Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

This is the fourth solo album by the artist also known for Azure Ray and Now Its Overhead and with inspiration from her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama she has created her most satifying album to date.

This is the fifth studio album by the band that mixes irony and wit with plenty of pop culture references.

This is the twentieth studio album by the veteran folk rocker, another rootsy affair of backwoods stories and beautiful love songs.

This former Irish burlesque singer has perfected a unique hybrid of rock a billy, jazz and blues.

This is the solo debut album by the artist who is one half of the Fiery Furnaces, an avante garde indie band. But on Last Summer the music is more concise, friendly and streamlined.

This is George Thorogood's tribute to Chess Records, a label whose blues and early rock and roll recordings have been very good to him.

This is the first album from the folk traditionalist and her husband and producer Dave Rawlings in eight years. The stark instrumentation and brilliant songwriting make it worth the wait.

This self titled second album expands the level of musicianship without compromising what appealed in the first place.

"A Treasure" is a live archival release that shows off just how good "country Neil" was back in the eighties.

"Standing on the Rofftop" is the fifth album by this singer who is usually compared with Billie Holliday. On her new album she lessens the jazz influence and adds gospel, folk and blues.

"Codes and Keys" is the seventh album by this usually melancholy band from Washington, but Ben Gibbard's suddenly happy love life is reflected in the new album.

"Circuital" is the sixth studio album by this jam band that uses the studio as an experimental lab for the songs they play on stage.

"Demolished Thoughts" is the third solo album by the leader of Sonic Youth and is produced by Beck.

"Follow Me Down" is the sophmore album by this young americana multi intsrumentalist and on it, she shows how she is also a songwriter of uncomMon wisdom.

"Helplessness Blues" is the sophmore album by a band with a compelling fusion of folk and progressive rock.

"Hard Bargain" is a showcase for the accomplished singer's song writing abilities as it is a straight forward and up front collection of mostly original songs.

"Medicine" is the first album of new material in over four years for this cajun blues guitarist and is a collaboration with fellow New Orleanian Anders Osborne.

"Angles" is their first album in five years and comes just about ten years after their debut so it's not surprising that time is the main theme on this great new comeback album.

"Scandalous" is the second album from this Texas based party that is equal parts soul and garage rock.

"Collapse into Now" is REM's 15th studio album and despite recent criticism, proves they are not ready to be put out to pasture yet.