Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

They celebrate twenty years as a band with the release of their seventh album, “You Hear Georgia.” Their reverence for their home state is what make this one of their best albums yet.

The Americana trio has transformed themselves for their third album inspired by the pandemic, “Shame and Sedition.”

Her sixth album “Daddy’s Home” draws it’s inspiration from her father who spent years in jail but it was his record collection that’s responsible for the unabashed retro sound

“Life By Misadventure” is the follow up to his immensely successful debut and he does it with a more subdued vocal approach.

“The Million Masks of God” is their most audacious and brilliant yet.

She has been flying under the radar artistically since her debut in 2003 but her new album “Modern Age” should give her a serious foothold.

About the only thing she had not accomplished in her illustrious career was the release of a live album. “Til We Meet Again” checks that one off the list.

His new album “Be Here Instead” is a bold step forward instrumentally, maintaining his folkie style but experimenting with electronic effects that bring about a change in his approach to his already well proven talent for songwriting.

The Scottish trio's sixth album “Half Drunk Under a Full Moon” continually evolves their sound with more elaborate sonic touches to go along with their sometimes lunatic lyrics.

He is a guitar slinger, blues belter and veteran road dog who, with his new album “Alafia Moon” can add great storyteller to that list.

The Hampton Roads band spent 2020 in lockdown like everyone else but made good use of their time off and recorded “Truesonic,” their eighth album.

Her third album “The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers” is a concept album about those nocturnal illusions.

“These 13” is a loving tribute to old-style Americana, using the duo’s own new, original songs.

“Little Oblivions” is her third album and she continues with the confessional tone of her first two but with a difference, she’s incorporating a lot more sonic intensity to these personal disclosures.

Their eighth album, "Open Door Policy," brings their unique style to a whole new level.

One of the first totally indie bands, they released their debut in 2005 fully on their own. That D.I.Y. appeal is still evident on their album “New Fragility.”

Medicine at Midnight, their 10th album, is one of their most consistent and likable since their early days.

The first album of the week for 2021 is an album of pandemic inspired songs called “Strawberry Mansion.” It’s his seventh album and he might as well have called it “What I did during the covid quarantine.”

“Starting Over” is his fourth album since he made the switch from songwriter to recording artist

“Starting Over” is his fourth album since he made the switch from songwriter to recording artist.