New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 2

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Victoria Monét. Meshell Ndegeocello. Sons of Sevilla. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 2, with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Ayana Contreras from KUVO in Denver, Evan Miller from WYSO in Ohio and DJ Llu from Vermont Public. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:53) Album No. 1 - Victoria Monét, 'Frequency Of Love' (08:40) Album No. 2 - Meshell Ndegeocello, 'Synonym' (15:28) Album No.3  - Helen, 'Linda's Head' (22:09) Album No. 4 - Wishy, 'Nature's Pill' (28:36) Album No. 5 - Sons of Sevilla, 'It Could Be Today' (34:27 The Lightning Round - Greg Freeman, 'All Set the Bone' - Miranda Lambert, 'Crisco' - Allison de Groot & Rich Ruth, 'Allison de Groot & Rich Ruth' - Lalah Hathaway, 'Made in Chicago' - Beth Taylor, 'The Deeps Have Music' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist. Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guests: Ayana Contreras, Evan Miller, DJ Llu Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Lars Gotrich, Ann Powers and Tom Huizenga Sup