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Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue 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.
Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

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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.

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"Chance Worth Taking" is the Louisiana soul singer's first original all blues album.

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"Trixies" is a fascinating lost treasure, a re-recording of songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook in 1974

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“Prizefighter” pushes at the boundaries of the band’s past material, they’ve mellowed and show the maturity that can inspire a longer musical life

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