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
"Alfômega"
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 Rã"
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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