Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

All week, on each edition of Out of the Box, listen for songs from one of the best albums that’s just hitting stores and hear Paul Shugrue's review of that album.

Episodes

James McMurtry

June 23, 2025
I talked with him about his latest album “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”
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Neil Young

June 16, 2025
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.
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Caamp

June 9, 2025
“Copper Changes Color” is their fourth album, a collection of acoustic campfire songs about love and self doubt
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Matt Berninger

June 2, 2025
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.
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Taj Mahal and Keb Mo

May 28, 2025
“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
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Tune-Yards

May 19, 2025
“Better Dreaming” is bursting with a joy that is impossible to resist.
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Arcade Fire

May 12, 2025
“Pink Elephant” is their seventh album and a fascinating examination of the problems they are going through that have so obviously not been resolved.
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Car Seat Headrest

May 5, 2025
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.
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Goose

April 28, 2025
Since their last album in 2022 their popularity has grown exponentially, “Everything Must Go” will only ramp up their momentum.
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Julien Baker & Torres

April 21, 2025
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.
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Bon Iver

April 14, 2025
“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
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile

April 7, 2025
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.
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Mumford and Sons

March 31, 2025
"Rushmere" is their first album since 2018 and is like a warm embrace of comforting music from an old friend.
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My Morning Jacket

March 24, 2025
Their tenth album “Is” finds their cosmic meanderings channelled into concise melodies and emotional energy.
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Jason Isbell

March 10, 2025
He has gone solo in more ways than one on his new album “Foxes in the Snow.”
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The Devil Makes Three

March 3, 2025
Their first album in seven years, “Spirits,” strips down the arrangements and lets the lyrics supply most of the muscle
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Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

February 24, 2025
“Honeysuckle” is more acoustic than previous albums but no less muscular
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The Lumineers

February 17, 2025
Their fifth album, “Automatic” is an apt description for the effortless way they combine sparse arrangements with heartfelt emotions.
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Michigander

February 10, 2025
A one man band from the Great Lakes' state who has been recording since 2017 but has just released his first full length album
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Lilly Hiatt

February 3, 2025
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.
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