An Ice 2022
List contains all the music that meant something to me in 2022. Named the list after myself cause that’s what all the famous people do. Occasional remarks, but mostly boring statistics. |
| 53 |  | The National
Boxer
INDEX (yes, this list has an index)
52-44 = rediscovered albums (albums I already knew but grew to like more)
43-42 = extra song picks (songs I liked from albums unmentioned in this list)
41-1 = 2022 digs
______41-31 = 3.5s
______30-4 = 4s
______3-1 = 4.5s |
| 52 |  | Sigur Ros
Takk...
Post-rock
Scrobbles: 112
2005
Finally became a 5 to me // triumphant, warm and bright // the stretch of songs from ‘Saeglopur’ to ‘Andvari’ is fantastic
Favourite track: ‘Gong’ |
| 51 |  | The For Carnation
The For Carnation
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 195
2000
Best slowcore album maybe // could listen to ‘Moonbeams’ forever
FT: ‘Moonbeams’ |
| 50 |  | Trespassers William
Having
Dream pop / slowcore
Scrobbles: 339
2006
FT: ‘What of Me’ |
| 49 |  | Gazpacho
Night
Progressive rock
Scrobbles: 75
2007
FT: ‘Dream of Stone’ |
| 48 |  | Dire Straits
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Rock
Scrobbles: 51 (+ many CD listens)
1984
FT: ‘Sultans of Swing’ |
| 47 |  | John Moreland
In The Throes
Alt-country / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 132
2013
FT: ‘3:59 AM’ |
| 46 |  | Glen Hansard
This Wild Willing
Indie rock / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 130
2019
FT: ‘Weight of the World’ |
| 45 |  | The War on Drugs
I Don't Live Here Anymore
Indie rock
Scrobbles: 194
2021
FT: ‘Occasional Rain’ |
| 44 |  | Alora Crucible
Thymiamatascension
New age / ambient
Scrobbles: 135
2021
FT: ‘Synaxarion of John Isangelous’ |
| 43 |  | Arcade Fire
Reflektor
EXTRA SONGS PICKS I
Arcade Fire – ‘Supersymmetry’*
Beach House – ‘Superstar’*
Damien Jurado – ‘Sheets’
Keane – ‘November Day’
Mark Kozelek – ‘I Watched the Film The Song Remains the Same (Live at Biko)’
Max Richter – ‘On the Nature of Daylight’*
Ruby Haunt – ‘Shipwreck’* |
| 42 |  | Toby Driver
They Are the Shield
EXTRA SONG PICKS II
Damien Jurado – ‘Rachel & Cali’
Elbow – ‘Friend of Ours’
Gidge – ‘Seems to Be Getting Closer’
Grandbrothers – ‘Bloodflow’
LCD Soundsystem – ‘oh baby’
Modjo – ‘Lady (Hear Me Tonight)’
Toby Driver – ‘The Knot’ |
| 41 |  | Ethel Cain
Inbred
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 38
2021
FT: ‘God’s Country’ |
| 40 |  | Arab Strap
Philophobia
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 74
1998
Perfect for a slow & rainy morning // reaaaally sparse // loses me in the second half
FT: ‘Soaps’ |
| 39 |  | Mazzy Star
Among My Swan
Dream pop / slowcore
Scrobbles: 51
1996
FT: ‘Flowers in December’ I guess |
| 38 |  | Soundtrack (Film)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack
Film soundtrack
Scrobbles: 67
2003
FT: Meiko Kaji – ‘The Flower of Carnage’ |
| 37 |  | John Moreland
High on Tulsa Heat
Alt-country / singer-songwriter
Scrobbles: 82
2015
FT: ‘Losing Sleep Tonight’ |
| 36 |  | Portishead
Dummy
Trip hop
Scrobbles: 130
1994
FT: ‘Roads’* |
| 35 |  | Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
Chamber pop / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 123
2020
Half of this is really pretty, the other half is uninteresting // bonus track ‘European Son’ makes me so happy, check it out if you haven’t
FT: ‘One More Second’ |
| 34 |  | mum
Finally We Are No One
Indietronica
Scrobbles: 100
2002
Cute indie album // bit overlong // closer is massive & beautiful
FT: ‘The Land Between Solar Systems’* |
| 33 |  | Nick Mulvey
First Mind
Indie folk / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 145
2014
Listen if you like Ben Howard // ‘Fever to the Form’, ‘Jurimadam’ and ‘Cucurucu’ are the highlights // rest of the album exists
FT: ‘Cucurucu’ |
| 32 |  | Gazpacho
Tick Tock
Progressive rock
Scrobbles: 35
2009
FT: ‘The Walk Part I’ |
| 31 |  | Lisa Germano
Geek the Girl
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 71
1994
Claustrophobic at times // ‘A Psychopath’ is the heaviest song I ever listened to
FT: ‘Cry Wolf’ |
| 30 |  | Jenn Champion
Cool Choices
Indie pop / indie rock
Scrobbles: 148
2014
Carissa’s Wierd solo project // twinkly guitar arpeggio // sad piano ballads
FT: ‘Remember Love’ |
| 29 |  | Mojave 3
Excuses For Travelers
Alt-country
Scrobbles: 146
2000
FT: ‘In Love With a View’* |
| 28 |  | Weyes Blood
And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Baroque pop
Scrobbles: 117
2022
FT: ‘Hearts Aglow’ |
| 27 |  | Ruby Haunt
The Middle of Nowhere
Dream pop / slowcore
Scrobbles: 187
2019
One of four Ruby Haunt albums to grace this list // this one is the subtlest & slowest // more to come
FT: ‘Breather’ |
| 26 |  | Grace Cathedral Park
In the Evenings of Regret
Slowcore / post-rock
