2022 Album Eliminations: Tier 6 Part 3

The final tier of the year before finals!  This set was actually pretty straightforward for me, with one exception: Lindsey Buckingham VS. Snail Mail.  Valentine really took its lumps this year: It was eliminated in Tier I when it ended up in a showdown with Cynic.  Unfair, really, which is why it got a second chance at life in Tier 5 and knocked out a lot of serious contenders, not the least of which was black midi!

But for the first time, Snail Mail ran up against an adversary writing in a similar style, and Lindsey Buckingham is, in my opinion, an overlooked genius.  And even in the twilight of his career, he still has it.  The b-side tracks on the album have the elegance of pre-Revolver Beatles, never mind the fact that he just burns it as a guitarist.  Snail Mail put up a fight, but the judges rule for Buckingham.

Eastman Jazz Ensemble - Live! VS. DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT
DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT

E

David Bowie - Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps) VS. Porcupine Tree - CLOSURE/CONTINUATION
Porcupine Tree - CLOSURE/CONTINUATION



Skhivosani - დამწვრისები VS.Goro Yamaguchi - Kinkoryu Shakuhachi
Goro Yamaguchi - Kinkoryu Shakuhachi

Watch Yamaguchi play HERE
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Avalanche Kaito - Avalanche Kaito VS. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
Avalanche Kaito - Avalanche Kaito

E

Sault - Air VS. Afrorack - The Afrorack
Sault - Air

Snail Mail - Valentine VS. Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham

This will be the last elimination post for 2022.  For the next month, I will be sorting through the finals bracket and come up with my Top 20.

The 2022 Top 20 Elimination Bracket will be composed of:

- The Mid-Year Top 12

- A similarly derived Fall Top 12

- 6 saved albums from the Spring

- 6 saved albums from the Fall

- All 6 November albums

Basically, I am going to listen to all the best music from this year for the next month.  Could be worse!