Sound Obsession

Wolf Alice, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/8/17 Wolf Alice, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/8/17 Wolf Alice, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/8/17 Queens of The Stone Age, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/20/17 Queens of The Stone Age, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/20/17 Queens of The Stone Age, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/20/17 Foo Fighters, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/12/17 Broken Social Scene, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 9/19/17 Swervedriver, The Black Cat, Washington DC - 9/12/17 Mark Lanegan Band, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 8/16/17

In alphabetical order. . . . The Arcs: Yours, Dreamily, (6.5/10) Dan Auerbach, front-man of blues rock duo The Black Keys, temporarily ditched his longtime drummer pal Patrick Carney and launched a new collaborative side-project last year - The Arcs. The band's debut Yours, Dreamly, bests the Keys' recent material, exploring more soulful textures. It doesn't all work, but its lush slow jams and vintage aesthetic make the journey worthwhile. Artificial Intelligence: Timeline (7/10) North London drum & bass duo Artificial Intelligence released their second LP, Timeline , last year - their first for revered label Metalheadz. Timeline shifts easily between sunny liquid rollers and dank breakbeat workouts and though it doesn't shatter many molds stylistically, the album is superbly consistent and stirring from start to finish. Easily one of Metalheadz's best artist albums since Goldie's Timeless . The Atomic Bitchwax: Gravit...

Torche, DC9, Washington DC - 3/29/15 Swervedriver, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 3/25/15 Helmet, Black Cat, Washington DC - 2/25/15