22 Songs that defined my 22
Yes, only one of these is actually from 2022, duh. Not ranked or whatever. All are 5/5s. Chronological order by release date? lol |
1 | | Donovan Mellow Yellow
"Museum"
Apparently my most listened-to song of the year according to Last.fm |
2 | | Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso
"AlfĂ´mega"
Tropicalia is good |
3 | | Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs
"Octopus"
Took me too long to try this album |
4 | | Os Mutantes Jardim Elétrico
"Top Top"
Tropicalia is good [2] |
5 | | Van Morrison Tupelo Honey
"I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)"
Morrison does country well |
6 | | Dr. John Desitively Bonnaroo
"Mos' Scocious"
Featuring The Meters as the backup band |
7 | | Gal Costa Cantar
"A RĂŁ"
RIP Gal Costa/not Tropicalia anymore but so good |
8 | | Lavender Country Lavender Country
RIP Patrick Haggerty/Maybe the best gay-themed album of all time? Find me a better one if you disagree |
9 | | Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove
"Groovallegiance"
Between One Nation, Standing on the Verge, and Up for the Down Stroke, P-funk was constantly |
10 | | Crass Christ: The Album
"Birth Control 'n' Rock 'n' Roll"
The 80s continue to be one of my least checked decades somehow? |
11 | | Thinking Fellers Uni0n Local 282 Mother of All Saints
"Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice"
This song takes so long to get going but once it's going my god |
12 | | Nina Nastasia Dogs
"A Dog's Life"
Her shit is usually so dark, but this song is cute as fuck |
13 | | Broadcast Tender Buttons
"Michael a Grammar"
Wasn't an initial standout, but now it's my most listened-to on Tender Buttons |
14 | | Beck Modern Guilt
"Gamma Ray"
Album is underrated for Beck, legit no bad songs on here |
15 | | Gazelle Twin The Entire City
"Nest"
Sad crooning stuff |
16 | | of Montreal Paralytic Stalks
"Dour Percentage"
Everyone needs a "makes me feel bad" classic |
17 | | Morgan Delt Morgan Delt
"Sad Sad Trip"
Easily one of the most engaging of the hypnagogic pop artists I've sampled |
18 | | ARTHUR Woof Woof
"Sweet Memory"
Classic obnoxious psych stuff |
19 | | Thundercat It Is What It Is
"Black Qualls"
Childish Gambino's verse at the end sucks, but the rest of this is wonderful |
20 | | Crumb (USA-NY) Ice Melt
"Ice Melt"
Shoutout to Conmaniac for seeing thse guys with me (and CONversely getting me into them) |
21 | | Julia Kwamya Feel Good About Feeling Bad
"Cruel"
Also shout to Robertsona for booking her at a concert, good times |
22 | | Melody's Echo Chamber Emotional Eternal
"Pyramids in the Clouds"
The best song from the only 2022 I'm hard repping this year shhhhh |
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