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The musical band What I Like About Jew started out as a tongue-in-cheek cabaret act that sold out at New York venues such as The Knitting Factory and Fez. Now, the two-man act has a new CD, Unorthodox.

Even Johansen is a Norwegian musician who writes and records as Magnet. His music is a blend of the traditional and the modern, mixing a folk sound with the more surreal electronica. He's been compared to a diverse range of artists like Johnny Cash and Elliott Smith.

The new album My Buzz Comes Back features the distinctive combination of rap, techno, and slide guitar that has made Slo-Mo a fan favorite. With Mike Brenner on lap steel and the rapper Mic Wrecka doling out lyrics, Slo-Mo may never go away.

Ever since their smash debut CD Voices From Heaven, the Soweto Gospel Choir have spent years touring the world with their exhilarating brand of vocal fireworks. The group returns with a new collection of songs sung in English and some of the 10 other "official" languages of South Africa.

Monk's Bones is the new CD from the Monk's Music Trio.

They're an odd couple. Angel-voiced Scot Isobel Campbell and gravelly grunge rocker Mark Lanegan of Seattle combine their talents on the CD Ballad of the Broken Seas. Campbell tells Liane Hansen about life after Belle and Sebastian.

Neil Diamond's new CD 12 Songs is the result of his work with the producer Rick Rubin, who previously put his personal touch on albums from Jay Z, Tom Petty and Johnny Cash, to name a few.

Enjoy a 750-song playlist full of rock and roll, a bit of jazz, R&B and soul — and even some of our favorite one-hit wonders.

On "Nile," Valerie Troutt approaches her lyrics with stirring conviction, but she never oversells the song. Fortunately, she doesn't have to — "Nile" is a ballad blessed with an enchanting melody and arrangement, brimming with thoughtful, heartfelt optimism.

"Classical Detours" explores music beyond the standard classics. Pianist Christopher O'Riley joins Fred Child to play familiar music from the Suite in E major by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Then he introduces his own transcriptions of music by Elliott Smith of alt-rock fame.