NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the final trap album from Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, '80s-flavored pop from Mitski, Animal Collective's return to form and more.

Featured Albums:
1. 2 Chainz — Dope Don't Sell Itself
Featured tracks: "10 Bracelets" and "Million Dollars Worth Of Game"
2. Mitski — Laurel Hell
Featured track: "Stay Soft"
3. Animal Collective — Time Skiffs
Featured track: "Strung With Everything"
4. Saba — Few Good Things
Featured tracks: "Survivor's Guilt" and "2012"
5. Erin Rae — Lighten Up
Featured track: "California Belongs to You"

Other notable releases for Feb. 4:
Black Country, New Road — Ants From Up There
Cate Le Bon — Pompeii
Lord Kayso — More Chores
Los Bitchos — Let The Festivities Begin!
The Reds, Pinks and Purples — Summer at Land's End
Tank — R&B MONEY

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