As part of New Music Friday, EWs music team will choose some of the essential new tunes.

With new albums from Miranda Lambert, Bruno Mars, Metallica, Highly Suspect, DAWN, and more.

Check outEWs review here.

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On the last record, some of the stuff got overly progressive, he said.

Since then, weve been feeling more at ease with whats in our DNA.

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Nolan Feeney

DWN,Redemption

Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard, a.k.a.

DWN, is back with the final album in her Heart trilogy.

CalledRedemption, the collection is her smartest, most revolutionary effort yet.

[This album] is supposed to heal you,Richard told EW.

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Highly Suspect,The Boy Who Died Wolf

This Brooklyn-based trio surprised everyone themselves included!

last year when their high-octane debut,Mister Asylum, nabbed two nominations at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

It doesnt just work, it flat out cooks.

MV

R.E.M.,Out of Time (25th Anniversary Edition)

The alt-rock groups first No.