NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the long-awaited return of M.I.A., plus new records from Tove Lo, The 1975, Mykki Blanco and more.

Featured Albums:
1. M.I.A. — Mata
Featured Songs: "The One," "Popular"
2. Tove Lo — Dirt Femme
Featured Songs: "2 Die 4," "Suburbia"
3. Mykki Blanco — Stay Close to Music
Featured Songs: "Trust A Little Bit," "Family Ties," "French Lessons," "Carry On"
4. The 1975 — Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Featured Songs: "I'm In Love With You," "When We Are Together"
5. Ryuichi Sakamoto — Exception (Original Soundtrack)
Featured Songs: "Opening For Exception," "Collusion," "Operating The Drone"

Lightning Round:
Lil Baby — It's Only Me
Mavi — Laughing So Hard It Hurts
AO Gerber — Meet Me at the Gloaming
Plains — I Walked With You a Ways
Betty Who — Big!

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