Albums of the Year – 2022
Listed in alphabetical order, because numerical ranking is too painful, here are my albums of the year.
(But The 1975 would take my top spot if you must know)
- Calexico – El Mirador
- Dean Ownens – Sinner’s Shrine
- Electronic Bodyguards – Exquisite
- Father John Misty – Cloë and the Next 20th Century
- Hercules and Love Affair – In Amber
- Kristeen Young – Beauty Shop
- Lauran Hibberd – Garageband Superstar
- Ibibio Sound Machine – Electricity
- Orville Peck – Bronco
- Metronomy – Small World
- Mother Mother – Inside
- Panic! at the Disco – Viva Las Vengeance
- Perfume – Plasma
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen
- Suede – Autofiction
- The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language
- The Regrettes – Further Joy
- Two Door Cinema Club – Keep On Smiling
- Weyes Blood – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
- White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart
A playlist with a little something from each record can be found here for a taster of the delights within.
All words by Susan Sloan.