Sound Obsession

Usually this time of year I've got a couple dozen albums on heavy rotation.  So far in 2021, barely half that.  Despite a relatively slow first half of the year, with release dates and tour schedules only just now ramping back up after fifteen months of virtual lockdown, there are certainly a handful of bright spots on the album front. These are my favorites so far, with a few sure to make my end-of-year favorites list.   Enjoy. . . . - Will G  Bicep:   Isles   (Ninja Tune - 1/22/21) Blackberry Smoke:   You Hear Georgia   (3 Legged - 5/2/21) The Black Keys:   Delta Kream   (Nonesuch - 5/14/21) CLEOPATRICK:   BUMMER   (Nowhere Special - 6/4/21) Charley Crockett:   10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand   (Son of Davy - 2/26/21) Michigan Rattlers:   That Kind of Life   (Massasauga - 5/19/21) Royal Blo...

Brazilbilly, Robert's Western World, Nashville TN - 12/14/19 Anderson East, Marathon Music Works, Nashville TN - 12/14/19 Black Pumas, Marathon Music Works, Nashville TN - 12/14/19 Tyler Childers, The Anthem, Washington DC - 12/13/19 Marcus King Band, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/8/19 White Denim, U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - 11/19/19 Charles Wesley Godwin, Gypsy Sally's, Washington DC - 10/17/19 Black Keys, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/12/19 Black Keys, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/12/19 Black Keys, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/12/19 Sturgill Simpson, The Black Cat, Washington DC - 10/7/19 Ian Noe, Songbyrd Cafe, Washington DC - 10/5/19 Massive Attack, The Anthem, Washington DC - 9/24/19 Massive Attack, The Anthem, Washington DC - 9/24/19 Massive Attack, The Anthem, Washington DC - 9/24/19

Pallbearer, Metro Gallery, Baltimore MD - 10/30/14 Tombs, Metro Gallery, Baltimore MD - 10/30/14 Slowdive, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 10/22/14 Gorgon City, U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - 10/10/14 Earth, Rock & Roll Hotel, DC - 10/21/14 Earth, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 10/21/14 Black Keys, Verizon Center, Washington DC - 9/25/14 Jack White, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 9/14/14 Skeletonwitch, Empire, Springfield VA - 9/12/14 Beck, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 7/24/14 Queens of The Stone Age, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 7/17/14 Queens of The Stone Age, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 7/17/14 Queens of The Stone Age, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 7/17/14 Deafheaven, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 6/10/14 Deafheaven, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 6/10/14 Deafheaven, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 6/1...