Best music in 2022


I'm a little late getting started this year.....

St. Paul & The Broken Bones "The Alien Coast"

I love this album. Wish the bass wasn't so prominent.

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I''ve done a few of these. Here's my picks:

Big Thief as above.

Alvvays: Blue Rev

Beach House: Once Twice Melody

Alex G: God Save the Animals

Nilufer Yanya: Painless

Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever

Hatchie: Giving the World Away

Crumb: Ice Melt

MIYNT: Lonely Beach

Two of the best new albums I heard in 2022 were

Paolo Nutini - "Last Night in the Bittersweet"

The Mars Volta - S/T

Jakob Bro et al.: Once around the Room

Joshua Redman et al.: Long Gone

Collegium 1704, Vaclav Lukas: Smetana—Ma Vlast

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2 more weeks left in 2022.  I am looking forward in reading about your final wrap.

 

Season's Greetings!

I rather enjoyed the season 2 soundtrack to White Lotus.  Great background music for the dinner hour.  

slaw

 

Last month in 2022. I wonder if we will see any last-minute surprises?

 

Happy Listening!

Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow 

Really impressed by this one so far.  

@slaw based on what you have posted you might enjoy The Heavy Heavy - Life and Life Only.  

So far one of my favorites this year.  

Bonny Light Horseman "Rolling Golden Holy" 

Dr John "Things Happen That Way"

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Catherine Russell Send For Me. Romance that swings outstanding sound and production of some great standards.

 

Caroline Spence "True North" 

Great talent, not so great SQ on this one though...

Dirty Shirley (self titled)

George Lynch and Dino ROCK!

Very nice production 🍻

Actually came out in 2020

OOPS!

IfYou haven't heard it, its new🤓

ZZ Top “Raw”. few tracks available as samples now until the full release July 22.

 

Williams: Violin Concerto No.2 & Selected Film Themes. 
 

Dream Queen, Bobby Hamilton, etc. 

A very hard to find, expensive spiritual jazz, lounge act record that was pressed in very limited quantities. Reissued by Now Again, from the tape, cut by Bernie G. (whether that spins your propeller, it says they took some care). A thirty dollar record, from the label or secondary market. Title track is worth the price of admission. You'll find a place for this in your listening. 

Remastered with loads of additional material: The Beach Boys "Sounds of Summer". 

Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal - "Get On Board".

Pharis & Jason Romero - "Tell ’em You Were Gold".

Del McCoury Band - "...Almost Proud".

Punch Brothers - "Hell On Church Street".

If you like fusion this one came out recently. Just put it on this morning and I think it’ll be one I spend some time with. Treat for the ears. Recording quality is very good 
 

High Pulp-Pursuit of Ends