Sixty years after his start with Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson is still chasing surprise on Hippies, Thugs And Heroes, his 20th solo studio album. Recorded live with his longtime band, the set opens with the Byrds-inspired jangle of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and moves through rowdy rockers and bluesy closing notes. It follows 2024's acclaimed Ship To Shore and continues a strong run for one of rock's most respected singer-songwriters.
Thompson fills the album with old friends, false gurus, former selves, and invented characters, and each one gets a story worth telling. Songs like "Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking" showcase some of his most inventive guitar work, building to a splintered, psychedelic solo. Beneath the folk-rock energy is a spiritual inquiry about the towers we build and the ruin that follows when we invest in them too completely.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: New West Records
- Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
- Release Date: 10/16/2026
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TRACKS
A1. Sorcerer's Apprentice
A2. Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking
A3. Pauper's Grave
A4. Unsung Hero
B1. Make Believe You Don't Know Me
B2. She Burns It All
B3. Everybody's Stealing
B4. The Soul In Me
C1. Pipe Dream
C2. The Big Smoke
C3. Stringer
C4. Siren
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