2022 musical recordings

I too have really warmed up to this Alvvays band for many of the reasons Nick articulated. I feel like they hit the perfect feel good spot between 80s jangle pop like the feelies/early REM/etc and pretty shoegazy MBVish music. Just realized Beach House had an album this year that I should probably get around to listening to.

Also just realized none of the rap I listened to this year was from this year.
My favorite indie white kid music of 2022:

Jason Shapiro - This Tape Gon’ Blow Ya Ass Out!
Harshest Realm - Out For Justice 2
The Chats - Get Fucked
Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time
Charli XCX - Crash
April Olsen - Big Time
Tatsuro Yamashita - Softly
Janis Ian - The Light at the End of the Line
Alvvays - Blue Rev
Taylor Swift - Midnights
The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs

I thought Sidewalks & Skeletons' "Exorcism" was the best 2022 record I listened to last year.

Little Neddy goes to war wrote:Just realized Beach House had an album this year that I should probably get around to listening to.

It's excellent, to my ears clearly their best record, like Bloom but more ambitious with warmer textures and embracing their inner Mazzy Star more. Love "Superstar" with its nod to Bowie's "Heroes" and the luxurious guitar tone throughout, the analog synths and surfaces, how it's still slavish Cocteau Twins worship but sounds like Beach House more than anything, which means they've arrived as artists, the melodies, her voice, how great it fucking SOUNDS on Sub Pop vinyl. The songs, always on the edge of disappearing or signaling. The melding of influence in terms of the instruments they use. The tones, very Big. Just an excellent record all around.

A few more 2022 albums that I forgot about:

Bitching Bajas - Bajacilators (arpeggio synth ambient)
Michael J. Blood - As Is (house,tech,footwork)
Omar S - Hi Tech (footwork, juke)
Daniel Villarreal - Panamá 77 (Latin jazz, percussive and funky)

vIv wrote:

Little Neddy goes to war wrote:Just realized Beach House had an album this year that I should probably get around to listening to.

It's excellent, to my ears clearly their best record, like Bloom but more ambitious with warmer textures and embracing their inner Mazzy Star more. Love "Superstar" with its nod to Bowie's "Heroes" and the luxurious guitar tone throughout, the analog synths and surfaces, how it's still slavish Cocteau Twins worship but sounds like Beach House more than anything, which means they've arrived as artists, the melodies, her voice, how great it fucking SOUNDS on Sub Pop vinyl. The songs, always on the edge of disappearing or signaling. The melding of influence in terms of the instruments they use. The tones, very Big. Just an excellent record all around.

Thanks for this viv. Album is beautiful, really really enjoying it.

I'm enjoying the Panda Bear release from this year, Reset.