Best albums of 2022 so far
Best albums of 2022 so far
And it has started !
The Guardian
In alphabetical order :
Horace Andy – Midnight Rocker
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Axel Boman – LUZ
Cate Le Bon – Pompeii
Charli XCX – Crash
Eric Chenaux – Say Laura
Silvana Estrada – Marchita
Fana Hues – Flora + Fana
Father John Misty – Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Jenny Hval – Classic Objects
Huerco S – Plonk
Jeshi – Universal Credit
Kendrick Lamar – Mr Morale & the Big Steppers
Let’s Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons
Leyla McCalla – Breaking the Thermometer
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Ghost Song
Melt Yourself Down – Pray for Me, I Don’t Fit In
Mitski – Laurel Hell
Molly Nilsson – Extreme
Rosalía – Motomami
Joel Ross – The Parable of the Poet
Soul Glo – Diaspora Problems
St Paul and the Broken Bones – The Alien Coast
Stromae – Multitude
Kurt Vile – (watch my moves)
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Nilüfer Yanya – Painless
Yard Act – The Overload
The Guardian
In alphabetical order :
Horace Andy – Midnight Rocker
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Axel Boman – LUZ
Cate Le Bon – Pompeii
Charli XCX – Crash
Eric Chenaux – Say Laura
Silvana Estrada – Marchita
Fana Hues – Flora + Fana
Father John Misty – Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Jenny Hval – Classic Objects
Huerco S – Plonk
Jeshi – Universal Credit
Kendrick Lamar – Mr Morale & the Big Steppers
Let’s Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons
Leyla McCalla – Breaking the Thermometer
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Ghost Song
Melt Yourself Down – Pray for Me, I Don’t Fit In
Mitski – Laurel Hell
Molly Nilsson – Extreme
Rosalía – Motomami
Joel Ross – The Parable of the Poet
Soul Glo – Diaspora Problems
St Paul and the Broken Bones – The Alien Coast
Stromae – Multitude
Kurt Vile – (watch my moves)
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Nilüfer Yanya – Painless
Yard Act – The Overload
Re: Best albums of 2022 so far
Stereogum
50. Silverbacks - Archive Material (Full Time Hobby)
49. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory (MNRK)
48. SASAMI - Squeeze (Domino)
47. Warpaint - Radiate Like This (Virgin)
46. Gang Of Youths - angel in realtime. (Warner)
45. Charli XCX - CRASH (Atlantic / Asylum)
44. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (Ninja Tune)
43. Miranda Lambert - Palomino (Sony Music Nashville)
42. Toro y Moi - MAHAL (Dead Oceans)
41. Anxious - Little Green House (Run For Cover)
40. Harry Styles - Harry's House (Columbia)
39. Destroyer - LABYRINTHITIS (Merge / Bella Union)
38. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Endless Rooms (Sub Pop)
37. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK! (Tan Cressida / Warner)
36. Maria BC - Hyaline (Father/Daughter / Fear Of Missing Out)
35. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum (Relapse)
34. Girlpool - Forgiveness (ANTI-)
33. Oso Oso - sore thumb (Triple Crown)
32. Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART (Blacksmith / Motown)
31. Conway The Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes (Drumwork Music Group / Shady / Griselda / Interscope)
30. Praise - All In A Dream (Revelation Records)
29. Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive (Sub Pop)
28. Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS (ATO)
27. Father John Misty - Chloe & The Next 20th Century (Sub Pop / Bella Union)
26. Duster - Together (Numero Group)
25. Arcade Fire - WE (Columbia)
24. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future (PH / Loma Vista)
23. MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs (Dear Life Records)
22. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii (Mexican Summer)
21. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects (4AD)
20. Yumi Zouma - Present Tense (Polyvinyl)
19. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry (GOOD / Def Jam)
18. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful (Fat Possum / Bella Union)
17. Horsegirl - Versions Of Modern Performance (Matador)
16. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever (Loma Vista)
15. Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong (Jagjaguwar)
14. Angel Olsen - Big Time (Jagjaguwar)
13. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (Partisan)
12. Drug Church - Hygiene (Pure Noise Records)
11. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention (XL)
10. Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this... (Saddle Creek)
09. Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa (Matador)
08. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems (Epitaph / Secret Voice)
07. The Weeknd - Dawn FM (XO / Republic)
06. Wet Leg - Wet Leg (Domino)
05. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (pgLang / TDE / Aftermath / Interscope)
04. Beach House - Once Twice Melody (Sub Pop / Bella Union / Mistletone)
03. billy woods - Aethioples (Backwoodz Studioz)
02. Rosalía - MOTOMAMI (Columbia)
01. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (4AD)
50. Silverbacks - Archive Material (Full Time Hobby)
49. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory (MNRK)
48. SASAMI - Squeeze (Domino)
47. Warpaint - Radiate Like This (Virgin)
46. Gang Of Youths - angel in realtime. (Warner)
45. Charli XCX - CRASH (Atlantic / Asylum)
44. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (Ninja Tune)
43. Miranda Lambert - Palomino (Sony Music Nashville)
42. Toro y Moi - MAHAL (Dead Oceans)
41. Anxious - Little Green House (Run For Cover)
40. Harry Styles - Harry's House (Columbia)
39. Destroyer - LABYRINTHITIS (Merge / Bella Union)
38. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Endless Rooms (Sub Pop)
37. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK! (Tan Cressida / Warner)
36. Maria BC - Hyaline (Father/Daughter / Fear Of Missing Out)
35. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum (Relapse)
34. Girlpool - Forgiveness (ANTI-)
33. Oso Oso - sore thumb (Triple Crown)
32. Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART (Blacksmith / Motown)
