Best of 2022 Volume 4 (1/7/23)

  1. The Beths- Silence Is Golden
  2. PUP- Matilda
  3. Spoon- The Devil & Mister Jones
  4. Soccer Mommy- Shotgun
  5. Zach Bryan- Younger Years
  6. Hurray For The Ride Raff- Pointed At The Sun
  7. Horse Girl- Option 8
  8. Dry Cleaning- Hot Penny Day
  9. Destroyer- Tintoretto, It’s For You
  10. Hagop Tchoparien- Right To Riot
  11. Beyonce- Alien Superstar
  12. Sudan Archives- #J13
  13. Rosalia- Chicken Teriyaki
  14. Bad Bunny- Me Fuide Vacaciones
  15. Cate Le Bon- Pompeii
  16. Alex G- Runner
  17. Nilufer Yanya- Midnight Sun
  18. Big Thief- Little Things
  19. Julia Jacklin- Love, Try Not To Let Go
  20. Beach House- Superstar

Best of 2022 Volume 3 (1/7/23)

  1. JID (Feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate)- Surround Sound
  2. Pusha T- Just So You Remember
  3. Rosalia- La Combi Versace
  4. Beyonce- Virgo’s Groove
  5. Sudan Archives- Home Maker
  6. The Weeknd- Gasoline
  7. Braxe & Falcon (Feat. Panda Bear)- Step By Step
  8. Ibibio Sound Machine- Protection Evil
  9. Yard Act- The Overload
  10. Shy Girl- Coochie (Bedtime Story)
  11. Charli XCX- Yuck
  12. Taylor Swift- Karma
  13. Mitski- The Only Heartbreaker
  14. Alvvays- Easy On Your Own?
  15. Spoon- On The Radio
  16. Sharon Van Etten- Mistakes
  17. The Smile- The Smoke
  18. Hurray for The Riff Raff- Rhododendron
  19. Big Thief- No Reason
  20. Plains- Problem With It
  21. Angel Olsen- Go Home

Best of 2022 Volume 2 (1/6/22)

  1. Fontaines D.C.- Jackie Down The Line
  2. The Smile- Thin Thinh
  3. Horse Girl- Anti-Glory
  4. Spoon- The Hardest Cut
  5. Phoenix- All Eyes On Me
  6. Alvvays- Pharmacist
  7. Nilufer Yanya- The Dealer
  8. Zach Bryan- Heavy Eyes
  9. Steve Lacy- Bad Habit
  10. Taylor Swift- Anti-Hero
  11. Big Thif- Change
  12. Amber Mark- What it Is
  13. Yaya Bey- Alright
  14. SZA- Kill Bill
  15. Soul Glo (Feat. McKinley Dixon & LODit)- Spiritual Level Gangsta Shit
  16. Denzel Curry- Walkin’
  17. Sudan Archives- Checy S10
  18. Danger Mouse & Black Thought (Feat. MC Doom)- Belize
  19. Bad Bunny- Después de la Playa
  20. Beyonce- Summer Renaissance

Best of 2022 Volume 1 (1/6/23)

  1. The Weeknd- Take My Breath (Album Version)
  2. Yeule- Bites On My Neck
  3. Ari Lennox- Pressure
  4. Wet Leg- Wet Dream
  5. Special Interest- Midnight Legend
  6. Jessie Ware- Free Yourself
  7. Beyonce- Break My Soul
  8. Jock Strap- Greatest Hits
  9. Big Thief- Simulation Swarm
  10. Lucy Dacus- Kissing Lessons
  11. Aldous Harding- Fever
  12. Soccer Mommy- Don’t Ask Me
  13. Spoon- My Babe
  14. Alvvays- Belinda Says
  15. Rosalia- Saoko
  16. Kendrick Lamar- The Heart Part 5
  17. Pusha T- Diet Coke
  18. Sudan Archives- Selfish Soul
  19. Harry Styles- As It Was
  20. Beach House- Once Twice Melody
  21. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Feat. Perfume Genius)- Spitting Off The Edge Of The World

