Sound Obsession

Another tough year year done and gone.  At least we had some good albums to get us through.  These are my top ten favorite albums of 2021, in alphabetical order by artist name . . . . Blackberry Smoke:   You Hear Georgia     (3 Legged - 5/28/21) Atlanta country-rockers Blackberry Smoke returned in 2021 with their seventh studio album and a few guests in tow - underground country legend Jamey Johnson and Allman Brothers Band guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes.  A backyard barbecue and roadtrip classic in the making, You Hear Georgia was a constant for me this summer.   Vincent Neil Emerson:   Vincent Neil Emerson     (La Honda - 6/25/21) Following an excellent debut in 2019, East Texas native Vincent Neil Emerson leveled up this year.  Produced by Rodney Crowell, Emerson’s eponymously titled sophomore outing headed in a more introspective direction, covering the artist’s personal struggle with depression, hi...

Charles Wesley Godwin, Union Stage, Washington DC - 6/27/19 Mini Mansions, DC9, Washington DC - 5/30/19 GZA, Howard Theatre, Washington DC - 5/3/19 Whitey Morgan, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO - 4/20/19 Whitey Morgan, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO - 4/20/19 Whitey Morgan, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO - 4/20/19 Baroness, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Baroness, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Baroness, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Baroness, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Baroness, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Zeal & Ardor, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/10/19 Jamey Johnson, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/4/19 Jamey Johnson, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 4/4/19 Failure, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 3/28/19 Failure, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 3/28/19 Mike & The Moonpies, Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington DC - 3/27/1...

In alphabetical order by artist name. . . . Blocks & Escher:   Something Blue   (Metalheadz - 3/26/18) The Breeders:  All Nerve   (4AD - 3/2/18) Leon Bridges:   Good Thing   (Columbia - 5/4/18) Dillon Carmichael:   Hell On An Angel   (Riser House - 10/26/18) Detboi:   Ice Cold   (Metalheadz - 1/22/18) Anderson East:   Encore   (Elektra - 1/12/18) Failure:   In The Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your Mind   (Failure - 11/16/18) The Marcus King Band:   Carolina Confessions   (Fantasy - 10/5/18) Colter Wall:  Songs of The Plains   (Elektra - 10/12/18) Windhand:   Eternal Return   (Relapse - 10/5/18)

Failure, Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD - 10/15/16 Quantic, U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - 10/4/16 Sturgill Simpson, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC - 10/11/16 Dillinger Escape Plan, DC9, Washington DC - 8/6/16 Sleep, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 6/26/16