The Top 50 Albums of 2022
1. Moor Mother- Jazz Codes
Review.
2. Mary Halvorson- Belladonna
Review.
3. Natalia Lafourcade- De Todas las Flores
4. Oren Ambarchi- Ghosted
Review.
5. Joyce DiDonato- Eden
6. Rosalía- Motomami
7. Nate Wooley- Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes
Review.
8. Pusha T- It’s Almost Dry
9. The Weeknd- Dawn FM
Podcast discussion.
10. Dave Douglas- Songs of Ascent: Book 1- Degrees
11. Sarah Davachi- Two Sisters
Review.
12. Billy Woods- Aethiopes
13. Bad Bunny- Un Verano Sin Ti
14. Tim Bernardes- Mil Coisas Invisíveis
15. Brad Mehldau- Jacob’s Ladder
Review.
16. Bobby Watson- Back Home in Kansas City
Review.
17. Anat Cohen- Quartetinho
18. Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet- Evergreen
19. Miranda Lambert- Palomino
20. François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles- Claude Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande
21. Vince Staples- Ramona Park Broke My Heart
22. Sault- (God)
23. Matthew Shipp Trio- World Construct
24. Mitsuko Uchida- Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Review.
25. Beyoncé- Renaissance
Review.
26. Hermon Mehari- Asmara
Review.
27. Samantha Ege- Black Renaissance Women
28. Danger Mouse and Black Thought- Cheat Codes
29. Tyshawn Sorey- The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism
30. Nduduzo Makhathini- In The Spirit of Ntu
31. Silvana Estrada- Marchita
32. Carolin Widmann- L’Aurore
33. Robert Levin- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
34. Megan Thee Stallion- Traumazine
35. Gerald Clayton- Bells on Sand
Review.
36. iLe- Nacarile
37. Jóhann Jóhannsson- Drone Mass
38. Lucrecia Dalt- ¡Ay!
39. Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes- Edvard Grieg
Review.
40. Daniel Villarreal- Panamá 77
41. Wilco- Cruel Country
Review.
42. Sault- 11
43. Tedeschi Trucks Band- I Am the Moon III: The Fall
Review.
44. Cyrille Dubois and Tristan Rais- Fauré: Complete Songs
45. Clarice Jensen- Esthesis
46. Caroline Shaw and I Giardini- The Wheel
47. Tony Malaby’s Sabino- The Cave of Winds
Review.
48. Benny the Butcher- Tana Talk 4
49. Sault- Air
Review.
50. 2 Chainz- Dope Don’t Sell Itself
The Top 50 Songs of 2022 (Spotify playlist)
1. Porridge Radio- “End of Last Year”
2. Kae Tempest featuring Lianne La Havas- “No Prizes”
3. Celeste- "To Love a Man"
4. Anna Butterss- "Doo Wop"
5. Ice Spice- “Munch (Feelin’ U)”
6. Jana Rush featuring DJ Paypal- “Lonely”
7. Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation- "How Good It Is"