31. Conway The Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes (Drumwork Music Group / Shady / Griselda / Interscope)
30. Praise - All In A Dream (Revelation Records)
29. Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive (Sub Pop)
28. Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS (ATO)
27. Father John Misty - Chloe & The Next 20th Century (Sub Pop / Bella Union)
26. Duster - Together (Numero Group)
25. Arcade Fire - WE (Columbia)
24. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future (PH / Loma Vista)
23. MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs (Dear Life Records)
22. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii (Mexican Summer)
21. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects (4AD)
20. Yumi Zouma - Present Tense (Polyvinyl)
19. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry (GOOD / Def Jam)
18. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful (Fat Possum / Bella Union)
17. Horsegirl - Versions Of Modern Performance (Matador)
16. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever (Loma Vista)
15. Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong (Jagjaguwar)
14. Angel Olsen - Big Time (Jagjaguwar)
13. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (Partisan)
12. Drug Church - Hygiene (Pure Noise Records)
11. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention (XL)
10. Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this... (Saddle Creek)
09. Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa (Matador)
08. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems (Epitaph / Secret Voice)
07. The Weeknd - Dawn FM (XO / Republic)
06. Wet Leg - Wet Leg (Domino)
05. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (pgLang / TDE / Aftermath / Interscope)
04. Beach House - Once Twice Melody (Sub Pop / Bella Union / Mistletone)
03. billy woods - Aethioples (Backwoodz Studioz)
02. Rosalía - MOTOMAMI (Columbia)
01. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (4AD)
Re: Best albums of 2022 so far
Pitchfork's top 39 albums of the year: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-an ... 22-so-far/
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Billboard's top 50 songs of the year so far: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2022-so-far/
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If I’m feeling inspired I may enter all of the mid year lists on AOTY in a spreadsheet.
"The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying."
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Rolling Stone Magazine
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Fantano / The Needle Drop
https://youtu.be/GHDmFZhJpaU
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Consequence Of Sound
Top 30 Albums:
https://consequence.net/2022/06/best-al ... ar-list/9/
Top 50 Songs:
https://consequence.net/2022/06/best-so ... -far-list/
Top 30 Albums:
https://consequence.net/2022/06/best-al ... ar-list/9/
Top 50 Songs:
https://consequence.net/2022/06/best-so ... -far-list/
Re: Best albums of 2022 so far
Classic Rock
The 40 best rock albums of the year so far:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/th ... ear-so-far
Ann Wilson: Fierce Bliss
Big Big Train Welcome To The Planet
The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie
Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That
Bryan Adams: So Happy It Hurts
Church Of The Cosmic Skull: There Is No Time
Classless Act: Welcome To The Show
Dan Reed Network: Let's Hear It For The King
Def Leppard: Diamond Star Halos
Diamond Dogs: Slap Bang Blue Rendezvous
Dorothy: Gifts From The Holy Ghost
Eddie Vedder: Earthling
Eric Gales: Crown
Fantastic Negrito: White Jesus Black Problems
FM: Thirteen
Ghost: Impera
Halestorm: Back From The Dead
The Hellacopters: Eyes Of Oblivion
Jack White: Fear Of The Dawn
Joe Satriani: The Elephants Of Mars
Kris Barras Band: Death Valley Paradise
Magnum: The Monster Roars
Michael Monroe: I Live Too Fast To Die Young
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Barn
Nova Twins: Supernova
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation
Rammstein: Zeit
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love
Robin Trower: No More Worlds To Conquer
Saxon: Carpe Diem
Scarlet Rebels: See Through Blue
Scorpions: Rock Believer
The Sheepdogs: Outta Sight
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy ATC: 4
Stereophonics: Oochya!
Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Thunder: Dopamine
Volbeat: Servant Of The Mind
Von Hertzen Brothers: Red Alert In The Blue Forest
The 40 best rock albums of the year so far:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/th ... ear-so-far
Ann Wilson: Fierce Bliss
Big Big Train Welcome To The Planet
The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie
Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That
Bryan Adams: So Happy It Hurts
Church Of The Cosmic Skull: There Is No Time
Classless Act: Welcome To The Show
Dan Reed Network: Let's Hear It For The King
Def Leppard: Diamond Star Halos
Diamond Dogs: Slap Bang Blue Rendezvous
Dorothy: Gifts From The Holy Ghost
Eddie Vedder: Earthling
Eric Gales: Crown
Fantastic Negrito: White Jesus Black Problems
FM: Thirteen
Ghost: Impera
Halestorm: Back From The Dead
The Hellacopters: Eyes Of Oblivion
Jack White: Fear Of The Dawn
Joe Satriani: The Elephants Of Mars
Kris Barras Band: Death Valley Paradise
Magnum: The Monster Roars
Michael Monroe: I Live Too Fast To Die Young
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Barn
Nova Twins: Supernova
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation
Rammstein: Zeit
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love
Robin Trower: No More Worlds To Conquer
Saxon: Carpe Diem
Scarlet Rebels: See Through Blue
Scorpions: Rock Believer
The Sheepdogs: Outta Sight
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy ATC: 4
Stereophonics: Oochya!
Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Thunder: Dopamine
Volbeat: Servant Of The Mind
Von Hertzen Brothers: Red Alert In The Blue Forest