Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

The artist from Virginia's Northern Neck creates a singular artistic vision with his fourth album “Breaking Light.” Performing all the instruments and vocals, the songs range from deeply personal to outright political.

A comforting new album has arrived by the mother/daughter duo called, fittingly; “I Can Still Hear You.” The harmonies they create are the perfect antidote to isolation.

“Letter To You” is a true love letter to his fans as he reunites with the E-Street Band for an album recorded live in the studio over a mere four days.

His gloomy persona, which has defined The National’s albums, is brought to a new level on his solo debut “Serpentine Prison.”

As Afie Jurvanen's fifth album’s title,“Sad Hunk” implies, he’s struggling to live up to his own reputation.

On their seventh album “Good Luck With Whatever,” they come to grips with being thirty-something and dealing with growing up.

Released at the exact moment of 2020’s autumnal equinox, “Shore” has songs that focus on luminescence in a time of darkness, and tranqulity during upheaval. It’s a return to form with some of their most brilliant songs.

“More Family Time” is the perfect project for parents who love reggae and have kids at home this fall.

“World of Wonder” captures the same magic from the night they played the Out of the Box Series earlier this year when they blew the crowd away.

The Songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex is a double album that features artists who have been carefully picked, like the guest list at a lavish dinner party, to each bring something different to their performances of these classic glam-rock songs.

Their new album “The Third Gleam” has honest songs done in the simplest of ways, all acoustic.

His new album, his 14th, is called “The Land That Time Forgot” and showcases his portraits of people in many different situations.

“The Chase” is an album that comes out blazing and rarely lets up. Each song began as an acoustic track with layers of different sounds and harmonies added in highly creative ways.

Devastatingly mournful and sad, ‘Old Flowers” is cathartic, hinting at a renewed sense of self-worth and recovery

“The Remedy” is their twentieth release. With a power trio lineup and some guest appearances from some great harmonica players, they rock with the abandon of their obvious influences, Johnny Winter and ZZ Top.

"The Waterfall II" was recorded at the same time as their last album "The Waterfall" and since that time Jim James, the band’s leader has recorded five solo albums. If nothing else, the new album signals that the band is not yet over.

“First Rose of Spring” is the eighty-seven-year-old's 70th studio album. His voice sounds no worse for the wear and the emotion he uses makes this sound like it could be his last album

“Women in Music pt. lll” is the third album by the trio of sisters. The title is meant as an understated kiss-off to critics who have stereotyped them because of their sex.

The double album “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” is his first of original material in eight years

“Pick Me Up Off the Floor,” her eight studio release was not expected so soon. Says Jones: “I don’t know if I was just in a zone or if this process turned it on, but I’ve felt more creative in the last year than I ever have,”