NPR Music's shortlist of the best albums out on Jan. 22 includes the country hip-hop of Willie Jones, electronic artist Yu Su, Atlanta rapper BRS Kash, Rhye and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Th1rt3en — A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism
Featured Song: "The Magician"
2. Yu Su — Yellow River Blue
Featured Song: "Klein"
3. BRS Kash — Kash Only
Featured Song: "Do It"
4. Remy Banks — The Phantom Of Paradise
Featured Song: "Tomorrow"
5. Rhye — Home
Featured Song: "Black Rain"
6. Typhoon — Sympathetic Magic
Featured Song: "Empire Builder"
7. Palberta — Palberta 5000
Featured Song: "Fragile Place"
8. Willie Jones — Right Now
Featured Song: "American Dream"
Other notable releases for Jan. 22: Alina Kalancea — Impedance; Bicep — Isles; CARM — CARM; Elio — Can You Hear Me Now; Elori Saxl — The Blue of Distance; Erik the Architect — Future Proof; Groupie — Ephemeral; James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra — The Wide River; Jeremiah Fraites — Piano Piano; Lande Hekt — Going to Hell; Logic1000 — You've Got The Whole Night To Go; Thee Conductor — Spirit of a Ghost; Widowspeak — Honeychurch.