Albums of the year- 2022

**versusreality** · 06-17-2022, 04:40 PM

We're at the halfway point of the year (more, actually) .

Curious to see what everyone's favorite albums are at this point in the year, and what albums everyone is looking forward to in the second half of the year.

As of right now it's a two way tie for me:

Final- Expect Nothing and the Kingdom Will Be Yours
Final- It Comes to Us All

ambient greatness by Justin Broadrick. I love the titles, too. so glad Final is back and very active (he also had another release this year- Oblivion vol 2 which is on the extremely harsh noise side...which, in the right mood, is also great)

I'm looking forward to the new Cure album but I don't even see it coming out...hopefully I'm wrong..especially with a clip of a new song played at an award show recently.

**BRoswell** · 06-18-2022, 12:35 AM

So far...

Brian Eno - FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Hot Chip - Freakout/Release
Jack White - Fear Of The Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive
Kavinsky - Reborn
The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
Tobacco - Skids and Angels

**MrLobster** · 06-18-2022, 12:48 AM

"Tongues" by Tanya Tagaq

**dlb** · 06-18-2022, 10:48 AM

Not sure if I have listened to THAT record of the year for me yet, but in terms of playtime:

Black Keys - dropout boogie
Los Bitchos - let the festivities begin
A Place to Bury Strangers - see through you
Taumel - now we stay forver lost in space together
Father John Misty - Chloe and the Next 20th Century
Just Mustard - heart under
Rammstein - Zeit

Still alot of records that I have yet to listen and many more coming out that I am extremely looking forward to.

**r_z** · 06-18-2022, 11:46 AM

Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful
A Place To Bury Strangers - See Through You
Billy Woods - Aethiopes

**otnavuskire** · 06-18-2022, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by versusreality

We're at the halfway point of the year (more, actually) .

Not quite. Halfway point happens July 2. :: pushes up nerd glasses ::

Anyway, my albums of the year so far are these:

Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
Author & Punisher - Krüller
The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention

**Zimbo** · 06-18-2022, 01:55 PM

Alright, I will give a top-five (so far) a go.

Tess Parks - "And Those Who Were Seen Dancing"
Leikeli47 - "Shape Up"
Wet Leg - "Wet Leg"
Widowspeak - "The Jacket"
Kendrick Lamar - "Mr, Morale & The Big Steppers"

**scorpiusdiamond** · 06-18-2022, 04:03 PM

Charli XCX - Crash
Rosalía - Motomami
Stromae - Multitude
Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morale…
Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
Just Mustard - heart under
Purity Ring - Graves
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn

Going through the album list, there’s a few I’ve missed this year that I need to check out

Looking forward to:
Alexisonfire
Coheed and Cambria
Petrol Girls
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

**GulDukat** · 06-18-2022, 04:48 PM

Jack White - Fear Of The Dawn

Slash - 4

Jerry Cantrell- Brighten

**hologram parade** · 06-18-2022, 09:14 PM

Huerco S • Plonk
Boy Harsher • The Runner
Marina Herlop • Pripyat
Cool Maritime • Big Earth Energy
fka Twigs • Caprisongs
Whatever The Weather • Self Titled
HAAi • Baby, Were Ascending
Sharon Van Etten • We’ve Been Going...
Salamanda • Ashbalkum
CFCF • Memoryland Enhanced
Beach House • Once Twice Melody
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri • I Could Be Your Moon...
The Smile • Light For Attracting Attention
HEALTH • DISCO4 :: PART II
Clams Casino & Jazztronic • Winter Flower
Soccer Mommy • Sometimes, Forever

**bobbie solo** · 06-18-2022, 10:55 PM

the Cave In record

**snichols** · 06-19-2022, 12:35 AM

Kavinsky "Reborn"

**sonic_discord** · 06-21-2022, 02:54 PM

Ghost's Impera is mine so far.

**cdm** · 06-21-2022, 03:40 PM

Standouts for me so far:
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn
PLOSIVS - s/t
Swami John Reis - Ride the Wild Night

**ryanmcfly** · 06-23-2022, 07:35 PM

Only got two So far:
Greg Puciato - Mirrorcell
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

**henryeatscereal** · 06-23-2022, 10:48 PM

Placebo - Never Let Me Go
Ghost - Impera

**versusreality** · 06-27-2022, 12:34 PM

Syd- Broken Hearts Club

really slick production on this one, Syd continues to improve, and she was already awesome. I even hear a bit of a Prince influence in a few tracks.

