Here we are again, wrapping up the past 12 months with the albums that made this year definitive to me. This year was especially excruciating, as there were tons of fantastic albums, but here a condensed 50. As always, keep in mind that this isn't a definitive or objective "best of" list, just a collection of personal favourites in relative order. You can check out a Spotify playlist of all the albums below, along with one of select songs from each. There are no download links to avoid copyright issues, though a few of them are already on here if you want to check out their respective posts.
Thanks again for continuing to check this blog out, this year we hit both 1000 and 1100 posts and passed the 10-year mark on this thing. So thank you, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, though there should be a few more posts coming before the year is out. Let me know what your favourites this year have been too, I'm curious to know what you guys have been listening to. Enjoy.
Honourable Mentions:
Alexisonfire - Otherness
Brockhampton - The Family
Drake - Honestly, Nevermind
Frank Turner - FTHC
Pianos Become The Teeth - Drift
50. Flight Patterns - Flight Patterns
49. Punitive Damage - This Is The Blackout
48. Skullcrusher - Quiet The Room
47. Piri Reis - Ritma
45. Gillian Carter - Salvation Through Misery
44. OFF! - Free LSD
42. Candy - Heaven Is Here
41. Earl Sweatshirt - Sick!
40. Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows
39. The Weeknd - Dawn FM
38. Knifeplay - Animal Drowning
36. Plains - I Walked With You A Ways
35. Camp Cope - Running With The Hurricane
34. the Mountan Goats - Bleed Out
31. KEN Mode - Null
29. Foxtails - Fawn
28. Massa Nera - Derramar | Querer | Borrar
26. Bartees Strange - Farm To Table
25. Björk - Fossora
24. Arm's Length - Never Before Seen, Never Again Found
23. Joyce Manor - 40 oz. To Fresno
22. Caroline - Caroline
21. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season
20. Pool Kids - Pool Kids
18. Backxwash - His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering
17. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
16. Oso Oso - Sore Thumb
15. Gospel - The Loser
14. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
13. PUP - The Unraveling Of PUPTheBand
12. Angel Olsen - Big Time
11. City Of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters
10. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
9. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
8. Petrol Girls - Baby
7. Black Midi - Hellfire
6. Anxious - Little Green House
5. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
4. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
3. Alvvays - Blue Rev
2. Chat Pile - God's Country
1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Much less pop punk/emo/hardcore than expected but it's a great list. Two Houses and New Junk City both put out awesome records (the latter of which I struggled to turn off repeat).
ReplyDeleteJust checked out new junk city first time ive heard them -awesome stuff thanks for the heads up
DeleteMy top 5 are:
ReplyDelete1. LS Dunes - Past Lives
2. Spoon - Lucifer On the Sofa
3. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
4. Bastille - Give Me the Future
5. Charli XCX - Crash
High Vis and Careen all year. Hope you add them here, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis year I have mostly been listening to COIL especially Black Light District, Soul Glo, Motorhead live albums, Lucrecia Dalt!Ay!, the Devoid of Life album is superb, Pat Thomas/Black Top, but I must be the only person yet to hear Wet Leg, or black midi for that matter! Thanks for your efforts and excellent site
ReplyDeleteSalut Kevin,
ReplyDelete1- Zeal & Ardor de Zeal & Ardor. CHE
2- 4 songs et Pranks For The Memories de Angry son. JPA
3- MMXXII de Yearning. CAN
4- Pomona de CATALYST. USA
5- Diaspora Problems de Soul Glo. USA
Bonnes fêtes everybody
Thank you for this blog and your hard work posting! Here’s to 2023!
ReplyDeleteHi, this year surprise me new Birds in Row album for a complex, math inclusive and one hiundred others
ReplyDeleteAlways look forward to your end of year Best Of list. Much love from Chicago.
ReplyDeleteAwesome list and I just want to say I am so thankful of what you are doing. Ive been a frequent of this page for a few years now. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteIt was a good year. Just want to thank you for an amazing 10 years, I love this blog, and here's to 10 more!
ReplyDeleteNot ever the Wonder Years... Shame dude
ReplyDeleteListened to Camp Trash's The Long Way, The Slow Way a lot. Probably this year's favourite for me.
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