Scrobbles: 151
2004
Big, BIG slowcore mood // first twenty minutes are perfect // autumn music // 75 minutes is a bit too much though
FT: ‘It's All Well Above Wonder Anyway’* |
| 25 |  | Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
Chamber pop
Scrobbles: 116
2009
FT: ‘Remorse Code’ |
| 24 |  | Kishi Bashi
151a
Indie pop
Scrobbles: 107
2012
Manically happy // dancing around a campfire
FT: ‘I Am the Antichrist To You’ |
| 23 |  | Regina Spektor
Begin To Hope
Indie pop / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 169
2006
First six songs are bangers, second half needs to grow on me // felt so cool walking to work with ‘Après Moi’ on headphones while the church bells were ringing
FT: ‘Fidelity’ |
| 22 |  | LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening
Dance punk
Scrobbles: 89
2010
Not fond of ‘Drunk Girls’, ‘All I Want’ and ‘Somebody’s Calling Me’ // this (is happening) mostly owns though // Pow Pow is the dumbest song I discovered last year, it’s awesome
FT: ‘Pow Pow’ |
| 21 |  | Thomas Feiner and Anywhen
The Opiates Revised
Chamber pop
Scrobbles: 160
2008
FT: ‘Betty Caine’ |
| 20 |  | (The) Slowest Runner (In All The World)
We, Burning Giraffes
Post-rock
Scrobbles: 66
2010
‘Zoe Machete Control’ is the coolest song title ever // maybe tied with ‘Emptiness Will Eat the Witch’, actually
FT: ‘Zoe Machete Control’* |
| 19 |  | Soundtrack (Film)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack
Film soundtrack
Scrobbles: 102
2004
FT: Malcolm McLaren – ‘About Her’ |
| 18 |  | Portico Quartet
Monument
Nu jazz
Scrobbles: 169
2021
FT: ‘Ever Present’ |
| 17 |  | Spinvis
7.6.9.6.
Indie folk / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 168
2020
FT: ‘Picasso’ |
| 16 |  | Bark Psychosis
Independency
Post-rock
Scrobbles: 82
1994
FT: ‘Blood Rush’ |
| 15 |  | Portico Quartet
Art in the Age of Automation
Nu jazz
Scrobbles: 160
2017
FT: ‘Rushing’ |
| 14 |  | Sunhouse
Crazy on the Weekend
Indie rock / indie folk
Scrobbles: 258
1998
FT: ‘Crazy on the Weekend’ |
| 13 |  | Damien Rice
O
Singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 181
2003
One third generic singer-songwriter, one third really good singer-songwriter, one third wildly creative songwriting, roughly in that order // ‘I Remember’ rips; I like how it transforms from a sweet medieval ballad into an unhinged rocker // ‘Amie’ is such a cute song
FT: ‘Eskimo’ |
| 12 |  | Spinvis
Spinvis
Indietronica / singer/songwriter
Scrobbles: 233
2002
Bursting with personality // every song has a different story and a different vibe // falls off a bit towards the end
FT: ‘Bagagedrager’* |
| 11 |  | The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
Indie rock / indie folk
Scrobbles: 117
2006
The uneven songs > the even songs // title tracks are magnificent
FT: ‘The Crane Wife 3’ |
| 10 |  | Spangle call Lilli line
PURPLE
Dream pop / downtempo
Scrobbles: 242
2008
Album brings the chillest of chills // ‘sea’ is absolutely magical, my SOTY // ‘cast a spell on her’ and ‘mai’ are highlights as well
FT: ‘sea’* |
| 9 |  | Ruby Haunt
Cures For Opposites
Dream pop
Scrobbles: 258
2022
FT: ‘Laughing Heart’* |
| 8 |  | 40 Watt Sun
Perfect Light
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 241
2022
The dreamier cuts are heavenly, don’t care too much about the rest // Sun Kil Moon vibes // listen to ‘Tonight In Bilbao’ if you enjoy ‘Behind My Eyes’, ‘The Spaces in Between’ or ‘A Thousand Miles’
FT: ‘The Spaces in Between’ |
| 7 |  | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music III
Post-rock / classical / electronic
Scrobbles: 19
2020
51-minute song with classical, post-rock, ambient, glitch and rap sections // surprisingly coherent
FT: n/a |
| 6 |  | Ruby Haunt
Blue Hour
Dream pop
Scrobbles: 385
2018
FT: ‘A Quiet Evening’* |
| 5 |  | Massive Attack
Mezzanine
Trip hop
Scrobbles: 306
1998
Mezzanine > Dummy // t/t snuck up on me throughout the year, such a great song // could’ve done without the ‘Exchange’ songs and maybe ‘Man Next Door’
FT: ‘Black Milk’ |
| 4 |  | Songs: Ohia
Ghost Tropic
Slowcore
Scrobbles: 196
2000
Never-ending loneliness // like being on the moon, all by yourself, forever // good music
FT: ‘Incantation’* |
| 3 |  | Wild Pink
ILYSM
Indie rock / indie folk
Scrobbles: 199
2022
FT: ‘Hold My Hand’ |
| 2 |  | Ethel Cain
Preacher's Daughter
Slowcore / other genres
Scrobbles: 381
2022
Hardest hitting album of 2022 // ending trio is perfect // shoutout to ‘Western Nights’, feel like that one is a bit underrated
FT: ‘Hard Times’* |
| 1 |  | Ruby Haunt
Watching the Grass Grow
Ruby Haunt – Watching the Grass Grow
Dream pop / slowcore
Scrobbles: 519
2021
Cosy, lonely and melancholic // perfect evening music
FT: ‘Silver’ |
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