New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 25

Podcast Series All Songs Considered

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills are your guides to the week's most compelling new releases.

Featured albums:

• Amythyst Kiah, Still + Bright

• Soccer Mommy, Evergreen

• Laura Marling, Patterns in Repeat

• Elmiene, Anyway I Can

• Anna Butterss, Mighty Vertebrate

Plus: A discussion of unconventional album release strategies.

Check out the complete list of albums out Oct. 25 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at https://npr.org/music.

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