Sound Obsession

Autolux:   Pussy's Dead   (30th Century - 4/1/16) Autolux - "Soft Scene" Autolux - "Brainwasher" Autolux - "Change My Head" Brownout:   Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath Vol. II   (Ubiquity - 10/28/16) Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath "Hand of Doom" Commodo:   How What Time   (Black Acre - 4/8/16) Commodo - "Hadi Hadi Ah" Commodo - "My Liege" Commodo - "Sleepwave" Flowdan:   Disaster Piece   (Tru Thoughts - 7/15/16) Flowdan - "Horror Show Style" Frisco:   System Killer   (The Den - 4/17/16) Frisco - "Garn Again" Frisco - "Them Man There" Frisco - "1, 2, 3" Ghost:   Popestar EP    (Loma Vista - 9/16/16) Ghost - "Square Hammer" Ital Tek:   Hallowed   (Planet Mu - 3/18/16) Ital Tek - "Cobra" Ital Tek - "Beyond Sight" Mikal:   ...

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 la...