All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 14

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited return of M.I.A., plus new records from Tove Lo, The 1975, Mykki Blanco and more. Featured Albums: 1. M.I.A. — Mata Featured Songs: "The One," "Popular" 2. Tove Lo — Dirt Femme Featured Songs: "2 Die 4," "Suburbia" 3. Mykki Blanco — Stay Close to Music Featured Songs: "Trust A Little Bit," "Family Ties," "French Lessons," "Carry On" 4. The 1975 — Being Funny in a Foreign Language Featured Songs: "I'm In Love With You," "When We Are Together" 5. Ryuichi Sakamoto — Exception (Original Soundtrack) Featured Songs: "Opening For Exception," "Collusion," "Operating The Drone" Lightning Round: Lil Baby — It's Only Me Mavi — Laughing So Hard It Hurts AO Gerber — Meet Me at the Gloaming Plains — I Walked With You a Ways Betty Who — Big! Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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