All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael, Marissa Lorusso, Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson for a sprint through six noteworthy albums out May 18. This includes the raging rock of Courtney Barnett, Atlanta rapper Nick Grant, wildly ambitious psych-folk from Ray La Montagne and a whole lot more.
1 of
— BTS, Love Yourself: Tear
/ Big Hit Entertainment
2 of
— Nick Grant, Dreamin' Out Loud
/ Epic
3 of
— Ray LaMontagne, Part Of The Light
/ RCA
4 of
— Joan Armatrading, Not Too Far Away
/ BMG
5 of
— Remember Sports, Slow Buzz
/ Father/Daughter
Other notable releases for May 18: GAS: Rausch, John Maus: Addendum, Low Cut Connie: Dirty Pictures (Part 2), Nellie McKay: Sister Orchid, Parquet Courts: Wide Awake!, Ryley Walker: Deafman Glance, Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks: Sparkle Hard.
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