Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

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Florence and the Machine Nov 07, 2011

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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.

Tom Waits Oct 31, 2011

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

Ryan Adams Oct 10, 2011

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

Johnny Winter Oct 03, 2011

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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.

Wilco Sep 26, 2011

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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.

Laura Marling Sep 19, 2011

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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.

Blitzen Trapper Sep 12, 2011

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

Robert Earl Keen Sep 05, 2011

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

Red Hot Chili Peppers Aug 29, 2011

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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.

Moreland and Arbuckle Aug 22, 2011

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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.