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MCCh 2022 (12) July 15

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The best albums of 2022 (update July 15)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren; Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score

Out:
Bartees Strange: Farm To Table

65 - Bonobo: Fragments - 73,8 (72,4 / 25)
Highlights: Otomo – Rosewood - Tides
Downtempo



64 - Bob Vylan: Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life - 73,8 (78,1 / 8)
Highlights: GDP – Pretty Songs – Health Is Wealth
Punk Rock



63 - Orville Peck: Bronco - 73,8 (76,1 / 14)
Highlights: C’mon Baby, Cry – Daytona Sand – Any Turn
Singer-Songwriter



62 - Yeule: Glitch Princess - 74,1 (75,8 / 16)
Highlights: Friendly Machine - Don’t Be So Hard On Your Own Beauty - Too Dead Inside
Ambient Pop



61 - Charli XCX: Crash - 74,2 (73,5 / 23)
Highlights: Good Ones – Beg for You - Lightning
Dance Pop



60 - Saba: Few Good Things – 74,3 (77,6 / 11)
Highlights: Fearmonger - Survivor’s Guilt - Few Good Things
Conscious Hip Hop



59 - Perfume Genius: Ugly Season - 74,4 (73,1 / 25)
Highlights: Pop Song – Eye in the Wall - Photograph
Art Pop



58 - Rammstein: Zeit – 74,6 (76,6 / 15)
Highlights: Zeit – Armee der Tristen – Zick Zack
Industrial Metal



57 - Caroline: Caroline - 74,7 (77,4 / 13)
Highlights: Good Morning (Red) – Iwr – Skydiving onto the Library Roof
Post-Rock



56 - Vince Staples: Ramona Park Broke My Heart – 74,8 (76,8 / 15)
Highlights: When Sparks Fly - Aye (Free the Homies) - The Beach
West Coast Hip Hop



55 - Animal Collective: Time Skiffs - 74,9 (72,2 / 29)
Highlights: Prester John - Dragon Slayer - Walker
Psychedelic Pop



54 - Ibibio Sound Machine: Electricity - 75,1 (78,5 / 11)
Highlights: All That You Want – Protection from Evil – 17 18 19
Afro-Funk



53 - Gang of Youths: Angel In Realtime - 75,2 (78,2 / 12)
Highlights: The Angel of 8th Ave. - In the Wake of Your Leave - Forbearance
Indie Rock



52 - Arcade Fire: WE - 75,3 (72,0 / 31)
Highlights: Age of Anxiety I – The Lightning II – Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Art Rock



51 - FKA Twigs: Caprisongs – 75,4 (75,0 / 22)
Highlights: tears in the club - meta angel - darjeeling
Alternative R&B



50 - Daniel Rossen: You Belong There – 75,8 (76,3 / 17)
Highlights: It’s a Passage – Shadow in the Frame – Unpeopled Space
Progressive Folk



49 - Paolo Nutini: Last Night In The Bittersweet - 76,1 (79,8 / 10)
Highlights: Through the Echoes – Radio – Shine a Light
Blue-eyed Soul



48 Florence + The Machine: Dance Fever – 76,5 (75,5 / 24)
Highlights: Free – Dream Girl Evil - Cassandra
Alternative Rock



47 - Syd: Broken Hearts Club - 76,5 (81,1 / 7)
Highlights: Getting Late – Fast Car - CYBAH
Contemporary R&B



46 - Stromae: Multitude – 76,5 (79,2 / 13)
Highlights: Santé - L’enfer – La solassitude
Dance Pop



45 - Wilco: Cruel Country - 76,6 (77,9 / 17)
Highlights: Cruel Country – Darkness Is Cheap – Many Worlds
Alt-Country



44 - CMAT: If My Wife New I'd Be Dead - 76,8 (81,4 / 7)
Highlights: I Don’t Really Care for You - No More Virgos - 2 Wrecked 2 Care
Indie Pop



