The Top 20 Albums of 2022: The Top 10!

Saving the best for last!  The top 10 albums of 2022!

In playlist form.

2022 Album Roundup Series; November Showcase

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's some great music to accompany your family feast, including music from:

Death's Dynamic Shroud - Darklife (2022) Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods (2021) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) Absolutely Free - Aftertouch (2021) Lizzo - 'Cuz I Love You (2019) Wet Leg - Wet Leg (2020)

Post on Lunatic Soul's Fractured

2022 Album Roundup Series: October Showcase

Music I have had in rotation during October, including albums by:

Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham (2022) DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT (2022) Afrorack - The Afrorack (2022) Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems (2022) Skhivosani - დამწვრისები (2022) David Bowie - Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps) (1980)

Post on Hama's Houmeissa Post on Venetian Snares Traditional Synthesizer Music Post on Living Colour's Vivid Post on Fishbone's In Your Face

2022 Album Roundup Series: Refining Styles & Broadening Palattes

Some albums I have had in rotation in the Fall of 2022, including:

Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love (1985) black midi - Hellfire (2022) Paul Slavens - Alphabet Girls v. 2 (2022) Bali Gamelan Sound - Otonan; Gender Wayang (2021) Miles Davis - Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1958) Bjorn Riis - Everything to Everyone (2022)

A text post on Alphabet Girls V. 2 Another special post on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue

2022 Album Roundup Series: August - Summer's Last Stand

Here's what I had in rotation in August of 2022:

Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation (2022) Avalanche Kaito - Avalanche Kaito (2022) Sault - Air (2022) Goro Yamaguchi - Kinkoryu Shakuhachi (2006) Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus, Black Problems (2020) Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers (2020)

Here's a review of Sault's Untitled (Rise)

2022 Mid-Year Special: 12 Favorite Albums

Final results of my 2022 Showdown Series!  These albums will have preferential treatment in the end of the year Top 20.

2022 Album Roundup Series: June Came Much Too Soon

Last roundup before the mid-year top 10, including:

Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Airplane Over the Sea (1998)
Kalandra – The Line (2020)
Once and Future Band – Once and Future Band (2017)
Deep Energy Orchestra – The Return (2020)
Hollywood Burns – The Age of the Saucers (2021)
Konono No.1 – Congotronics (2004)



Relevant Links:

Previous Post on Once and Future Band’s Deleted Scenes

2022 Album Roundup Series: The Month of May Was Come

What have I been listening to this month? Well... 100 Gecs - 1000 Gecs (2019) Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee (2021) Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (2006) Native Construct - Quiet World (2015) N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton (1988) Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Candyman OST (2021)

2022 Album Roundup Series: The Albums of April

New music in rotation for April, 2022, including:

Mononeon - Put On Earth For You (2022) Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point (2022) Tom McGuire & the Brassholes - Tom McGuire & the Brassholes (2019) Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend (2021) Nerija - Blume (2019) Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (2022)

Relevant Links:

Post on Mononeon Series on early Marillion

2022 Album Roundup Series: March Madness (and no, not basketball)

First full roundup of 2022! Including albums by

The Buggles – The Age of Plastic (1980)
Beauty Pill – Sorry You’re Here (2010)
Fire-Toolz – Eternal Home (2021)
Ben Kweller – Sha Sha (2001)
Crying – Get Olde Second Wind (2015)
Damon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, the More Pure the Stream Flows (2021)



Relevant links:

An older text post on The Buggles, Yes, and Drama
Another text post on Crying’s Beyond the Fleeting Gales
A bit about Beauty Pill’s Describes Things as They Are
And just for fun, another text post on The Gorillaz

2022 Album Appetizers: Part 12 of 12

Finally - the finale! The last four albums to close out the season, including:

Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange (2021) Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here (2010) The Red Locusts - The Red Locusts (2021) Tony Kaye - The End of Innocence (2021)

If you found yourself here, you are exactly where you need to be to see the Tier 1 elimination results. Keep your eyes peeled later this week.

For now, here's the 2022 Radio Playlist to shuffle and be confused by.

2022 Album Appetizers - Part 11 of 12

The penultimate post! Featuring: Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3 (2021) Colleen Green - Cool (2021) Eastman Jazz Ensemble - Live! (1975) Bad Bunny - YHLQMDLG (2020)

And the ever-expanding Radio 2021 playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 9 of 12

More music to set 2022 apart, including:

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (2021) Cardiacs - On Land and In The Sea (1989) Tim Reynolds and Greg Howard - Sticks and Stones (1987) Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975)

And, as always, the ever-growing 2022 Radio playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 8 of 12

Over halfway done setting the stage for 2022! This post features

Soccer Mommy – Color Theory (2020)
Daedelus – Invention (2001)
Between the Buried and Me – Colors II (2021)
M83 – Oblivion OST (2013)

And, of course, the 2022 Radio playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 7 of 12

A quick glance at what's in rotation for 2022, including:

Tomahawk - Tonic Immobility (2021) Common - A Beautiful Revolution pt. 2 (2021) Sharhabil Ahmed - The King of Sudanese Jazz (2020) A.C.T.- Imaginary Friends (2001)

And the ever-expanding 2022 Radio playlist

2022 Album Appetizers part 6 of 12

More musical hors d’oeuvres, including albums by

Snail Mail – Valentine (2021)
Transatlantic – The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (2020)
Cindy – 1:2 (2021)
Flying Lotus – Yasuke OST (2021)

And the ever-expanding 2022 playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 5 of 12

More music up for your consideration, including:

Cynic – Ascension Codes (2021)
Moor Mother – Black Encyclopedia of the Air (2021)
Arushi Jain – Under a Lilac Sky (2021)
The Anchoress – The Art of Losing (2021)

And the ever-expanding 2022 playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 4 of 12

Another platter of new music served up to you, featuring music by

Jon Anderson - 1000 Hands (2019)
Alice TM - Little Body in Orbit (2021)
Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow (2021)
Shadoko - Le Domaine de Seedmills (OST) (2020)

And the ever-expanding 2022 Radio playlist

2021 Album Appetizers Part 3 of 12

A look at several intriguing albums, including:

Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom it May Concern... (1991) Juliana Barwick - Healing is a Miracle (2020) Perfect Beings - Vier (2018) The Caretaker - an empty bliss beyond this world (2010)

And the ever-expanding 2022 playlist

2022 Album Appetizers Part 2 of 12

A quick look at some of last year’s releases, including

Sault – Nine (2021)
Shubh Saran – Inglish (2021)
Men I Trust – Untourable Album (2021)
Limina – Hidden Spaces (2021)

And the newly sprouted 2022 Radio list