New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On March 20

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Finally, some good news! J Balvin's euphoric Colores is here and it's precisely the burst of joy and light you need to stay strong while taking cover at home this week – or next week... or the week after that. The Weeknd's long-anticipated and darkly mysterious new album After Hours also drops today, along with TOKiMONSTA's Oasis Nocturno, an album that encourages personal reflection and healing via the dancefloor. Also out this week: Ian William Craig's surreal soundscapes, the shape-shifting bop of Becca Stevens, country singer Kelsea Ballerini and more. Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson as they share NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on March 20.

Featured Albums:

J Balvin — Colores

Featured Song: "Amarillo" The Weeknd — After Hours

Featured Song: "After Hours" TOKiMONSTA — Oasis Nocturno

Featured Song: "Get Me Some" Ian William Craig — Red Sun Through Smoke

Featured Songs: "Weight" and "Condx QRN" Becca Stevens — Wonderbloom

Featured Song: "I Wish" Yael Naim — nightsongs

Featured Song: "Daddy" Kelsea Ballerini — Kelsea

Featured Song: "Half of My Hometown"

Other notable releases for March 20: Adam Lambert — Velvet; Brian and Roger Eno — Mixing Colours; Conan Gray — Kid Krow; Delta Rae — The Light; Gordon Lightfoot — SOLO; The Legendary Ingramettes — Take a Look in the Book; Låpsley — Through Water; Mapache — From Liberty Street; Moaning -- Uneasy Laughter; Sea Wolf — Through a Dark Wood; Tower of Power — Step Up.