New Music Friday: The top 6 albums out on Nov. 12

Published: Nov. 12, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'The Bruno Mars-Anderson .Paak collab as Silk Sonic tops NPR Music\'s shortlist of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Courtney Barnett, Aesop Rock, Jon Hopkins and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Silk Sonic \\u2014 An Evening with Silk Sonic
Featured Songs: "Fly As Me" and "Blast Off"
2. Atarashii Gakko \\u2014 Snacktime!
Featured Song: "Free Your Mind"
3. Jon Hopkins \\u2014 Music for Psychedelic Therapy
Featured Songs: "Love Flows over Us in Prismatic Waves" and "Sit Around the Fire"
4. Courtney Barnett \\u2014 Things Take Time, Take Time
Featured Song: "Turning Green"
5. Aesop Rock & Blockhead \\u2014 Garbology
Featured Song: "The Sea"
6. Joell Ortiz \\u2014 Autograph
Featured Songs: "Uncle Chris Car" and "OG"

Other notable releases for Nov. 12: Bill Charlap \\u2014 Street of Dreams; IDLES \\u2014 Crawler; Nirvana \\u2014 Nevermind (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe); Taylor Swift \\u2014 Red (Taylor\'s Version); They Might Be Giants \\u2014 Book.

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