The best new albums out Oct. 10
New York City hip-hop duo Mobb Deep's posthumous album, Infinite, is out now. Mass Appeal hide caption
It's Friday, and our most finite resource on a handful of albums out Oct. 10 that make up in staying power what they lack in star power.
NPR Music critic Rodney Carmichael and Celia Gregory of WNXP in Nashville dig into those and much more in the latest edition of New Music Friday. Press play to hear the conversation and keep scrolling to see all of this week's noteworthy new releases.
The Starting 5
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Our hosts share the backstories and best songs from the following albums:
🎵 Madi Diaz, Fatal Optimist
- Recommended If You Like: Phoebe Bridgers, Waxahatchee
🎵 Princess Nokia, Girls
- RIYL: Doja Cat, M.I.A.
🎵 Madison Cunningham, Ace
- RIYL: Andrew Bird, Lucius
🎵 Mobb Deep, Infinite
- RIYL: Nas, The Alchemist
🎵 Makaya McCraven, Off The Record
- RIYL: J Dilla, Flying Lotus
- Note: Physical release delayed until Oct. 17. Stream the singles  Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Lightning Round
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Five more albums we wish we had time to discuss on the podcast:
- NoSo, When Are You Leaving?
- Jay Som, Belong
- Amber Mark, Pretty Idea
- Black Eyes, Hostile Design
- Gabriel Kahane, Heirloom
Listen to each album's best songs on our New Music Friday playlists on  wherever you stream music.
The Long List
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For those who want to dig even deeper, here are the week's new albums sorted by genre:
Rap/Hip-Hop
- BIA, BIANCA
- Baker Boy, Djandjay
- OsamaSon, Psykotic
- PLUTO, PLUTO WORLD
- Rich Amiri, Grit & Grace
- The Cool Kids, Hi Top Dade
- TiaCorine, CORINIAN
Rock/Alt/Indie
- Patti Smith, Horses (50th Anniversary)
- Flock Of Dimes, The Life You Save
- The Antlers, Blight
- feeo, Goodness
- Olivia Barton, For Myself and For You
- Weakened Friends, Feels Like Hell
- Massage, Coaster
- Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Corporal
- Not For Radio (The Marias' MarÃa Zardoya), Melt
- The Telephone Numbers, Scarecrow II
- Wilby, Center of Affection
- John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band, Power To The People (Live At The One To One Concert - Afternoon & Evening Shows)
- Richard Ashcroft, Lovin' You
- Aitis Band, s/t
- Avery Tucker, Paw
- Badlands, Nobody Dies
- Breakup Shoes, Standing Still
- Brye, Cycle Breaker Pt. 1 EP
- Charlie Kaplan, A Hat Upon the Bed
- David Garland, The Spark
- dust, Sky is Falling
- Friendship Commanders, BEAR
- Glass Egg, visions & ecstasies
- Greg Jamie, Across a Violet Pasture
- Guitar, We're Headed To The Lake
- Marni, fml era EP
- Nightbus, Passenger
- Other Lives, Volume V
- Public Service Broadcasting, Night Flight (The Last Flight Remixes)
- Sophia Center, The Kids' Table
- Soul Blind, Red Sky Mourning
- The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation
- The Ramona Flowers, Made By Humans
- TV Cult, Industry
- V/A, Tough Love 20: Don't Do Anything Important With Anybody Else
- villagerrr, Tear Your Heart Out (Reissue)
- Zero Boys, Playback Is Hell
R&B/Soul
- Josh Levi, Hydraulic
- Kaash Paige, 2 Late To Be Toxic
- Kent Jamz, fear EP
- Robert Finley, Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones, s/t
Pop
- Ariana and the Rose, The Breakup Variety Hour
- Jacob Collier, The Light For Days
- Jake & Shelby, Learning To Love
- Khalid, after the sun goes down
- Niia, V
Country/Folk/Americana
- Hannah Frances, Nested in Tangles
- Rhett Miller, A lifetime of riding by night
- Dalton, More Songs About Love & Death
- Jenna Nicholls, The Commuter
- Larkin Poe, Bloom + An Acoustic Companion
- Mae Estes, s/t EP
- Maygen & The Birdwatcher, The Americana Dream
- Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, s/t (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Priscilla Block, Things You Didn't See
- Roomful of Blues, Steppin' Out!
- The Autumn Defense, Here and Nowhere
- V/A, It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker
Jazz
- Alison Shearer, In The Garden
- Charles Lloyd, Figure In Blue
- Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Groove in the Face of Adversity
Global
- Yara Asmar, everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much
- Gab Ferreira, Carrossel
- DJ Vadim, Uganda 25
- Hollie Cook, Shy Girl
- ITZY, Collector
- Lojay, XOXO
- ODUMODUBVLCK, Industry Machine
- Urias, CARRANCA
Electronic/Out There
- PinkPantheress, Fancy Some More?
- Blawan, SickElixir
- The Necks, Disquiet
- U, ARCHENFIELD
- DJ Swisha, FIRST HAND SMOKE
- HAAi, HUMANiSE
- Harvey Sutherland, Debt
- Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe, Liminal
- The Orb, Buddhist Hipsters
- salute, fabric presents: salute
- Car Culture, Rest Here
- Christopher Willits, New Moon
- Emily A. Sprague, Cloud Time
- Jerskin Fendrix, Once Upon A Time. . . In Shropshire
- Cahl Sel, Traces
- Lomond Campbell, Transmission Loss EP
- Macy Rodman, SCALD
- Neti-Neti, Echo of Being / Grace in Rot
- Paul Kalkbrenner, The Essence
- Perturbator, Age of Aquarius
- Roméo Poirier, Off the Record
- Sara Miller, Oceanic Dream EP
- Scanner, Forces, Reactions, Deflections
- SOHN, Albadas (Dawn Songs)
- The Utopia Strong, Doperider
- V/A, Total 25 (Kompakt)
Classical
- Bryan Senti, La Marea
- Dustin O'Halloran, The Chromatic Sessions EP
- EydÃs Evensen, Oceanic Mirror
- Vanessa Wagner, Philip Glass's Etudes
Credits
Host: Rodney Carmichael
Guest: Celia Gregory, WNXP
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
