NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited sophomore full-length from Black Pumas, Peruvian electronic artist Sofia Kourtesis, The Mountain Goats and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Black Pumas ? Chronicles of a Diamond
Featured Songs: "More Than A Love Song," "Gemini Sun," "Angel," "Hello," "Rock and Roll"
2. Sofia Kourtesis ? Madres
Featured Songs: "Funkhaus," "Vajkoczy," "Habla Con Ella," "Estación Esperanza (feat. Manu Chao)"
3. The Mountain Goats ? Jenny from Thebes
Featured Songs: "Fresh Tattoo," "Only One Way," "Going to Dallas"
4. María José Llergo ? ULTRABELLEZA
Featured Song: "RUEDA, RUEDA"
5. Mint Field ? Aprender a Ser
Featured Song: "Respiro Profundo"
6. Taylor Swift ? 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Featured Song: "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)"
7. Shabazz Palaces ? Robed in Rareness
Featured Song: "Binoculars (feat. Royce The Choice)"
8. Nirvana ? In Utero (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe)
Featured Song: "Heart-Shaped Box (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)"
Other notable releases for Oct. 27:
Angie McMahon ? Light, Dark, Light Again
DJ Shadow ? Action Adventure
Duran Duran ? DANSE MACABRE
The Gaslight Anthem ? History Books
The Kills ? God Games
Mayer Hawthorne ? For All Time
Mike Reed ? The Separatist Party
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ? Bauhaus Staircase
Poppy ? Zig
Wild Nothing ? Hold
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