Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

I talked with him about his latest album “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”

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.