New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 1 : All Songs Considered

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the jagged indie-rock of Rabbit Rabbit from Speedy Ortiz, hip-hop royalty Illa J's No Traffic and more.Featured Albums:1. Speedy Ortiz — Rabbit RabbitFeatured Songs: 'Ghostwriter,' 'Ballad of Y&S,' 'Scabs,' 'Kim Cattrall'2. Illa J — No TrafficFeatured Songs: 'Off the Tap,' 'Circus,' 'Get Down (feat. AmpFiddler),' 'Snaps,' 'OG Funk'3. Puma Blue — Holy WatersFeatured Songs: 'Hounds,' 'O, The Blood!,' 'Falling Down,' 'Pretty'4. Slowdive — everything is aliveFeatured Songs: 'alife,' 'prayer remembered,' 'shanty'Lightning Round: L'Rain — 'Pet Rock' (Single)Ama Lou — I Came Home Late Kendra Morris — I Am What I'm Waiting For Jeff Rosenstock — HELLMODEOther notable releases for Sept. 1:The 1975 — The 1975 (10th Anniversary Edition)Aesop Rock — Skelethon (10 Year Anniversary Edition)dadá Joãozinho — tds bem GlobalDream — to whoever wants to hear EPField Music — light is gone 2Ghost of Vroom — Ghost of Vroom 3Icona Pop — Club RomantechLarry Fleet — Earned ItLaya — Bet That EPMick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo — Phantasmagoria in BlueThe Natvral — Summer of No LightNeil Young — Odeon BudokanThe Pretenders — RelentlessTaake — Et Hav av Avstand