Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

Wrecking Ball is his most powerful album yet and that's saying alot after seventeen studio albums and countless blue collar anthems.

Release Me is his final album for his long time record label but even when he's only coasting, it's a heck of a fun ride.

Carivale Electricos boldy captures the unbridled celebration of the party that has become synonymous with the bands hometown of New Orleans.

The fourth album by this band from Ohio, Arrow, is a showcase for the vocals and guitarwork of their leader Erika Wennerstom.

The seventh album from this indie band from Philly, called Be the Void is a set of weirdly addicting lo fi songs.

Hellfire is this blues vets 21st album but his first for Alligator records and heralds his position as one of the great bluesrock artists of his generation.

This four cd, 76 track Bob Dylan tribute album is a testament to the respect his songs command from so many different musical camps.

Voyageur is this Canadian singer-songwriters fourth album and its a breakup record with a former musical collaborator, so its quite a change of direction.

Norah Jones and Richard Julian have gotten the band back together for another set of rousing country cover songs on For the Good Times.

With an earnest approach much like other great folk artists, Veirs has put together a collection of some of the best lullabyes, ballads and campfire songs ever written on Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children.

CereMonials is one of the most confident sounding sophmore albums ever. It's lush and romantic with a bombastic aesthetic that goes beyond other ethereal artists.

Bad As Me is the first new album in seven years from Waits and is as brash, baudy and over the top as ever.

Ashes and Fire is the first album of new songs since he got Married and sober. Judging from this, domesticity agrees with him.

Roots is a tribute album to the most influential Blues songs on Johnny Winter's career but also a chance for a host of collaborators to play with one of the original blues/rock guitarists.

The Whole Love is the eighth album by one of the best bands in America and shows off their new found freedom and a lineup that has gelled over three albums.

A Creature I Don't Know is the third album by this twenty one year old British songwriter. It's her best album and one of the best of the year.

the sixth album for this indie band from Portland, Oregon, it's a mostly acoustic oriented Americana travelogue.

Ready for Confetti is one of the best of his sixteen albums further cementing his reputation as a great Americana storyteller.

This is the tenth studio album by the notorious funk rockers and finds them making a smooth transition from their long time guitarist John Fruciante to newcomer Josh Klinghoffer.

This is the fifth album by the Witchita, Kansas blues duo and takes them from being a great bar band to one of the best Blues bands in the world.