Top 50 Albums of 2022: 41-50

50. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE- TIME SKIFFS

PRESTER JOHN; CAR KEYS

49. ALEX G- GOD SAVE THE ANIMALS

RUNNER; MIRACLES

48. DESTROYER- LABYRYNTHITIS

TINTORETTO IT’S YOU; JUNE

47. BUILT TO SPILL- WHEN THE WIND FORGETS YOUR NAME

GONNA LOSE; NEVER ALRIGHT

46. SHARON VAN ETTEN- WE’RE GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG

MISTAKES; PORTAL

45. PUP- THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND

MATILDA; RELENTLESS

44. CATE LE BON- POMPEII

POMPEII; MODERATION

43. BETH ORTON- WEATHER ALIVE

WEATHER ALIVE; FRACTALS

42. ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER- ENDLESS ROOMS

DIVE DEEP; BLUE EYED LAKE

41. THE 1975- BEING FUNNY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PART OF THE BAND; WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2022: 31-40

40. MEGAN THEE STALLION- TRAUMAZINE

PLAN B; BUDGET

39. ALDOUS HARDING- WARM CHRIS

FEVER; LEATHERY WHIP

38. ANGEL OLSEN- BIG TIME

GO HOME; BIG TIME

37. MITSKI- LAUREL HELL

THE ONLY HEARTBREAKER; SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU

36. CHARLI XCX- CRASH

YUCK; NEW SHAPES

35. THE BETHS- EXPERT IN A DYING FIELD

SILENCE IS GOLDEN; EXPERT IN A DYING FIELD

34. TYLER CHILDERS- CAN I TAKE MY HOUNDS TO HEAVEN?

ANGEL BAND (HALLELUJAH VERSION); CAN I TAKE MY HOUNDS TO HEAVEN (HALLELUJAH VERSION)

33. FONTAINES D.C.- SKINTY FIA

JACKIE DOWN THE LINE; BIG SHOT

32. ARCADE FIRE- WE

UNCONDITIONAL II (RACE & RELIGION); AGE OF ANXIETY I

31. YARD ACT- THE OVERLOAD

THE OVERLOAD; 100% ENDURANCE

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2022: 21-30

30. BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD- ANTS FROM UP HERE

GOOD WILL HUNTING; CHAOS SPACE MARINE

29. DENZEL CURRY- MELT YOUR EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE

WALKIN; SANJURO

28. DRY CLEANING- STUMPWORK

HOT PENNY DAY; DON’T PRESSURE

27. YAYA BEY- REMEMBER YOUR NORTH STAR

ALRIGHT; POUR ME

26. SOUL GLO- DIASPORA PROBLEMS

SPIRITUAL LEVEL GANGSTA SHIT; (FIVE YEARS AND) MY FAMILY

25. SOCCER MOMMY- SOMETIMES FOREVER

DON’T ASK ME; SHOTGUN

24. NILUFER YANYA- PAINLESS

THE DEALER; MIDNIGHT SUN

23. HORSEGIRL- VERSIONS OF MODERN PERFORMANCE

ANTI-GLORY; OPTION 8

22. SPECIAL INTEREST- ENDURE

MIDNIGHT LEGEND; CONCERNING PEACE

21. WET LEG- WET LEG

WET DREAM; CHAISE LONGUE

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2022: 11-20

20. HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF- LIFE ON EARTH

RHODODENDRON; POINTED AT THE SUN

19. AMBER MARK- THREE DIMENSIONAL DEEP

WHAT IT IS; MOST MEN

18. JOCKSTRAP- I LOVE YOU JENNIFER B

GREATEST HITS; GLASGOW

17. TAYLOR SWIFT- MIDNIGHTS

ANTI-HERO; KARMA

16. PHOENIX- ALPHA ZULU

ALL EYES ON ME; TONIGHT (FEAT. EZRA KOENIG)

