New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 11
The rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll, who has had a major breakthrough in Nashville in the last couple of years, leads the pack of the most exciting albums out on Friday, October 11.
As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss, his new album Beautifully Broken is a powerful (and sometimes overwhelming) portrait of recovery and empathy for those grappling with addiction.
Also on the show this week: The second album from punk teens The Linda Lindas feels like confirmation of a promising career; Samara Joy and Immanuel Wilkins put two different approaches to the modern jazz vocal album on display; E L U C I D combines influences from Miles Davis to Public Enemy into a harrowing experience of modern indie rap and Charli XCX's remix album leads us to consider the tradition of artists reworking their own songs.
Featured albums:
\u2022 Jelly Roll, 'Beautifully Broken'
\u2022 The Linda Lindas, 'No Obligation'
\u2022 Samara Joy, 'Portrait'
\u2022 Immanuel Wilkins, 'Blues Blood'
\u2022 E L U C I D, 'REVELATOR'
Check out our long list of albums out Oct. 11 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.
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