**botley** · 06-28-2022, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by MrLobster

"Tongues" by Tanya Tagaq

Remix album incoming! Loving the first two tracks released so far, hoping for a full vinyl set to go along with my copy of the original LP.

**MrLobster** · 06-28-2022, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by botley

Remix album incoming! Loving the first two tracks released so far, hoping for a full vinyl set to go along with my copy of the original LP.

Yup, just gotta wait for payday next week to order it. Do you have "Animism" and "Retribution" as well (I had "Split Tooth" but it didn't connect me so I passed it along)?

**onthewall2983** · 06-28-2022, 11:44 PM

Porcupine Tree’s new record and the two parts of the four-volume I Am The Moon by the Tedeschi Trucks Band, are instant favorites so far for me.

**TinDefacto** · 06-29-2022, 02:06 AM

Now that we're almost halfway through the year, here are the albums that have really blown me away so far:

1. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
2. DITZ - The Great Regression
3. Foxtails - fawn
4. Yard Act - The Overload

**botley** · 06-29-2022, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by MrLobster

Yup, just gotta wait for payday next week to order it. Do you have "Animism" and "Retribution" as well (I had "Split Tooth" but it didn't connect me so I passed it along)?

Hell yeah, I do. I actually still have the lighting console program saved from when she played at the venue where I used to work.

Also highly recommend Zhawenim by Digging Roots.

**PhoenixML** · 06-29-2022, 07:44 AM

Half way through, here's my top:
1. Circa Survive - A Dream About Death EP
2. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
3. Archive - Call to Arms & Angels
4. Underoath - Voyeurist
5. Metric - Formentera

I've enjoyed briefly:
Alexisonfire - Otherness
Anthony Green - Boom. Done.
Our Lady Peace - Spiritual Machine 2
Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation
RHCP - Unlimited Love
Silversun Pickups - Physical Thrills

Didn't enjoy as much as I would have liked:
Arcade Fire - We
Billy Howerdel - What Normal Was
Interpol - The Other Side of Make-Believe

Looking foward:
Mars Volta
Tesseract (they are in studio, though it could be next year)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (could be great, could be good, didn't find the single to be interesting)

**GulDukat** · 06-29-2022, 08:47 AM

The Hounds of Love by Kate Bush.

**henryeatscereal** · 07-01-2022, 11:27 AM

Add the new Porcupine Tree album, because it's excellent!

**Soma** · 07-01-2022, 03:25 PM

Favorites:
Beach House “Once Twice Melody”
HEALTH “DISCO4::Part Two”
Orville Peck “Bronco”
Primus “Conspiranoid”
Rammstein “Zeit”
The Smile “Light for Attracting Attention”
Angel Olsen “Big Time”
Billy Howerdel “What Normal Was”
Soccer Mommy “Sometimes, Always”
Greg Puciato “Mirrorcell”

Honorable mentions:
Huerco S. “Plonk”
Vein “This World Is Going To Ruin You”
Arcade Fire “We”

Looking forward to:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Cool It Down” 9/30
Silversun Pickups “TBA”

**stankeybearlover** · 07-01-2022, 05:05 PM

These are the 2022 album releases that I have really enjoyed thus far. More than I expected. It goes without saying that I would recommend each of them!

Animals As Leaders - Parrhesia
Billy Woods - Aethiopes
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Black Flower - Magma
Cain - Sarissa
Combo Chimbita - IRE
Goblin Can Dance - Death is Elsewhere
Holodrum - Holodrum
Jameszoo - Blind
Pan Daijing - Tissues
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
Sote - Beautiful Noise Made in Beautiful Rotten Iran
The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
Uwalmassa - Malar

Looking forward to new:
Alon Mor
Andy Morin/Flatlander
Black Midi
Caterina Barbieri
Crosses
Gorillaz
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Makaya McCraven
The Mars Volta
Meridian Brothers
Moor Mother
Tyondai Braxton