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 Ascension Featured Song: "Lamentations" 2. Public Enemy — What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? Featured Song: "Grid" 3. Nappy Roots — 40rty Featured Song: "Do Better" 4. Joji — Nectar Featured Song: "Pretty Boy" 5. Anna Von Hausswolff — All Thoughts Fly Featured Song: "Sacro Bosco" 6. Deftones — Ohms Featured Song: "Ceremony" 7. Sad13 — Haunted Painting Featured Song: "Hysterical" 8. Lydia Loveless — Daughter Featured Song: "Love is Not Enough" 9. Botany — End The Summer F(or)ever Featured Song: "Your Whole Life" 10. The War & Treaty — Hearts Town Featured 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.