43 - Porridge Radio: Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky - 77,4 (77,7 / 20)
Highlights: Back to the Radio – The Rip – End of Last Year
Indie Rock



42 - Alt-J: The Dream – 77,4 (75,4 / 27)
Highlights: U&ME – Hard Drive Gold – Get Better
Art Pop



41 - Jenny Hval: Classic Objects – 77,4 (77,0 / 22)
Highlights: Year of Love – Jupiter - American Coffee
Art Pop



40 - Horsegirl: Versions of Modern Performance - 77,5 (77,1 / 22)
Highlights: Billy – Anti-Glory – Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)
Indie Rock



39 - Harry Styles: Harry's House – 77,5 (7623 / 25)
Highlights: As It Was – Late Night Talking – Satellite
Synthpop



38 - Pusha T: It's Almost Dry - 77,7 (79,3 / 16)
Highlights: Call My Bluff - Diet Coke – Neck & Wrist
Hardcore Hip Hop



37 - Kae Tempest: The Line Is A Curve – 77,7 (79,0 / 17)
Highlights: No Prizes – Salt Coast – More Pressure
Conscious Hip Hop



36 - Nova Twins: Supernova – 77,7 (81,7 / 9)
Highlights: Antagonist – Cleopatra – Choose Your Fighter
Rap Rock



35 - Tomberlin: i dont know who needs to hear this… - 77,7 (80,1 / 14)
Highlights: happy accident – easy - idkwntht
Singer-Songwriter



34 - Aurora: The Gods We Can Touch - 77,9 (78,2 / 20)
Highlights: Exist for Love – Giving In To the Love – Everything Matters
Folk Pop



33 - Earl Sweatshirt: SICK! - 78,3 (78,7 / 20)
Highlights: Tabula Rasa – 2010 – God Laughs
Abstract Hip Hop



32 - Hurray For The Riff Raff: Life On Earth – 78,5 (80,9 / 14)
Highlights: Rhododendron – Pierced Arrows – Wolves
Singer-Songwriter



31 - Shamir: Heterosexuality - 78,9 (80,9 / 15)
Highlights: Cisgender – Abomination - Stability
Indie Rock



30 - Let's Eat Grandma: Two Ribbons – 79,1 (78,7 / 22)
Highlights: Levitation – Insect Loop – Happy New Year
Electropop



29 - Nilüfer Yanya: Painless - 79,1 (76,8 / 28)
Highlights: Midnight Sun - Stabilise – The Dealer
Indie Rock



28 - MUNA: MUNA – 79,2 (82,2 / 18)
Highlights: Silk Chiffon – Anything But Me – Home by Now
Synthpop



27 - Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez See Your Future – 79,2 (82,2 / 12)
Highlights: Walkin – Zatoichi – The Last
Conscious Hip Hop



26- Destroyer: Labyrinthitis – 79,3 (80,3 / 18)
Highlights: It Takes a Thief – Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread - June
Art Pop



25 - Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About This All Wrong – 79,4 (77,7 / 26
Highlights: Home to Me – Come Back – Mistakes
Indie Rock



24 - Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – 79,4 (77,1 / 28)
Highlights: Lawn – Fever – Tick Tock
Singer-Songwriter



23 - Viagra Boys: Cave World - 79,6 (80,2 / 19)
Highlights: Punk Rock Loser – Ain’t No Thief - Troglodyte
Dance Punk



22 - Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever – 80,0 (78,0 / 27)
Highlights: Shotgun - Bones – With U
Indie Rock



21 - Father John Misty: Chloe and The Next 20th Century – 80,0 (77,0 / 30)
Highlights: Buddy’s Rendezvous – Goodbye Mr. Blue – The Next 20th Century
Singer-Songwriter



20 - Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa – 80,1 (79,8 / 22)
Highlights: The Hardest Cut – Wild – Held
Indie Rock



19 - Mitski: Laurel Hell - 80,1 (77,4 / 29)
Highlights: Working for the Knife – The Only Heartbreaker – Stay Soft
Art Pop



