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