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We're still in the final stages of making our list, but we agree enough on a few albums to share this preview of NPR Music's favorite albums of the year. Audie Cornish talks to Frannie Kelley, Stephen Thompson and Tom Huizenga.

The soul singer recently released a long-awaited comeback album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, and it's a mix of regretful introspection and hopeful romance.

A survivor of cancer and drug addiction, the 68-year-old singer has earned the title of his ambitious new album, The Bravest Man in the Universe.

Producer Richard Russell tells the story behind and album that marries allusions to the soul singer's past with contemporary beats and a deep sense of history.