18 - Black Midi: Hellfire - 80,5 (82,8 / 14)
Highlights: Welcome to Hell – Sugar/ Tzu - Still
Avant-Prog



17 - Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful - 80,5 (79,8 / 23)
Highlights: Always Together With You - The Mainline Song/ The Lockdown Song - The A Song (Laid in Your Arms)
Space Rock



16 - Cate Le Bon: Pompeii – 80,6 (78,9 / 26)
Highlights: Running Away - Harbour - Moderation
Art Pop



15 - Just Mustard: Heart Under – 80,7 (82,1 / 17)
Highlights: Still – Seed – In Shade
Shoegaze



14 - Soul Glo: Diaspora Problems - 80,8 (85,4 / 7)
Highlights: Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!) ((By the Future)) – Driponomics – Coming
Hardcore Punk



13 - The Weeknd: Dawn FM - 80,8 (79,4 / 25)
Highlights: How Do I Make You Love Me – Take My Breath - Sacrifice
Synthpop



12 - Ethel Cain: Preacher’s Daughter – 81,0 (84,7 / 10)
Highlights: American Teenager – Hard Times - Gibson Girl
Singer-Songwriter



11 - Yard Act: The Overload – 81,6 (79,6 / 27)
Highlights: The Overload – Payday – Pour Another
Post-Punk



10 - Beach House: Once Twice Melody - 81,7 (79,7 / 27)
Highlights: Superstar – Masquerade – Through Me
Dream Pop



09 - Wet Leg: Wet Leg - 81,8 (78,8 / 30)
Highlights: Chaise Lounge - Wet Dream - Angelica
Indie Rock



08 - Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph - 82,1 (83,1 / 18)
Highlights: This Is a Photograph – Bittersweet, TN – A Random Act of Kindness
Folk Rock



07 - The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention - 82,1 (80,1 / 27)
Highlights: You Will Never Work in Television Again – Free in the Knowledge – The Opposite
Art Rock



06 - Fontaines D.C.: Skinty Fia - 83,6 (81,9 / 26)
Highlights: Jackie Down the Line - I Love You - Skinty Fia
Post-Punk



05 - Rosalía: Motomami – 84,0 (84,0 / 21)
Highlights: La fama – Saoko – Delirio de grandeza
Neoperreo



04 - Angel Olsen: Big Time - 84,3 (82,0 / 28)
Highlights: Big Time – This Is How It Works – Ghost On
Alt-Country



03 - Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You – 85,0 (82,0 / 30)
Highlights: Little Things – Simulation Swarm – Change
Art Pop



02 - Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There – 87,0 (85,0 / 27)
Highlights: Chaos Space Marine – Concorde – Snow Globes
Art Rock



