New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Oct. 23

NPR Music's shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 23 includes Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, a new concept record from Gorillaz, the electronic artist known as Actress and more.

Featured Albums:

1. Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez

Featured Song: "The Valley of the Pagans"

2. Actress — Karma & Desire

Featured Song: "VVY"

3. Songhoy Blues — Optimisme

Featured Song: "Assadja"

4. Keaton Henson — Monument

Featured Song: "Ambulance"

5. Junglepussy — JP4

Featured Song: "Spiders"

6. Bruce Springsteen — Letter to You

Featured Song: "Ghosts"

7. clipping. — Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Featured Song: "96 Neve Campbell"

8. Raye Zaragoza — Woman in Color

Featured Song: "The It Girl"

9. Laura Veirs — My Echo

Featured Song: "Freedom Feeling"

10. Xavier Omär — If You Feel

Featured Song: "Find Me"

Other notable Oct. 23 releases: Adrianne Lenker — Songs; Adrianne Lenker — Instrumentals; Ben Harper — Winter is for Lovers; Ela Minus — Acts of Rebellion; The Elwins — The Elwins IV; Fuzz — III; Jeff Tweedy — Love is King; Joel Ross — Who Are You; Luluc — Dreamboat; The Mountain Goats — Getting Into Knives; No Thank You — Embroidered Foliage; PUP — This Place Sucks Ass; Sam Amidon — Sam Amidon; Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings — Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Rendition Was In; TechN9ne — Fear Exodus; This is the Kit — Off Off On.