New Music Friday: Sept. 25

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Sept. 25 include a long-awaited release from Sufjan Stevens, a searing new work from Public Enemy, the pop singer Joji and more.Featured Albums:1. Sufjan Stevens — The AscensionFeatured Song: "Lamentations"2. Public Enemy — What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?Featured Song: "Grid"3. Nappy Roots — 40rtyFeatured Song: "Do Better"4. Joji — NectarFeatured Song: "Pretty Boy"5. Anna Von Hausswolff — All Thoughts FlyFeatured Song: "Sacro Bosco"6. Deftones — OhmsFeatured Song: "Ceremony"7. Sad13 — Haunted PaintingFeatured Song: "Hysterical"8. Lydia Loveless — DaughterFeatured Song: "Love is Not Enough"9. Botany — End The Summer F(or)everFeatured Song: "Your Whole Life"10. The War & Treaty — Hearts TownFeatured Song: "Little Boy Blue"Other notable releases for Sept. 25: The Band of Heathens — Stranger; Blitzen Trapper — Holy Smokes Future Jokes; Carrie Underwood — My Gift; Diana Krall — This Dream of You; Fleet Foxes — Shore; Idles — Ultra Mono; Shy Boys — Talk Loud; Surfer Blood — Carefree Theater; Sylvan Esso — Free Love; Thurston Moore — By the Fire; Tim Heidecker — Fear of Death; Will Butler — Generations.