Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze will battle it out this week for the American Idol crown. Mark Davis/Fox hide caption

Stephen Thompson
Tuesday
Tuesday
The overall effect of Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose's "Younger" is akin to being let in on someone's gauzily lovely dream. courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Younger' by Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose
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Sea of Cowards is The Dead Weather's second album. Courtesy of artist hide caption
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If 2010 has produced a slab of summer-friendly rock candy more inviting than "Go Do," it has yet to reveal itself. courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Go Do' by Jonsi
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Tuesday
"Easy to Love," from Ivan and Alyosha's debut EP, is a sweetly booming ode to love as a feat of endurance. Jenny Jimenez hide caption
'Easy to Love' by Ivan and Alyosha
Friday
Anais Mitchell's folk opera Hadestown enlists the services of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon as Orpheus. courtesy of the artist hide caption
'If It's True' by Anais Mitchell with Justin Vernon
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Friday
Wye Oak at Cedar Street Courtyard. Shantel Mitchell/NPR hide caption
A lovely nature song, Shearwater's "Hidden Lakes" is as graceful and vulnerable as the world it describes. courtesy of the artist hide caption