2022 Albums • Page 3

Q1 has been one of the most personally fulfilling streaks of new music that I can remember.
Here's to Q2, which will be in this post :)

---Ratings---
+++ love [aoty longlist in bold]
++ great
+ good
= okay
- dislike

---The List as of 4/1/2022---
APRIL
PUP - The Unraveling of PUP the Band [+++]
Molly Tuttle - Crooked Tree [++]
Elway - The Best of All Possible Worlds [+]
T-Shyne - Confetti Nights [++]
Omar Apollo - Ivory [++]
The Regrettes - Further Joy [=]
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn [++]
Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart [+++]
Oceanator - Nothing's Ever Fine [+++] (upgraded in June)
Cold Years - Goodbye to Misery [++]
Pusha T - It's Almost Dry [+++]
Kate Bollinger - Look at it in the Light [+]
Lights - Pep [+]
Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia [++]
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Night Gnomes [++]
Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons [+++]
The Linda Lindas - Growing Up [++]
Pictoria Vark - The Parts I Dread [+]
Kaitlin Butts - What Else Can She Do [++]
The Good Ones - Rwanda, you see ghosts, I see sky [++]
Syd - Broken Hearts Club [+++]
Scarlet Street - I Can't Tell If I'm Insane Or Brilliant [++]
Scene Queen - Bimbocore [+++]

MAY
Sonny Singh - Chardi Kala [+++]
Kayleigh Goldsworthy - Learning to be Happy [++]
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers [++]
Mandy Moore - In Real Life [++]
Spread Joy - II [+++]
Pkew Pkew Pkew - Open Bar [+]
Say Sue Me - The Last Thing Left [++]
They Hate Change - Finally, New [+++]
Harry Styles - Harry's House [++]
Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky [+++]
Brian Jackson - This Is Brian Jackson [++]
CLIFFDIVER - Exercise Your Demons [+++]

JUNE
All Get Out - Kodak [+++]
070 Shake - You Can't Kill Me [+]
Astronoid - Radiant Bloom [+]
Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance [++]
Mint Green - All Girls Go to Heaven [+++]
Editrix - Editrix II: Editrix Goes To Hell [+]
ELUCID - I Told Bessie [+++]
Keep for Cheap - Bundle [pending]
Foals - Life Is Yours [++]
Bartees Strange - Farm to Table [+++]
Regina Spektor - Home, before and after [+++]




---Pre-2022 but New To Me, updated 3/27/22---
APRIL
Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet - 2019 [++]
Andrew Bird - Are You Serious - 2016 [++]
MAY
x
JUNE
Blind Adam & the Federal League - An Act of Desperation - 2021 [++]
& Juliet - Original London Cast Recording - 2019 [++]

 

February and March had soooooo many good releases. I know there are other albums I’m excited about in the works, but there’s nothing I’m anticipating right now that I know of coming out in April, May or June. Feels strange.

 

Super feeling the new All Get Out singles.

 

Arcade Fire followed by Kendrick and The Smile sounds like an excellent May

 

My top 3 for the year so far in no order:

Wet Leg
Pup
Mom Jeans

 

I agree with Mom Jeans and Pup. Enjoying Wet Leg as well.

 

My favorite album of the year is from a band I can't even pronounce the name of lol. I'm seriously in love with this record. Reminds me a ton of tricot, leaning more in a shoegaze-y direction. Catchy as fuck.

 

Was doing this in a Google doc but might as well post here too

2022 albums
+++ = fave
++ =
+ = enjoyed
/ = indifferent
- = dislike
* = need to revisit
January

February
Mitski - Laurel Hell ++
Beach House - Once Twice Melody ++
Hurray For The Riff Raff - LIFE ON EARTH *

March
Rosalía - MOTOMAMI +++
Oso Oso - Sore Thumb *
Weezer - SZNZ: Spring +
Maren Morris - Humble Quest ++
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future *
Camp Cope - Running With The Hurricane ++

April
PUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND +++
Camila Cabello - Familia
Father John Misty - Chloe and the Next 20th Century
Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
Pusha T - It's Almost Dry


========================================
QUEUE
Underoath
Soul Glo
Big Nothing
Sasami
Vein.FM
Earl Sweatshirt
Charli XCX
Gregor Barnett
Kurt Vile
The Weeknd
Utada Hikaru
Big Thief
Suki Waterhouse
Christian Lee Hutson
Mom Jeans
Caracara
Black Country, New Road
Prince Daddy and the Hyena
Miranda Lambert
Bloc Party


UPCOMING:
Mandy Moore
Sharon Van Etten
Soccer Mommy (June 24)
Joyce Manor
Dance Gavin Dance (July 29)
Wilco
Kendrick Lamar
Arcade Fire

===================================================

Older albums:
Madvillian - Madvilliany +++
Juvenile - 400 Degreez ++
Chief Keef - Finally Rich ++
Jay Rock - Redemption ++
Bone Thugs N Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal +
Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor ++
Joyce Manor - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired +++
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again +++
The Menzingers - Chamberlain Waits +

 

I like your symbol for revisit. There's albums that just don't hit at first, but given the recs from others I feel like I would like it with more listens. So far I also feel that way with Oso Oso, Caracara, and A Wilhelm Scream.

