All Songs Considered

Post Malone's AUSTIN tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out now. Alfred Marroquin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Top row, left to right: Big Thief, SPELLLING; Bottom row, left to right: Josaleigh Pollett, Squirrel Flower, Mary Jane Dunphe Courtesy of the artists hide caption

The latest EP from NewJeans, Get Up, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on July 21. ADOR/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Top row, left to right: Yard Act, Grandaddy, Lowland Hum; Bottom row, left to right: Courtney Barnett, Liza Anne, Raia Was Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Alana Springsteen's TWENTY SOMETHING: Figuring It Out is on our shortlist of the best new releases out on July 14. Mason Goodson/Courtesy of the aritst hide caption

Top row, left to right: Margaret Glaspy, Hania Rani, Margo Price; Bottom row, left to right: Laufey, David Byrne of Talking Heads, Palehound Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Dominic Fike's Sunburn is on our shortlist of the best albums out on July 7. Daniel Prakopcyk/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Hannah Jagadu, Blondshell, Madison McFerrin, Nat Myers, Abraham Alexander, Peter One. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Coi Leray's COI tops this week's shortlist of the best new albums out on June 23. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Top row, left to right: L'Rain, Silvana Estrada, Luluc; Bottom row left to right: FIZZ, Glasser Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Killer Mike's first new solo album in more than a decade, Michael, is on NPR Music's short list for the best releases out on June 16. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Sigur Rós Tim Dunk/courtesy of the artist hide caption

Top row, left to right: Buck Meek, Annie Bartholomew, Bob Dylan; Bottom row, left to right: Darlingside, Sparks Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Amaarae's new album Fountain Baby tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on June 9. Josh Croll/Courtesy of the artist hide caption