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b'It\'s been five years since Bj\\xf6rk last released an album, but now the Icelandic icon is back with a deeply inventive set called Fossora. Every sound on the record feels as if it\'s springing into the mix from a different direction, as her vibrant voice shares space with everything from bass clarinets to the voices of Bj\\xf6rk\'s own offspring. Fossora was inspired, at least in part, by the death of the singer\'s mother, but joy also abounds.

We\'ve also got the star-packed major-label debut of veteran rapper Freddie Gibbs, a reinvention for the long-running jazz group The Bad Plus, the return of U.K. pop star Craig David and a wild electro-pop record from Shygirl.

Featured Albums:

1. Bj\\xf6rk \\u2014 Fossora
Featured Songs: "Fossora," "Mycelia," "Sorrowful Soil"
2. Freddie Gibbs \\u2014 $oul $old $eparately
Featured Songs: "Pain and Strife (feat. Offset)," "CIA"
3. The Bad Plus \\u2014 The Bad Plus
Featured Songs: "Sun Wall," "Stygian Pools," "In the Bright Future"
4. Craig David \\u2014 22
Featured Songs: "DNA," "My Heart\'s Been Waiting for You," "Teardrops"
5. Shygirl \\u2014 Nymph
Featured Songs: "Firefly," "Coochie (a bedtime story)," "Nike," Missin u"

Lightning Round:

Kid Cudi \\u2014 Entergalactic
Various Artists \\u2014 The Birdsong Project Vol. V
Adam Blackstone \\u2014 Legacy (out Sept. 23)
Various Artists \\u2014 Blue Note Re:imagined II
Ashley McBryde \\u2014 Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Tyler Childers \\u2014 Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?

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