Sound Obsession

At The Drive-In, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 6/14/16 Black Pistol Fire, U Street Music Hall, Washington DC - 6/6/16 The Kills, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 5/14/16 Ghost, Hippodrome, Baltimore MD - 5/8/16 Ghost, Hippodrome, Baltimore MD - 5/8/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Iggy Pop, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA - 4/15/16 Autolux, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 4/1/16 Autolux, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 4/1/16 Graveyard, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 2/12/16 Muse, Verizon Center, Washington DC - 2/1/16 The Arcs, 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 12/14/15 Kvelertak, Oslo Hackney, London, UK - 11/29/15 Windhand, Metro Cafe, Baltimore MD - 11/14/15

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...