All Songs Considered   /     New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 13

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Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Leikeli47's Shape Up, Florence + the Machine's Dance Fever and more are on our shortlist of the week's best new albums.

Featured Albums:
1. Kendrick Lamar โ€” Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
2. Leikeli47 โ€” Shape Up
Featured Track: "Chitty Bang"
3. Florence + the Machine โ€” Dance Fever
Featured Track: "Choreomania"
4. Quelle Chris โ€” DEATHFAME
Featured Track: "King in Black"
5. Tank and the Bangas โ€” Red Balloon
Featured Track: "Communion in My Cup"
6. John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davis โ€” Firestarter
Featured Track: "Charlie's Rampage"

Other notable releases for May 13:
The Black Keys โ€” Dropout Boogie
Kevin Morby โ€” This Is A Photograph
Mandy Moore โ€” In Real Life
Mary Halvorson โ€” Amaryllis and Belladonna
Monophonics โ€” Sage Motel
Pkew Pkew Pkew โ€” Open Bar
Sam Gendel & Antonia Cytrynowicz โ€” Live a Little
Say Sue Me โ€” The Last Thing Left
The Smile โ€” A Light For Attracting Attention
They Hate Change โ€” Finally, New