| jesper's top 50 albums of 2022 |
| 50 |  | Slowly
Distance
hi! welcome to my top 50 albums of the year list, it’s quite a unique concept i know i know u can keep your clothes on it’s ok |
| 49 |  | Alvvays
Blue Rev
but rather than explaining genre tags or actually writing about the music (i feel like i've done enough of that for 2022 lol) |
| 48 |  | Head in Hand
Unnatural Providence
imma use this space to just ramble about this year and my life and other self indulgent stuff |
| 47 |  | Fleshwater
We're Not Here To Be Loved
2022 has been a pretty great year for me if i’m being honest |
| 46 |  | Tanya Tagaq
Tongues
it didn’t start off amazingly (fresh out of a breakup, fresh into a lockdown) |
| 45 |  | GGGOLDDD
This Shame Should Not Be Mine
but right around february life started picking back up again |
| 44 |  | Proper.
The Great American Novel
concerts returned, thank god |
| 43 |  | Wovenhand
Silver Sash
sure, one of the many concerts i attended this year may have gotten me covid, but hey, worth it maybe perhaps possibly? |
| 42 |  | Cloakroom
Dissolution Wave
another thing that returned was travelling |
| 41 |  | Weyes Blood
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
there are few things i love more than going on silly little trips (sometimes by myself, sometimes with friends) to get away from regular life even tho regular life is pretty cool but idk [run psychoanalysis here] |
| 40 |  | Somewhere South of Here
Leave Me For The Crows
this year i managed to visit a lot of cool countries and successfully avoided france altogether lmao nice |
| 39 |  | Sylvaine
Nova
i even got to meet some lovely sputppl in some of these places! yay! |
| 38 |  | Basement Revolver
Embody
speaking of sput, i somehow became a certified official staff member and kept that tag in spite of reviews rarely exceeding 12 words! yay! |
| 37 |  | Alexisonfire
Otherness
and uh speaking of music: 2022 ruled |
| 36 |  | Yumi Zouma
Present Tense
2022’s music ruled, for me, in a way where the highs were high as hell and then a whole lot of ‘really good’ albums came into existence as well |
| 35 |  | Sobs
Air Guitar
i also realised i reviewed every single one of my top 5 albums lmao oversaturation much |
| 33 |  | Absinthe Father
moving forward
anyway enough about not me, back to me |
| 32 |  | Smidley
Here Comes the Devil
in terms of uhh let’s call it ‘linkedin worthy’ accomplishments, this year was nice as well! |
| 31 |  | Say Sue Me
The Last Thing Left
i managed to obtain a research masters degree by writing about incels lolnice |
| 30 |  | Yeule
Glitch Princess
i co-authored a research piece on climate change memes that got published in a real life physical paper touchable book as well yay |
| 29 |  | Holy Fawn
Dimensional Bleed
i obtained a job as a teacher at a uni |
| 28 |  | Julia Jacklin
Pre Pleasure
teaching truly important stuff including but not limited to memes and film theory lmao |
| 27 |  | Chastity
Suffer Summer
(seriously though, i love my job, it’s great) |
| 26 |  | Cult of Luna
The Long Road North
also technically speaking this means that trif is a colleague of mine (whoms’d’ve i have never seen smh) |
| 25 |  | Oso Oso
sore thumb
besides this i produced and edited some pretty fun videos this year |
| 24 |  | Deserta
Every Moment, Everything You Need
and got free colour blindness correction glasses because a colour blindness correction glasses company liked one of those videos lmao they are actually sick tho |
| 23 |  | Whimsical
Melt
the hardest part of life (privileged whining incoming) rn is probably the miserable weather (god i hate the dutch cold) |
| 22 |  | Vansire
The Modern Western World
and the goddamn housing market here like my god all i want is to not live a 1.5 hr train ride from my job is that too much to ask for (the answer is yes) |
| 21 |  | Denzel Curry
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
but tbh i don’t rly think i’ve ever been happier |
| 20 |  | Prince Daddy and the Hyena
Prince Daddy and the Hyena
right now i’m in a funky airbnb somewhere in ~rural~ czechia with two of my best friends |
| 19 |  | TDJ
TDJ123
it’s my birthday today, i am now 24 which means people can like me again |
| 18 |  | Birds in Row
Gris Klein
(this phenomenal joke was brought to you by listening to pop punk in your 20s) |
| 17 |  | Maria BC
Hyaline
and i think the main thing that brings me joy |
| 16 |  | Widowspeak
The Jacket
is that 13 year old me decided to stay on this planet |
| 15 |  | Soft Blue Shimmer
Love Lives in the Body
on the off chance that one day i could actually feel the way i’m feeling right now |
| 14 |  | Ruby Haunt
Cures For Opposites
i still get sad from time to time obvz |
| 13 |  | No Sun
In The Interim
but thankfully it’s rly that - sadness - instead of just absolute emptiness |
| 12 |  | Daydream Twins
Daydream Twins
and if anything it makes me appreciate the mostly constant highs all the more |
| 11 |  | Jenna and the Janes
Earth Dog Year
i’m happy with where i’m at in life!! |
| 10 |  | Japanese Heart Software
Soft
and i genuinely hope that whoever’s still reading this is (or will be) too |
| 9 |  | Grivo
Omit
hashtag the girl reading this or a similar dumb joke to make this shit more light hearted and less corny lmao |
| 8 |  | Domestic Terminal
All The Stories Left To Tell
anyway i think i am almost at 50 awkwardly broken up sentences |
| 7 |  | The Beths
Expert in a Dying Field
and i can offer no words of wisdom unless they are about meme theory which no one wants to hear haha consider me an expert in a dead field ig get it |
| 6 |  | Just Mustard
Heart Under
so all i can say is |
| 5 |  | A.A. Williams
As The Moon Rests
happy new year |
| 4 |  | Bedlocked
Bedlocked
see you all in 2023 |
| 3 |  | Skullcrusher
Quiet the Room
get ready for more tiktok-length reviews of whatevergaze you might check out of pity |
| 2 |  | Counterparts
A Eulogy for Those Still Here
stay safe |
| 1 |  | Ethel Cain
Preacher's Daughter
& good luck taking care of yourself :) |
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