“The Past is Still Alive” is like a modern day western, tough and tender and full of personal experiences that, while traumatic, inspire the feeling that life goes on.

Hurray for the Riff Raff

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.

Music

“All Born Screaming” is a thrill ride of psychedelic, dystopian experimentation

St. Vincent

"Dark Matter" is their twelfth studio album, a vivid testament to their enduring artistry and evolution.

Pearl Jam

Her third album “Don’t forget me” has many songs about coping with the sudden rush of fame.

Maggie Rogers

“Only God Was Above Us” is about history, their own, and most notably that of their former hometown, New York City

Vampire Weekend

The award winning blues artist plays a nylon sting acoustic on the album whose title says it all “One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar.”

Hurray for the Riff Raff

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