A celebration of some of the music we loved from 2022, unordered and consensus-free.
How Do You Burn?
The Afghan Whigs
Topical Dancer
Bolis Pupul, Charlotte Adigéry
Bar Mediterraneo
Nu Genea
We're Not Here To Be Loved
Fleshwater
Where You Are
Teno Afrika
Dawn FM
The Weeknd
You're Either Standing Facing Me or Next to Me
Keiji Haino & The Hardy Rocks
Hold The Girl
Rina Sawayama
Component System with the Auto Reverse
Open Mike Eagle
Cheat Codes
Black Thought, Danger Mouse
What Do the Stars Say to You
Ron Trent
Live at Blues Alley
Eva Cassidy
Only Love From Now On
Carmen Villain
Alto//Piano
Everest Magma
Coastlines 2
Coastlines
Good
Soom T
Living Room
Roméo Poirier
Matriarchal Behavior
Angel-Ho
Where Myth Becomes Memory
Rolo Tomassi
SICK!
Earl Sweatshirt
Warm Chris
Aldous Harding
Beethoven & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
Pekka Kuusisto, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Vilde Frang
Ghosted
Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin
"1, 2"
Lauren Tosswill
DJ-Kicks: Theo Parrish
Theo Parrish
Hiss
Wormrot
Autofiction
Suede
Kilumi
Coco Em
The Ruby Cord
Richard Dawson
The Elephant Man's Bones
Roc Marciano, The Alchemist
Tuqoos
Julmud
Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae)
Abel Selaocoe
Orange
CS + Kreme
Butterfly DNA
Yunzero
Plasma
Perfume
Tekchbila ⵜⵉⴽⵛⴱⵉⵍⴰ Vol. 1
Various Artists
Dance of the Evil Toys
Tarbaby, Oliver Lake
Poulenc: Orchestral Works
Bramwell Tovey, BBC Concert Orchestra
Mouton: Missa Faulte d'argent & Motets
The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice
Remember Your North Star
Yaya Bey
Final Light
Perturbator, Johannes Persson, Final Light
Air Guitar
Sobs
Walk With Me
David Tholfsen
Connection
The Maghreban
I Survived, It's Over
Rich Ruth
Breath By Breath
Fred Hersch, Jochen Rückert, Crosby Street String Quartet, Drew Gress
Opera In Musica (Carlo Monza Quartets)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
caroline
caroline
Support Surfaces
Alexi Baris
Handel: Winged Hands. The Eight Great Suites & Overtures
Francesco Corti
The Clarinet Trio Anthology
Daniel Ottensamer, Christoph Traxler, Stephan Koncz
Two Sisters
Sarah Davachi
N'Djila Wa Mudjimu
Fulu Miziki, Pisko Crane, Lady Aicha
Spring
Steven R. Smith
Lost & Found
Sean Shibe
Aethiopes
billy woods
In These Times
Makaya McCraven
God's Country
Chat Pile
Järnnätter
Civilistjävel!
Autumn Fair
Autumn Fair
Midnight Rocker
Horace Andy
God Created Everything
Linda Ayupuka
Expansions in the NYC
Louie Vega
Panamá 77
Daniel Villarreal
Ama Gogela
Phelimuncasi
Renaissance
Beyoncé
Vicente Lusitano: Motets
The Marian Consort
The Assurance Compilation
Various Artists, Juba
Beings of Light
Fort Romeau
Luke Una Presents É Soul Cultura
Various Artists
The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism
Greg Osby, Tyshawn Sorey
Surface Of The Earth
Surface of the Earth
In the Spirit of Ntu
Nduduzo Makhathini
Protector
Aoife Nessa Frances
J.S. Bach & Beyond: A Well-Tempered Conversation
Adam Laloum, Julien Libeer
Hideous Bastard
Oliver Sim
Bleed Out
The Mountain Goats
Americana, Vol. 2
JD Allen
The Loser
Gospel
God Don't Make Mistakes
Conway the Machine
What Remains
Steve Roach
Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1; Mahler: Blumine; Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus
Psychosynthesis
Greg Foat
Wet Leg
Wet Leg
Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven
Goatwhore
From Thutlwane to the World
Toxicated Keys
Heaven Come Crashing
Rachika Nayar
Somebody’s Closer
Bleed
East Portal
East Portal
The Loneliest Time
Carly Rae Jepsen