Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

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Waxahatchee Mar 30, 2020

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Katie Crutchfield’s band sets off on a new course for the album “St. Cloud.” The thirty three year old singer-songwriter has fully embraced a sober lifestyle and an Americana direction that has resulted in the best album of her career.

Sea Wolf Mar 23, 2020

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“Through a Dark Wood” has arrived just in time. As millions shelter in place to ride out the global pandemic, Alex Church, the band’s leader has crafted a set of cathartic songs that has the listener coming out of a dark place and into the light.

Roomful of Blues Mar 16, 2020

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The band has a fifty year history of raising the roof wherever they play with raucous, jump, swing and rock steady blues and on their first studio album in nine years, “In a Roomful of Blues” they keep that tradition alive.

The Mastersons Mar 09, 2020

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Their fourth album “No Time For Love Songs” captures a range of emotions. The title reflects the the idea that life is too serious now for simple love songs.

Soccer Mommy Mar 02, 2020

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Self loathing, depression, emotional distress, mental health issues, darkness and death. These are the themes that make up Soccer Mommy’s second album “color theory”

Rob Oliver Feb 24, 2020

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The Hampton Roads native has just released his debut album, “Highs & Lows & Blues.” With help from some of his favorite area musicians he has created an album of world class, utterly original roots-rock music.

Puss N Boots Feb 17, 2020

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Puss N Boots is a trio of solo artists, Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper but their latest album “Sister” is more than just a collection of guest appearances. It’s an album by a self-contained band who have written and recorded all the songs as a trio that speaks as one.

Nada Surf Feb 10, 2020

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Power chords, shimmering harmonies and bashing rhythms have defined their music since their beginning and “Never Not Together” brings it all home.

Drive-By Truckers Feb 03, 2020

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On their fourteenth release, “The Unraveling” they’ve gone well beyond the American south-centric themes of past albums. Now they are all-in on America as a whole and they are saying things that need to be said.

The Wood Brothers Jan 28, 2020

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They've been a big part of the jam-band circuit for years and on their new album, “Kingdom in My Mind” they use that freewheeling mindset by jamming on the songs in the studio and then editing them to a manageable length afterward.