The Best Albums of 2022 So Far
There are many problems in the world in 2022, but a lack of great music is not one of them! Jim and Greg celebrate music from all over the world in their midyear “Best Of” episode.
Greg’s Top 10
- Sharon Van Etten, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
- Sasami, Squeeze
- Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, Topical Dancer
- Wet Leg, Wet Leg
- K.O.G and Zongo Brigade, Zone 6 Agege
- Saba, Few Good Things
- The Smile, A Light for Attracting Attention
- Trupa Trupa, B Flat A
- Shamir, Heterosexuality
- Billy Woods, Aethiopes
Jim’s Top 10
- Wet Leg, Wet Leg
- The Linda Lindas, Growing Up
- Mitski, Laurel Hell
- Jack White, Fear of the Dawn
- Spiritualized, Everything Was Beautiful
- Pedro the Lion, Havasu
- Spoon, Lucifer on the Sofa
- Warpaint, Radiate Like This
- Superchunk, Wild Loneliness
- Sara Shook & the Disarmers, Night Roamer
Featured Songs:
- Sharon Van Etten, "Darkness Fades," We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jagjaguwar, 2022
- The Smile, "The Opposite," A Light for Attracting Attention, XL, 2022
- The Smile, "You Will Never Work In Television Again," A Light for Attracting Attention, XL, 2022
- Pedro The Lion, "First Drumset," Havasu, Polyvinyl, 2022
- Saba, "Few Good Things (feat. Black Thought & Erin Allen Kane)," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022
- Spiritualized, "Always Together With You," Everything Was Beautiful, Fat Possum, 2022
- K.O.G., "Immigration," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022
- K.O.G., "Hewale (Interlude)," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022
- K.O.G., "Ebenezer," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022
- Jack White, "Eosophobia," Fear of the Dawn, Third Man, 2022
- Jack White, "Hi-De-Ho (feat. Q-Tip)," Fear of the Dawn, Third Man, 2022
- Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, "Thank You," Topical Dancer, Deewee, 2022
- Mitski, "That's Your Lamp," Laurel Hell, Dead Oceans, 2022
- Mitski, "Love Me More," Laurel Hell, Dead Oceans, 2022
- SASAMI, "Say It," Squeeze, Domino, 2022
- The Linda Lindas, "Nino," Growing Up, Epitaph, 2022
- Sharon Van Etten, "Come Back," We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jagjaguwar, 2022
- Wet Leg, "I Don't Wanna Go Out," Wet Leg, Domino, 2022
- The Sex Pistols, "Anarchy In the U.K.," Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Virgin, 1977
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