Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

A Sense of Community is what they are after on their 13th studio album “Big Big Love.”

“Jenny From Thebes” is a full blown rock opera about a character first introduced on a 2002 album.

“Hackney Diamonds” is the return to form that no one ever expected

“Strays 2” a companion recording to an album she released in January that stands on it’s own but also expands the first album’s mythology

“Javelin” is a career defining work

On their 13th album “Cousin” they offer some great reflections on the world today and their inability to understand it.

Their newest album “From Self With Love” arrives after a tumultuous year for them

On their fourth album, called “The Fourth Album” they get back to the basics of what they started out being; a kick-ass, original blues-rock band.

“Everything is Alive” evolves the band’s sound bringing them into the forefront of the neo psychedelic scene.

“Jubilee” is an album of songs with common themes like romance, grief, reuniting with old friends and...cockfights.

He’s literate, adventurous and earnest and he continues to amaze with his third album “Unreal Unearth.”

Dan Auerbach is not only the leader of The Black Keys and the Arcs, he’s also the founder of a record company, an in demand producer and a talent scout who has brought together his most recent discoveries on this album with a self-explanatory title

"Natural Disaster" is the solo debut album by the leader of Best Coast

“City of Gold” is a quick follow-up to last year’s “Crooked Tree” which won the Grammy award for Bluegrass Album of the Year. For the new album she returns with the same crew.

On “Sticks and Stones” it’s clear he doesn’t care what people are saying about him. His wit and wisdom are what makes this album such a hoot.

"Cheat the Devil" is a thrill-a-minute ride through the power of his guitar and his voice that melds into it.

On “Stories From a Rock and Roll Heart” she has recovered from a very dark time in her life to create one of her greatest albums.

Her new album “Home” is a stirring collection of songs celebrating the familial setting it refers to.

The former Rilo Kiley lead singer, has always had a little country influence in her solo albums and on “Joy’all” she embraces that style

“Lucky For You”, with equal parts punk, shoegaze, brit pop and anthemic rock, is an album meant to be played loud.