Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

On “Talking to the Trees” he swings from grungy guitar workouts, to gentle country rockers to sweet folkie tales with the same passion he has devoted to his music for over 60 years.

“Copper Changes Color” is their fourth album, a collection of acoustic campfire songs about love and self doubt

On his second solo album, “Get Sunk” he further carves out a place for his side hustle and in some places out does what The National has tried to do recently.

“Room on the Porch” is a second collaboration from these two acoustic blues icons. Their first album together won a Grammy award for contemporary blues album of the year

“Better Dreaming” is bursting with a joy that is impossible to resist.

“Pink Elephant” is their seventh album and a fascinating examination of the problems they are going through that have so obviously not been resolved.

A one-time student at the college of William and Mary, Will Toledo and his band have released “The Scholars,” a rock opera about students at a fictional university.

Since their last album in 2022 their popularity has grown exponentially, “Everything Must Go” will only ramp up their momentum.

They had similar upbringings and use that bond collaborate on the new album "Send a Prayer My Way" which has a very alt-country feel to it's songs.

“Sable fable” is made up of songs that deal with Justin Vernon's identity, he's happier now and it shows in the bright, vibrant sound

Though they are thirty five years apart in age, they have become very close and that bond is what makes “Who Believes in Angels" special.

"Rushmere" is their first album since 2018 and is like a warm embrace of comforting music from an old friend.

Their tenth album “Is” finds their cosmic meanderings channelled into concise melodies and emotional energy.

He has gone solo in more ways than one on his new album “Foxes in the Snow.”

Their first album in seven years, “Spirits,” strips down the arrangements and lets the lyrics supply most of the muscle

“Honeysuckle” is more acoustic than previous albums but no less muscular

Their fifth album, “Automatic” is an apt description for the effortless way they combine sparse arrangements with heartfelt emotions.

A one man band from the Great Lakes' state who has been recording since 2017 but has just released his first full length album

On her sixth album “Forever” the daughter of John Hiatt literally blows up how she's been stereotyped with a set of reverb shrouded rockers.

The duo of sisters have won two Grammy awards for their last two albums and continue their southern roots rock ways with their latest, “Bloom.”

On his 13th album “Dear Life,” his voice effortlessly conveys a sense of wisdom.

The first album of the week for 2025 on Out of the Box is "The Human Fear" by the long-time Scottish rockers.

The blues piano player is 80 years old but showing no signs of slowing down with his fifth album in the last eight years, “Ooh Yeah.”

On the 25th anniversary of the their first album, “Nowhere Next” re-asserts them as a musical force that fuses bluegrass, rock and jam band music.

“Songs of a Lost World,” their first album in 16 years, proves that they continue to be the standard bearer of Goth Rock.

“Evergreen” continues her pattern of re-tooling her sound for each new release.

The new album, “Observations From A Crowded Room” is a one-woman show and a confessional of self-portrait songs by a tormented soul.

This 135 song compilation of rarities and collectables by various artists benefits victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Here's the link to donate and download: https://cardinalsatthewindow.bandcamp.com/album/cardinals-at-the-window-2

The Texas born artist takes us on a tour of his past and present with his fourth album “Leon.”

The Americana phenom's major label debut “Highway Prayers” fulfills all the promise he has shown since he burst onto the jam band scene ten years ago

On his third album “30 Minutes From Water Street, he has a unique way of writing melodies that draw the listener in and lyrics that keep them enthralled with the stories he tells.

"Manning Fireworks" bursts with a raw, unpolished charm that blends elements of alt-country, lo-fi , and grunge.

His first album in 13 years, “I Hear Thunder” is a celebration of the Bayou inspired music he has championed since his debut in 1992.

Their new album, the first co-authored by the duo in seven years, “Woodland” was recorded at the studio it is named after.

His new album, his ninth, “Long Way Home” has a timeless quality to it with his deep, resonant voice front and center over sparse instrumentation

On her third album “This Is How Tomorrow Moves” she's writing about more mature themes and with the help of producer Rick Rubin she has found her groove.

“Smoke & Fiction” is the final studio album in their 44 year career and they go out in a blaze of glory.

“I Love You So F***ing Much” is their fourth alum, a gigantic production of sci-fi space-rock, synth-pop, trip-hop and indie-rock mashed together

“I Love You So F***ing Much” is their fourth album, a gigantic production of sci-fi space-rock, synth-pop, trip-hop and indie-rock mashed together

“Evolve” is a statement that, after forty one years, the band is just hitting their stride and have plenty of reasons to keep going.

On her first album in six years, “Let's Walk” she has for the first time co-written all the songs

“South of Here” combines their muscular beat with potent lyrics dealing with anxiety and insecurity.

Their eighth album “Good Together” brings the good times with a set of unapologetically soul pop songs designed to share their energetic spirit.

Don't think of “As It Ever Was, So It Wil Be Again” as just the latest from a veteran American rock band, think of it as the ultimate realization of 22 years of original, daring and thrilling work.