01 - Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – 88,7 (86,4 / 28)
Highlights: N95 - We Cry Together – Mother I Sober
Conscious Hip Hop
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BleuPanda wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:56 pm Something something albums with a 70 average
66 - Burial: Antidawn EP - 73,7 (76,4 / 13)
67 - Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves - 73,7 (72 / 26)
68 - Dehd: Blue Skies - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
69 - Bartees Strange: Farm To Table - 73,5 (75,5 / 15)
70 - Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Boy Named If - 73,5 (75,2 / 16)
71 - Ghost: Impera - 73,3 (75,9 / 13)
72 - Momma: Household Name - 73,2 (76,9 / 10)
73 - Katy J Pearson: Sound Of The Morning - 73,2 (77,9 / 7)
74 - Sea Power: Everything Was Forever - 73,2 (75,8 / 13)
75 - Placebo: Never Let Me Go - 73 (72,6 / 22)
76 - The Weather Station: How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars - 72,9 (73,6 / 19)
77 - Warpaint: Radiate Like This - 72,9 (73,2 / 20)
78 - Bad Bunny: Un verano sin ti - 72,8 (77,1 / 8)
79 - Joan Shelley: The Spur - 72,8 (77,4 / 7)
80 - Wu-Lu: Loggerhead - 72,8 (76,1 / 11)
81 - Superchunk: Wild Loneliness - 72,7 (75,7 / 12)
82 - Craig Finn: A Legacy Of Rentals - 72,7 (76 / 11)
83 - Zola Jesus: Arkhon - 72,6 (74,3 / 16)
84 - PUP: The Unraveling Of Puptheband - 72,6 (75,2 / 13)
85 - Cat Power: Covers - 72,6 (72,2 / 22)
86 - Orlando Weeks: Hop Up - 72,5 (76,9 / 8)
87 - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Endless Rooms - 72,5 (74,2 / 16)
88 - Everything Everything: Raw Data Feel - 72,5 (75,2 / 13)
89 - Koffee: Gifted - 72,3 (76,3 / 9)
90 - Anaïs Mitchell: Anaïs Mitchell - 72,2 (76,2 / 9)
91 - Röyksopp: Profound Mysteries - 72,1 (74,4 / 14)
92 - Beabadoobee: Beatopia - 72 (74,4 / 14)
93 - Hatchie: Giving The World Away - 72 (73,6 / 16)
94 - Tears For Fears: The Tripping Point - 71,7 (72,7 / 18)
95 - Amber Mark: Three Dimensions Deep - 71,7 (73,3 / 16)
96 - Kelly Lee Owens: LP.8 - 71,6 (72,2 / 19)
97 - Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous - 71,5 (71,5 / 21)
98 - Boris: W - 71,4 (74,7 / 11)
99 - A Place to Bury Strangers: See Through You - 71,3 (74,6 / 11)
100 - The Linda Lindas: Growing Up - 71,1 (72,8 / 16)
101 - Foals: Life Is Yours - 71,1 (71,4 / 20)
102 - Metric: Formentera - 71 (74 / 12)
103 - Alice Glass: Prey//IV - 70,7 (71,7 / 18)
104 - Grace Cummings: Storm Queen - 70,6 (74,3 / 10)
105 - SOAK: If I Never Know You Like This Again - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
106 - Midlake: For The Sake Of Bethel Woods - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
107 - Sunflower Bean: Headful Of Sugar - 70,4 (73,7 / 11)
108 - Calexico: El Mirador - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
109 - Pillow Queens: Leave The Light On - 70,2 (74,9 / 7)
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Hey, here is a new playlist for the holidays, now with typical Summer acts like Black midi and Bob Vylan!

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Rob wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:34 am Hey, here is a new playlist for the holidays, now with typical Summer acts like Black midi and Bob Vylan!

Sorry, but it's weird that "We Cry Together" is one of the highlights of the Kendrick album :?
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panam wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:14 pm
Rob wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:34 am Hey, here is a new playlist for the holidays, now with typical Summer acts like Black midi and Bob Vylan!

Sorry, but it's weird that "We Cry Together" is one of the highlights of the Kendrick album :?
In all frankness it is a song I can't listen to. I can somewhat admire the artistic value of it, but not only doesn't deliver anything I look for in music, I also don't particularly want to listen to a couple fighting in such a realistic manner. A more musical representation of the idea would have probably made a huge difference. It's brave to put it out in this unfiltered way, but it has become a very, very rare song I always skip. If only because I think my neighbors would think I was having a fight with my wife on a regular basis and I don't even have a wife.
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How are highlights determined? Surprised not to see The Place Where He Inserted the Blade or All the Good Times
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andyd1010 wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 5:51 pm How are highlights determined? Surprised not to see The Place Where He Inserted the Blade or All the Good Times
Some reviews have a section where they highlight a few top picks. The most mentioned become the highlights.
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Where's the new one?
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discord wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:22 pm Where's the new one?
If you look at the main Mega-Critic thread, Otisredding didn't guarantee a date for the new list (it just says "July ??"). He may be on vacation.
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