Sound Obsession

Darkest Hour, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 7/14/17 Havok, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 7/14/17 Skepta, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 6/5/17 Iron Maiden, Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA - 6/3/17 Iron Maiden, Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA - 6/3/17 Pallbearer, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 6/1/17 Mastodon, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 5/2/17 Mastodon, The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD - 5/2/17 Baroness, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 4/12/17 Baroness, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 4/12/17 Baroness, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 4/12/17 Toxic Holocaust, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 3/19/17 Toxic Holocaust, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 3/19/17 Toxic Holocaust, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 3/19/17 Sunn O))), 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 3/12/17

1.  David Bowie:   Blackstar   (ISO - 1/8/16) David Bowie - "Lazarus" David Bowie - "Blackstar" David Bowie - "I Can't Give Everything Away" 2.  Vektor:   Terminal Redux   (Earache - 5/6/16) Vektor - "Charging The Void" Vektor - "Ultimate Artificer" Vektor - "LCD (Liquid Crystal Disease)" 3.  Skepta:   Konnichiwa   (Boy Better Know - 5/6/16) Skepta - "Shut Down" Skepta - "Man" Skepta - "That's Not Me" 4.  A Tribe Called Quest:   We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service   (Epic - 11/11/16) A Tribe Called Quest - "We The People" A Tribe Called Quest - "Dis Generation" 5.  Sturgill Simpson:   A Sailor's Guide To Earth   (Atlantic - 4/15/16) Sturgill Simpson - "In Bloom" Sturgill Simpson - "Breakers Roar" Sturgill Simpson - "All Around You"...

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...