15. YEAH YEAH YEAHS- COOL IT DOWN

SPITTING OFF THE EDGE OF THE WORLD; WOLF

14. ZACH BRYAN- AMERICAN HEARTBREAK

HEAVY EYES; YOUNGER YEARS

13. THE WEEKND- DAWN FM

TAKE MY BREATH (ALBUM VERSION); GASOLINE

12. KENDRICK LAMAR- MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS

THE HEART PART 5; N95

11. BAD BUNNY- UN SERANO SIN TI

Después De La Playa; Me Fui de Vacaciones

TOP ALBUMS OF 2022: 1-10

10. SZA- SOS

KILL BILL; NOTICE ME

9. PUSHA T- IT’S ALMOST DRY

DIET COKE; JUST SO YOU REMEMBER

8. THE SMILE- A LIGHT FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION

THIN THING; THE SMOKE

7. BEACH HOUSE- ONCE TWICE MELODY

ONCE TWICE MELODY; SUPERSTAR

6. ROSALIA- MOTAMAMI

SAOKO; LA COMBI VERSACE

5. ALVVAYS- BLUE REV

BELINDA SAYS; PHARMACIST

4. BIG THIEF- DRAGON NEW WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOU

SIMULATION SWARM; CHANGE

3. BEYONCE- RENAISSANCE

BREAK MY SOUL; SUMMER RENAISSANCE

2. SPOON- LUCIFER ON THE COUCH

MY BABE; THE HARDEST CUT

  1. SUDAN ARCHIVES- NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN

SELFISH SOUL, CHEVY S10

Top Albums of 2021: 41-50

50. MASTODON- HUSHED AND GRIM

Stuffed to the brim double album offers glimpses of what makes Atlanta metal institution Mastodon one of the best at what they do over the past two decades.

Best tracks- Teardrinker; Gigantum







49. MY MORNING JACKET- MY MORNING JACKET


First album in six years is a welcome return for Louisville, KY band who blur lines between jam band and indie rock.

Best tracks- Last Expected; Never In The Real World








48. DEAFHEAVEN- INFINITE GRAVITY

Fifth album by west coast black metal band is an extreme departure from their previous albums. The band shifts towards a shoegaze sound akin to the band Explosions In The Sky, with clean, intelligible vocals minus the demonic screaming. Gorgeous is less distinguishable.

Best tracks- Great Mass Of Color; Shellstar






47. CHLOE MORIONDO- BLOOD BUNNY

Thoughtful but pissed off indie-pop; a more underground version of Olivia Rodrigo.


Best tracks- Bodybag; Rly Don’t Care









46. YOUNG THUG- PUNK

Only the second “official” full-length album by massively influential Atlanta rapper is probably Thug’s most accessible and mellowest release to date despite its title.

Best tracks- Livin It Up; Icy Hot







45. LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM- LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM

Seventh solo album released in the wake of his very public firing by Fleetwood Mac, LB is often a delight, especially when Buckingham is able to meld experimentation with his noted knack for melody.

Best tracks- On The Wrong Side; I Don’t Mind










44. A NATION OF LANGUAGE- A WAY FORWARD

Often excellent Brooklyn based indie synth pop band who recall mid eighties New Wave at its finest.

Best tracks- Across That Fine Line; This Fractured Mind







43. L’RAIN- FATIGUE

Beautifully thought provoking work by NYC based artist who combines free jazz, R&B, electronic music and indie rock with the avant-garde. Futuristic and forward leaning.

Best tracks- Two Face; Find It







42. VIAGRA BOYS- WELFARE JAZZ

Second album b y Swedish band who combine post-punk with black humor, dry wit and satire. Unfortunately Benjamin Valle, a band co-founder and guitarist recently passed away in October of ’21 making the future of the band in up in the air. Features stand out cuts like “Ain’t Nice” and “Creatures” as well as a cool cover of “In Spite Of Ourselves”.

Best Tracks- Ain’t Nice; Creatures






41. TIRZAH- COLOURGUARD

Second album by British experimental indie-pop artist. A Meditative and gorgeous exploration of early motherhood and the artist’s pregnancy, “Colourguard” highlights familial love and intimacy.

Best tracks- Send Me; Tectonic