Hippies, Thugs and Heroes is the twentieth studio album by the British musician Richard Thompson. It was released on 16 October 2026, through New West Records. The album was recorded with producer James Frazee in Weehawken, New Jersey. Musicians accompanying Thompson include Taras Prodaniuk (bass), Michael Jerome (drums), David Mansfield (guitar and fiddle) and his wife Zara Phillips on backing vocals. The album's first single is "Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking", described by Pitchfork as a "raucous bar-rock ditty".

Each song has its own score: lyrics, production, melody

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