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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On May 29

Ondara (formerly known as JS Ondara). He's latest release, Folk N Roll Vol. 1 – Tales of Isolation, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on May 29. Ian Flomer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On May 29

If there's a common theme to the best new albums out this week, it's joy, from the relentlessly jubilant rock of the band Vistas, to singer Nicole Atkins' love letter to the Jersey Shore.

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Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones On World Cafe

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Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones On World Cafe

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The duo sings exquisite homages to late-'50s and early-'60s pop. Hear the conversation and performance.

Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones on World Cafe

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Songs We Love: Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones, 'As You Were'

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Songs We Love: Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones, 'As You Were'

The side-by-side harmonies of the Everly Brothers inspire this contemporary triumph of classic pop partnership. "I like to say that Kelly is the light and I am the dark," Teddy Thompson says.

As You Were

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Thompson Family's Musical Sweater: 'Smells Funny, Lot Of Personality'

The group Thompson includes folk musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and their son Teddy, along with other members of their extended family. Linda Thompson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Thompson Family's Musical Sweater: 'Smells Funny, Lot Of Personality'

Folk heroes Richard and Linda Thompson split up, creatively and romantically, in the early 1980s. Now their son Teddy has brought them together — along with other family members — for a new album.

Thompson Family's Musical Sweater: 'Smells Funny, Lot Of Personality'

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First Listen: Thompson, 'Family'

Thompson is, among others, folk musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and their son Teddy. Thompson's new album, Family, comes out Nov. 18. Linda Thompson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Thompson, 'Family'

Thompson gathers many branches of a formidable family tree that includes Richard, Linda, Teddy, Kami and several musicians not named Thompson.

Family

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Teddy Thompson On World Cafe

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Teddy Thompson On World Cafe

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After A Piece Of What You Need landed at No. 10 on the U.K. album charts, the England native returns with his fifth album, Bella. Listen to Thompson play songs from what he calls a "very English, very sarcastic, self-deprecating" album.

Teddy Thompson On World Cafe

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Teddy Thompson's 'Bella' Lives Up To Its Name

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Teddy Thompson's 'Bella' Lives Up To Its Name

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British singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson worked with David Kahne, who's helped acts ranging from The Strokes to Tony Bennett, to write and record his fifth album, Bella. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the result is a romantic album that spans a wide range of styles and moods.

Teddy Thompson's 'Bella' Lives Up To Its Name

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A Secret Identity Revealed, The 'Footloose' Soundtrack Stripped Bare, More

The secret identity of the electronic artist known as Podington Bear has been blown. We've also got music from the gentle-voiced singer, Doveman, Tilly and the Wall, Teddy Thompson and more.

A Secret Identity Revealed, The 'Footloose' Soundtrack Stripped Bare, More

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Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music

The son of folk-rockers Richard and Linda Thompson says he didn't listen to any music made after 1959 until he was 16. But his new album furthers his folk and country roots with some of the contemporary sounds he's grown to like.

Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music

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Best Music of 2007

A Critic Assesses The Year in Rehab (Er, Rock)

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Fresh Air's rock critic runs down the best pop music of 2007, which he likes to call The Year in Rehabilitation. His picks include Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" and Britney Spears' "Piece of Me."

A Critic Assesses The Year in Rehab (Er, Rock)

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Best Music of 2007

The Best CDs of 2007, from World Cafe

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The best albums of 2007 include a plethora of reliable favorites, whether they're treading new stylistic ground (Iron and Wine), returning to roots (Wilco) or merely holding steady (Spoon). And, of course, a few new favorites join the mix, too.

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Teddy Thompson, Talking Up 'Down Low'

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On his third album, Up Front & Down Low, singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson covers classic country songs including "She Thinks I Still Care," "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers," and "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone."

Teddy Thompson, Talking Up 'Down Low'

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Teddy Thompson, 'Up Front' About Loving Country

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Singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson leaves his folk-rock roots and goes country on the self-produced album Up Front and Down Low, his first full-length disc since Separate Ways. It's largely a collection of classic tunes and lesser-known gems from country greats.

Teddy Thompson, 'Up Front' About Loving Country

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For Teddy Thompson, Music's a Family Affair

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It is hard to discuss Teddy Thompson's music without drawing connections to his parents, the folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson. This becomes even harder when Teddy collaborates with them on his albums, as he has done on his latest release, Separate Ways.

For Teddy Thompson, Music's a Family Affair

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