 

Yeah some of these I just throw on while I'm cooking or I wasn't in the mood to really take them in so I need to give them another go

 

So I'm doing some spring cleaning and found some digital download codes in my cabinet. I'm pretty sure these haven't been redeemed, first come first serve.

Not sure who - redeem.thesoundofvinyl.com code: SG69H7925

Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In the Alps - http://download.deadoceans.com code: DOC142.11RBVNRP

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math - themanchesterorchestra.com/smalbumdownload code: 2RDRCRT47GPVN42

Enjoy!

 

The Rolling Stones just released Live at the El Mocambo.

A concert they recorded back in '77.

From NME:
"The Stones performed their pair of El Mocambo gigs under the name The Cockroaches, appearing on the bill alongside Canadian rock band April Wine. Mick Jagger and co played tracks such as ‘Honky Tonk Women’, ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’."

Fun fact, eh?

 

I use a playlist to keep tracks of new albums I’ve jammed in a certain year.

 

its impressive how dull the new RHCP album is. i dont get it at all.

 

So, I'm curious why you copied and pasted a section of my albums from page 1 that I have listened to this year with a link to a defunct blogspot.

 

man the next few weeks are going to be killer

Joyce Manor
Bartees Strange
Goose
Short Fictions
Camp Trash

stacked month

 

Recent releases I've really enjoyed
Gilt - Conceit
Cliffdiver - Exercise Your Demons
Thorn Tire - Look Death in the Eyes and Spit
Mikau - Abandonware
Hey, Ily - Psychokinetic Love Songs

 

Anyone listen to the Social Animals self-titled yet? Discover Weekly put Adults in my playlist this week and now I'm running through the whole album

 

God the Goose album is so good!

 

Q2 was nice, but felt a little less intense than the beginning of the year.
Q3 in this post!

---Ratings---
+++ love [aoty longlist in bold]
++ great
+ good
= okay
- dislike

---The List as of 7/1/2022---
JULY
The Dear Hunter - Antimai [++]
Camp Trash - The Long Way, the Slow Way [++]
Momma - Household Name [+++]
Viagra Boys - Cave World [++]
Scarlet Street - I Can't Tell If I'm Insane or Brilliant EP [++]
Scene Queen - Bimbocore EP [+++]
Superorganism - World Wide Pop [++]
Lizzo - Special [++]
Beach Bunny - Emotional Creature [++]
Pool Kids - Pool Kids [+++]
The Lazy Eyes - SongBook [++]
THEM - the car EP [++]

AUGUST
Pale Waves - Unwanted [++]
Rat Tally - In My Car [pending]
Thick - Happy Now [pending]
Hot Chip - Freakout/Release [+++]
JID - The Forever Story [+++]
Miguel Zenon - Musica De Las Americas [+++]
The Mountain Goats - Bleed Out [+++]
Megan Thee Stallion - Traumazine [+++]
Julia Jacklin - Pre Pleasure [pending]
Young Nudy - EA Monster [++]
The Front Bottoms - Theresa EP [+]


---Pre-2022 but New To Me---
JULY
cumgirl8 - cumgirl8 (2020) [+++]

 

I'm listening.

I like it.

 

The flow of good releases (I’m interested in) feels like it has come to a halt. February spoiled me.

 

I'm not really sure where I should post this to be seen by the most people that would care... but I read an article this morning that discussed how new music consumption in the first half of 2022 is down, catalog release consumption is up, & it also discusses the whole nostalgia kick everyone seems to be on right now.

Analysis
Old Heads Rejoice! New Music is Shrinking in Popularity

Article that references with data visualizations
It’s official: New music is SHRINKING in popularity

 

I felt late June and early July were quite dry. But just recently (last two weeks) I've enjoyed Camp Trash, Paolo Nutini, Noso, Pool Kids, Beach Bunny and Anthony Green.

 

Oh shit, Paolo Nutini.

"New Shoes" was an iTunes Single of the Week or whatever once and it's still one of my favorite songs for when I'm in the right mood. May as well check out what he's been up to...