NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new releases from Jon Batiste, Hozier, Rhiannon Giddens, Cautious Clay and more.
Featured Albums:1. Jon Batiste —
World Music RadioFeatured Songs: "BOOM FOR REAL," "Hello, Billy Bob," "Be Who You Are (feat. JID, NewJeans & Camilo)," "Uneasy (feat. Lil Wayne)"
2. Hozier —
Unreal UnearthFeatured Songs: "Anything But," "De Selby (Part 1)," "Eat Your Young," "Butchered Tongue," "Who We Are"
3. Genesis Owusu —
StrugglerFeatured Songs: "Leaving The Light," "Stay Blessed," "Freak Boy," "That's Life (A Swamp)"
4. Rhiannon Giddens —
You're the OneFeatured Songs: "Way Over Yonder," "You Louisiana Man," "If You Don't Know How Sweet It Is"
5. Cautious Clay —
KARPEHFeatured Songs: "Fishtown," "102 Years of Comedy (Intro)," "Karpehs Don't Flinch"
Lightning Round: DeYarmond Edison —
EPOCHQuavo —
Rocket PowerReneé Rapp —
Snow AngelTalking Heads —
Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)Other notable releases for Aug. 18:Alana Springsteen —
Twenty SomethingBirdy —
PortraitsBobby Rush —
All My Love For YouFiddlehead —
Death is Nothing To UsGrace Potter —
Mother RoadMargaret Glaspy —
Echo The DiamondMick Jenkins —
The PatiencePanda Bear, Sonic Boom & Adrian Sherwood —
Reset In Dub
Russ — SANTIAGO
Shamir —
Homo AnxietatemTash Sultana —
Sugar EP.Teddy Thompson —
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