8. Lee Fields- "Forever"
9. Rod Wave- "Cold December"
10. More Eaze featuring Claire Rousay- "floor Pr. 2"
11. DJ Snake- “Disco Maghreb”
12. Anitta featuring Chencho Corleone- "Gata"
13. Horace Andy- "Watch Over Them"
14. Kaitlin Butts- “She’s Using”
15. Soul Glo- “Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmya–)”
16. Drake- "Down Hill"
17. Leikeli47- “LL Cool J”
18. Babehoven- “Fugazi”
19. Sunny Sweeney featuring Vince Gill- “Married Alone”
20. Cécile McLorin Salvant- “Ghost Song”
21. Steve Lacy- "Bad Habit"
22. Aldous Harding- “Fever”
23. Ibibio Sound Machine- “17 18 19”
24. Blackstarkids- “Sex Appeal”
25. Camilo and Nicki Nicole- "Naturaleza"
26. Hailey Whitters- “Everything She Ain’t”
27. Plains- “Hurricane”
28. Big Joanie- “In My Arms”
29. Horse Lords- “Rundling”
30. SleazyWorld Go featuring Offset- “Step 1”
31. Rauw Alejandro featuring Baby Rasta- “Punto 40”
32. Cole Swindell- “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
33. Willie Nelson- “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die”
34. Tank and The Bangas featuring Lalah Hathaway and Jacob Collier- “Where Do We All Go”
35. Drake and 21 Savage- “Major Distribution”
36. SZA- “Kill Bill”
37. Big K.R.I.T.- “So Cool”
38. Emily Nenni- “On the Ranch”
39. Ohma- “Seeing Beyond What Is Here”
40. Thotcrime- “You’re Like a Black Hole, The Way You Expect My Life to Revolve Around You”
41. The Smile- “Opposite”
42. Jon Pardi- “Mr. Saturday Night”
43. Lyle Lovett- “12th of June”
44. Animal Collective- “Cherokee”
45. Hiatus Kaiyote- "Get Sun (Georgia Anne Muldrow remix)"
46. Coi Leray- "Players"
47. Leland Whitty- "Awake"
48. Regina Spektor- “Becoming All Alone”
49. Craig Finn- “Messing With the Settings”
50. Peter Lehndorff- “Nothing Can Change”
The Top 25 EPs of 2022
1. Earl Sweatshirt- Sick!
Review.
2. Tom Skinner- Voices of Bishara
3. Drug Church- Hygiene
4. DJ Premier- Hip Hop 50, Vol. 1
5. The Adam Larson Trio- With Love, From Kansas City
Review.
6. Sault- Aiir
7. Iceboy Violet- The Vanity Project
Review.
8. Shabaka- Afrikan Culture
9. Your Old Droog- Yod Stewart
10. Christian Nodal- EP #1 Forajido
11. Christina Aguilera- La Fuerza
12. Flee Lord- Pray for the Evil 3
13. Duckwrth- Chrome Bull
14. Ryley Walker- So Certain
15. Your Old Droog and Tha God Fahim- The Wolf On Wall St. 2
16. WiFiGawd- Chain of Command
17. Chubby and the Gang- Labour of Love
18. Brain Tourniquet- Brain Tourniquet II
19. Lil Uzi Vert- Red & White
20. Khruangbin and Leon Bridges- Texas Moon
21. Otoboke Beaver- Super Champon
22. Portico Quartet- Next Stop
23. Elvis Costello- The Resurrection of Rust
24. Flatland Cavalry- Songs to Keep You Warm
25. Lil Ugly Mane- I Believe the World Would Be a Better Place Without You
The Top 25 Reissues, Compilations and Reimaginings of 2022
1. Charles Stepney- Step on Step
2. Saturno 2000: La Rebajada de Los Sonideros 1962-1983
Review.
3. Miles Davis- That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Review.
4. Brian Harnetty- Words and Silences
Review.
5. Prince and the Revolution- Live
6. Son House- Forever On My Mind
Review.
7. The Beatles- Revolver: Super Deluxe
8. Ray Charles- Live in Stockholm 1972
9. Pastor Champion- I Just Want to be a Good Man
10. Bert Jansch- Bert at the BBC
11. The Pyramids- Aomawa: The 1970s Recordings
Review.
12. Quattro Modigliani- Schubert: The String Quartets
13. Elton John- Madman Across the Water: Deluxe Edition
14. África Negra- Antologia Vol.1
15. Andrew Cyrille, Elliott Sharp and Richard Teitelbaum- Evocation
16. Pavement- Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal
Review.
17. Biluka y Los Canibales- Leaf-Playing in Quito, 1960-1965
18. Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian- Live at the Village Vanguard: Unissued Tracks
19. Cecil Taylor- The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert at the Town Hall N.Y.C. November 4, 1973
20. Charles Mingus- The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s
21. Norah Jones- Come Away With Me: Super Deluxe Edition
22. Nancy Mounir- Nozhet El Nofous
Review.
23. Marius Constant- Xenakis: Syrmos, Polytope de Montréal, Medea, Kraanerg & Oresteia
24. Staples Jr. Singers- When Do We Get Paid
25. Pauline Oliveros and James Ilgenfritz- Altamirage
