YoYo's 2022.5
2022 is halfway over! Here's every album I've heard so far. If you disagree with my ratings, please remember that I am correct and you are not. |
| 47 |  | Drake
Honestly, Nevermind
---1'S---
I know this album is an easy target but I just genuinely couldn’t stand listening to it |
| 46 |  | Underoath
Voyeurist
---2'S---
*chugs 2 liter of Mountain Dew* YEAH ME AND MY FRIENDS, WE THINK YOU’RE F**KING FAKE |
| 45 |  | deathcrash
Return
I have never been so bored in my entire life |
| 44 |  | Perfume Genius
Ugly Season
I have never been so confused by an album’s hype in my entire life |
| 43 |  | Vince Staples
RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
---2.5'S---
Remove everything interesting from the beat and spit in indiscernible monotone, congratulations, you’re officially making “grimy” hip hop |
| 42 |  | Pridelands
Light Bends
My 2.5s are unintentionally built to trigger tyman128 |
| 41 |  | Orville Peck
Bronco
See description of #42 |
| 40 |  | Big Thief
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
The first 2 songs were okay and then this became the Banjo Kazooie soundtrack and I mentally checked out for the rest |
| 39 |  | Earl Sweatshirt
Sick!
----3'S----
See description for #43, but it’s not as egregiously offensive here |
| 38 |  | Florence and the Machine
Dance Fever
There have actually been very few releases I’ve disliked so far this year - everything on this album is passable but not great |
| 37 |  | Archive
Call To Arms And Angels
I tried, Sowing. I really did |
| 36 |  | Soft Replica
Only Ever In Dreams
Formless but very pleasant. I study with this in the background a lot |
| 35 |  | The Weeknd
Dawn FM
Once again, no bad songs but no truly great songs either |
| 34 |  | Hot Water Music
Feel The Void
Anyone’s guess as to why this band is still kickin, but this is passable I guess |
| 33 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers
Unlimited Love
They are old |
| 32 |  | Vein.fm
This World is Going to Ruin You
Great metal album with legitimately experience-ruining production |
| 31 |  | Harry Styles
Harry's House
A couple of absolute bangers, but also a couple of the worst songs I’ve heard this year |
| 30 |  | Deserta
Every Moment, Everything You Need
Johnny’s keys complaint about the Gospel album is my entire complaint about this album |
| 29 |  | Basement Revolver
Embody
This EMBODIES the meaning of the term “average” lfgggg |
| 28 |  | Overgrow
Walls of Mirrors
Good songwriting but why is every single riff doubled with an acoustic guitar |
| 27 |  | SVMMERCAMP
Sequoia
---3.5'S----
Fun lil EP from our very own Conmaniac! |
| 26 |  | Typhoon (USA-OR)
Underground Complex No. 1
Fun lil EP from our very own Typhoon! |
| 25 |  | PUP
The Unraveling of PUPTheBand
I want to personally track down whoever is responsible for this production and those interludes. The rest is great |
| 24 |  | Out of Service
The Ground Beneath Me
They sound like Brand New but they sound the best when they don’t sound like Brand New |
| 23 |  | Beach House
Once Twice Melody
It do be too long |
| 22 |  | Anxious
Little Green House
Dude can’t scream but his regular voice is fantastic and so are most of the riffs on this |
| 21 |  | Wilderun
Epigone
Fun, ambitious prog metal. However the 4-minute acoustic intro is the best thing here by far |
| 20 |  | Kardashev
Liminal Rite
I respect this album a lot and the drums go hard in the paint, but can we stop doing spoken word interludes in the year 2022 |
| 19 |  | Porcupine Tree
Closure/Continuation
Contains less of their ornate style that I love, but the boys are back and they are jammin |
| 18 |  | Pusha T
It's Almost Dry
Pusha T has only rapped about one thing ever and it still makes my butt move and/or groove every time |
| 17 |  | Rolo Tomassi
Where Myth Becomes Memory
One of my favorite bands who have never really dropped my jaw with a record. This is another wholly satisfying release from them |
| 16 |  | Cloakroom
Dissolution Wave
Stoner emo is “in” this year |
| 15 |  | Bliss Fields
Slowly, Forever
---4'S---
Makes me feel like a protagonist in a ‘90s movie, and that’s all I really need in life |
| 14 |  | Gang of Youths
Angel in Realtime
Gang of Youths fully capitalize on their desire to write an OST for a Crash Bandicoot game |
| 13 |  | Meshuggah
Immutable
Meshuggah fully capitalize on their desire to release an acoustic album |
| 12 |  | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Omnium Gatherum
The peaks are unreal, but see description for #23 |
| 11 |  | Pinegrove
11:11
The middle section prevents this from making the top 10, but the opening and closing acts are extremely strong |
| 10 |  | Soul Glo
Diaspora Problems
A ferocious assault of an album in the best possible way |
| 9 |  | Kendrick Lamar
Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Push this album into the top 10 like HUHHHHHH |
| 8 |  | Gospel
The Loser
Vincent Roseboom is maybe the most impressive musician on earth right now |
| 7 |  | Valleyheart
Heal My Head
This one has grown on me a lot in the past week or so, some of the guitar tones here are my exact vibe |
| 6 |  | Caracara
New Preoccupations
I was disappointed when this wasn’t a new album by Preoccupations, but this ended up being pretty fantastic |
| 5 |  | Denzel Curry
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Dude is just so fun to listen to, even when his subject matter is incredibly bleak. I’ve considered 4.5ing it a few times, but to no avail |
| 4 |  | Lizzy McAlpine
five seconds flat
----4.5'S----
Five seconds flat lands at number four even though there are no five four time signatures on the album |
| 3 |  | Late Night Cardigan
Life Is Bleak And It's My Cheat Day
Best vocal performance of the decade so far imo |
| 2 |  | Black Country, New Road
Ants From Up There
----5'S---
In which a man becomes so sad about planes that he decides to pursue a new career |
| 1 |  | Ethel Cain
Preacher's Daughter
M O R E R E V E R B |
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