Sound Obsession

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...

Well, it's that time of year again - time for album lists!  I've compiled a few lists that I plan on posting in the next few weeks.  Today it's "Duds, Disappointments, & Overrated" albums of 2013.  Next will be "Honorable Mention," then my "Top Ten" favorite albums of 2013. All the albums listed below are ones I actually anticipated, bought (or in some cases streamed on Spotify), and spent solid time with.   Some of them I initially enjoyed but grew out of.  Some of them just didn't click, but could suddenly break through at some point in the future.  Unlikely, but I have been known to change my mind about these things.  Note, for scale, the number "1" spot is the most   disappointing .* Enjoy. . . .             1.  Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Mosquito (3.5/10) The Yeah Yeah Yeah's are among the best bands to come out of the garage rock revival of the early 00's.  Karen O is a powerhouse, and the...