All Songs Considered | The best releases out on Oct. 20 - JME

U.K. singer-songwriter Sampha has become a go-to guest vocalist for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Alicia Keys, Frank Ocean, Solange and Stormzy. Naturally, he’s got a distinctive, genre-blending style as a solo artist, too: Sampha’s second full-length album, LAHAI, showcases his vulnerability, growth and gorgeous vocals, which can sound both timelessly familiar and futuristic, often simultaneously.

We’ve also got a new album from The Rolling Stones called Hackney Diamonds — the band’s first collection of original material since 2006’s A Bigger Bang — and it’s a return to form that blew away the panel’s expectations. And All That Was East Is West of Me Now is the new solo album from Glen Hansard, an Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter whose career has included lengthy stints in The Frames and The Swell Season.

Featured Albums:

Sampha — LAHAI
Featured Songs: “Dancing Circles,” “Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman’s Dream),” “What If You Hypnotise Me (feat. Léa Sen),” “Spirit 2.0,” “Only”
The Rolling Stones — Hackney Diamonds
Featured Songs: “Bite My Head Off,” “Depending On You,” “Dreamy Skies,” “Mess It Up,” “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven,” “Whole Wide World”
Glen Hansard — All That Was East Is West of Me Now
Featured Songs: “The Feast Of Saint John,” “Sure As The Rain,” “Bearing Witness”
Dylan LeBlanc — Coyote
Featured Song: “Dust”
Helena Deland — Goodnight Summerland (Out Oct. 13)
Featured Song: “Bright Green Vibrant Day”
Valee & Michael Vincent Waller — Valeedation
Featured Song: “Tailor Swift”