Sound Obsession

We're midway through 2016 and already have a surplus of excellent music to enjoy.  In alphabetical order, the following fifteen albums are my favorite this year so far. . . . Autolux:   Pussy's Dead (30th Century - 4/1/16) Reclusive Silver Lake threesome Autolux drop their third album in a dozen years, moving even farther away from their shoegaze and noise-rock roots into Radiohead-style glitch IDM territory while showcasing Carla Azar's always-excellent drumming. David Bowie:   Blackstar   (ISO - 1/8/16) Music legend David Bowie caps off his unparalleled fifty-plus year career with a haunting 26th album released on his 69th birthday, just days before losing his battle with cancer.  An arresting and graceful blend of experimental jazz and trip-hop, Bowie confronts mortality and legacy head-on. Commodo:   How What Time (Black Acre - 4/8/16) Releasing over a dozen bangers on single and EP over the years via heavyweight dubstep labels like Deep Me

At The Drive-In, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 6/14/16 Black Pistol Fire, U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - 6/6/16 The Kills, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 5/14/16 Ghost, Hippodrome, Baltimore MD - 5/8/16 Ghost, Hippodrome, Baltimore MD - 5/8/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Autolux, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 4/1/16 Autolux, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 4/1/16 Graveyard, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 2/12/16 Muse, Verizon Center, Washington DC - 2/1/16 The Arcs, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/14/15 Kvelertak, Oslo Hackney, London, UK - 11/29/15 Windhand, Metro Cafe, Baltimore MD - 11/14/15