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Oct 2023
23m 36s

New Music Friday: The best releases out ...

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, the return of Sufjan Stevens and more.

1. Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist — Voir Dire
Featured Song: "27 Braids"
2. Sufjan Stevens — Javelin
Featured Song: "Goodbye Evergreen"
3. Jolie Holland — Haunted Mountain
Featured Song: "Highway 72"

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