Sound Obsession

What a year, right?  With live music shutting down in mid-March, the last nine months or so have been all about studio albums for me.  Here are my top ten favorites of 2020, in alphabetical order.  Not too many curveballs.  We're talkin' comfort food here.  Many of these artists have made my top ten favorites lists in recent years, and here they are again.  This time though I was happy to see and hear some stylistic experimentation, lineup changes, and pushing of envelopes.  Check out my runners up and honorable mentions list too.         Have a listen.  Hope you enjoy, and Happy New Year! Brent Cobb:   Keep 'Em On They Toes    (Ol' Buddy - 10/2/20) South Georgia native Brent Cobb, cousin to country super-producer Dave Cobb, released his fourth studio album this year.  This time Brent switched gears, enlisting indie-folk producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, War on Drugs etc.) to help cra

In alphabetical order by artist name.  Top Ten for 2020 coming soon! Hum:   Inlet   (Earth Analog - 6/23/20) Kairon; IRSE!:   Polysomn   (Svart - 9/11/20)   Khruangbin:   Mordechai   (Dead Oceans - 6/26/20)   Killer Be Killed:   Reluctant Hero   (Nuclear Blast - 11/20/20)   Gabe Lee:   Honky Tonk Hell   (Torrez Music - 3/13/20)   Mako:   Oeuvre   (Metalheadz - 4/6/20)   Rattlesnake Milk:   Rattlesnake Milk   (Feels So Good - 4/28/20)

These are my top-twenty heavy rotation albums for 2020 so far (in alphabetical order by artist name). Enjoy. . .  Adred:   KIM   (Metalheadz - 2/21/20) Jesse Daniel:   Rollin' On   (Die True Records - 3/27/20) Friske:   A Different Perspective   (Metalheadz - 6/22/20) Havok:   V   (Centry Media - 5/1/20) TJ Hernandez:   Destination Unknown   (self-released - 5/4/20) Hill Country:   Hill Country   (self-released - 5/22/20) Hum:   Inlet   (Earth Analog - 6/23/20) Khruangbin:   Mordechai   (Dead Oceans - 6/26/20) Marcus King:   El Dorado   (Fantasy/Easy Eye Sound - 1/17/20) Kvelertak:   Splid   (Rise - 2/14/20) Logan Ledger:   Logan Ledger   (Rounder - 4/3/20) Gabe Lee:   Honky Tonk Hell   (Torrez Music - 3/13/20) Corb Lund:   Agricultural Tragic   (New West - 6/26/20) Mako:   Oeuvre

Michigan Rattlers, DC9, Washington DC - 2/15/20 Yola, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 1/10/20