours: NightLeon Thomas, PHOLKS EPMonte Booker, noise \/ meaningNelly Moar, Love’s Law EPQueen Naija, 30. EP <\/p>\n Rock\/Alt\/Indie<\/p>\n Jennifer Walton, DaughtersThe Lemonheads, Love ChantJust Mustard, We Were Just HereBruce Springsteen, Nebraska ’82: Expanded EditionCarl Perkins, Some Things Never ChangeDION, The Rock ‘n’ Roll PhilosopherJim White, Inner DayParts Work (Frances Quinlan), s\/t EPHorse Jumper of Love, Disaster Trick (Deluxe Edition)Major Stars, More Colors of SoundAlice Phoebe Lou, OblivionJoelton Mayfield, Crowd PleaserBabeheaven, Slower Than SoundBahamas, My Second Last AlbumBartees Strange, Shy Bairns Get Nowt EPBelly, King (30th Anniversary Edition)Circa Waves, Death & Love Pt. 2Dazy, Bad Penny EPE.R. Visit, my children will ignore you, my children will type amenEliza McLamb, Good StoryFergus McCreadie, The ShielingJesca Hoop, Selective MemoryKid Fears, Undying LoveLeanne Betasamosake Simpson, Live Like the SkyLittle Feat, The Last Record Album (Deluxe Edition)Low Girl, Is It Too Late To Freak Out?Machine Girl, Psycho Warrior: MG Ultra XMax Winter, Mourning Routine EPNa\u00efm Amor and Kid Congo Powers, Tucson SafariNell Mescal, The Closest We’ll GetNGHTCRWLR, OZNick Mulvey, Dark Harvest Pt. 2pets, \ud83c\udf00\u2753\u202c\u202d (Spiral Question Mark)SPEED, ALL MY ANGELSSpiritual Cramp, RudeStroik, 65th and YorkThe Strumbellas, Burning Bridges Into Dust EPugly ozo, stargirl EPVOWWS, I’ll fill your house with an armyV\/A, Naive Melodies (A reimagining of Talking Heads’ catalog)V\/A, Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company <\/p>\n Pop<\/p>\n Lily Allen, West End GirlDemi Lovato, It’s Not That DeepRose Gray, Echo In The DustNatalie Jane, r u gonna love me?Alexander Stewart, What If?Couch, Big TalkSigrid, There’s Always More That I Could SaySkylar Grey, Angel With TattoosV\/A, Nobody Wants This: The Soundtrack <\/p>\n Country\/Folk\/Americana<\/p>\n Billy Currington, King Of The WorldJoshua Hedley, All HatMhairi Hall & David de la Haye, Underwater CairngormsOcie Elliott, BungalowSam Burchfield, Nature Speaks <\/p>\n Jazz<\/p>\n \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f [Ahmed], \u0633\u0645\u0627\u0639Sama’a (Audition)Horace Silver, Silver in Seattle: Live at the PenthousePatricia Brennan, Of the Near and FarSean Mason, A Breath of Fresh AirTheo Croker, Dream Manifest DeluxeZem Audu, You Can’t Catch Me <\/p>\n Global<\/p>\n Macario Mart\u00ednez, Si Ma\u00f1ana Ya No EstoyAmadou & Mariam, L’amour \u00e0 la folieAntibalas, HourglassOru\u00e3, SlackerSaagara, 3 The Shackleton VersionsThe Kasambwe Brothers, s\/tWendy Shay, Ready <\/p>\n Electronic\/Out There<\/p>\n In Transit (A Made Up Sound), s\/tAuntie Flo, Birds of ParadiseBinary Algorithms, ReminiscenciasCarrier, Rhythm ImmortalChimehours, Underneath The EarthCrayon, Home Safedance arts center, dance arts center presentsDJ Aya, Good Boy EPElektro Guzzi, Liquid CenterGolden Brown, PatternerHaykal, Julmud and Acamol, Kam Min Janneh | \u0643\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0646\u0651\u0629Kerrie, Echoes Of The Live WireOuri, Daisy CutterPancratio, Automatic HouseRafael Toral, Traveling LightRichie Weeks, The Love Magician Archives. 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