Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

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Feral Conservatives Jan 25, 2016

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Heres to Almost is the first great recording to come out of Hampton Roads this year. They describe themselves as a mandolin based indie rock post garage pre folk mid noise band.

Dylan LaBlanc Jan 18, 2016

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The 25 year olds third album Cautionary Tale is a languid, melodic, acoustic exercise in country soul.

David Bowie Jan 11, 2016

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Blackstar, abstract and provocative, is the final phase of the master of reinvention. It came out three days before his death after an eighteen Month long battle with cancer.

Sufjan Stevens Dec 22, 2015

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One of the best albums of 2015, Carrie & Lowell. Hear more from this album and all the best releases of the year during the Out of the Box Retrospective Season.

Chris Isaak Nov 16, 2015

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First Comes The Night is a set of sultry, twangy originals hitting the retro sweet spot between Elvis and Roy Orbison, all quirky enough to fit in the David Lynch wheelhouse of melodrama.

The Decemberists Nov 16, 2015

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One of the best albums of 2015 on Out of the Box, What a Terrible World, What a Beautuful World.

Wilco Nov 16, 2015

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One of the best albums of 2015 on Out of the Box, Star Wars.

James McMurtry Nov 16, 2015

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One of the best albums of 2015, Complicated Game. Hear more from this album and all the best releases of the year during the Out of the Box Retrospective Season.

Bob Dylan Nov 09, 2015

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The Cutting Edge is number twelve in the Bootleg Series, focusing on studio out takes from the 14 Month period in the mid sixties when he recorded three groundbreaking albums.

El Vy Nov 02, 2015

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On the debut album Return to the Moon, Matt Berninger of The National stretches out with a more playful musical attitude on this solo project.