Gene's 2022 Bash: Full Throttle
them tops, them absolute aces, them faves of this our annus mirabilis (which is a word I know because Merriam Webster has it as its word of the day today). Anyhoodlum, here are my tops that got me to bottom for them. 50 of them, cause last year twas 100 + honourable mentions and I bailed on the blurbs. |
| 62 |  | Khruangbin and Leon Bridges
Texas Moon
As a bonus, here are a few of my least favourite albums, cause hate is fun kinda.
-11
FFO: boredom |
| 61 |  | Muse
Will of the People
-10
FFO: rich people preaching |
| 60 |  | alt-J
The Dream
-9
FFO: pretentious indie |
| 59 |  | Big K.R.I.T.
Digital Roses Don't Die
-8
FFO: Drake at this point |
| 58 |  | Vaura
Vista of Deviant Anatomies
-7
FFO: Bandcamp goth rip-offs |
| 57 |  | Oliver Tree
Cowboy Tears
-6
FFO: a bit that went for too long |
| 56 |  | Bastille
Give Me the Future
-5
FFO: Imagine Dragons, oh dear |
| 55 |  | Archive
Call To Arms and Angels
-4
FFO: bloatedness |
| 54 |  | Bad Suns
Apocalypse Whenever
-3
FFO: i dont even know |
| 53 |  | Penny and Sparrow
Olly Olly
-2
FFO: neutered soy folk |
| 52 |  | Set It Off
Elsewhere
-1 (but like in the other direction. don't question the math here, -1 is lower here than -10)
FFO: trash |
| 51 |  | Pan Daijing
Tissues
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| 50 | | Pan Daijing
Tissues
industrial/experimental/ambient/opera
FFO: Puce Mary, Diamanda Galas, Cremation Lily |
| 49 |  | Patrick Watson
Better In The Shade
chamber pop/dream pop/ambient
FFO: Kishi Bashi, The Cinematic Orchestra, Keaton Henson |
| 48 |  | Los Bitchos
Let The Festivities Begin!
surf rock/cumbia peruana/psych rock
FFO: The Orielles, Yin Yin, La Luz |
| 47 |  | YAYA KIM
a.k.a YAYA
jazz/pop/blues/artsy/electronica/a whole lotta world influences
FFO: Park Jiha, Shiina Ringo, Mora Mothaus |
| 46 |  | Peregrine (USA-MA)
the awful things we've done
emo/hardcore
FFO: Somewhere South of Here, Chalk Hands, Smidley |
| 45 |  | Earl Sweatshirt
Sick!
hip-hop/somewhat abstract
FFO: MIKE, OddFuture, Danny Brown |
| 44 |  | Editors
EBM
synthpop/electronic/all out pop
FFO: White Lies, The Killers, a whole bunch of synth-y post-Britpop bands |
| 43 |  | Hinako Omori
a journey...
ambient/pop
FFO: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Penelope Trappes, Ichiko Aoba |
| 42 |  | Huerco S
Plonk
IDM/techno
FFO: Fennesz, Actress, Theo Parrish |
| 41 |  | Mamaleek
Diner Coffee
experimental/jazz/noise/metal of some kind
FFO: Jute Gyte, Botanist, Brain Tentacles |
| 40 |  | Emily Wells
Regards to the End
art pop/chamber pop
FFO: Cate Le Bon, Laura Veris, My Brightest Diamond |
| 39 |  | MNNQNS
The Second Principle
indie rock/buzzy rock
FFO: Spoon, The Amazons, Silverbacks |
| 38 |  | Metric
Formentera
indie rock/synthpop
FFO: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wolf Alice, Amanda Palmer |
| 37 |  | 40 Watt Sun
Perfect Light
slowcore
FFO: Kauan, Worm Ouroboros, Wardruna even kinda |
| 36 |  | Lo Moon
A Modern Life
dream pop/art pop/ambient
FFO: S. Carey, Pavo Pavo, Balthazar |
| 35 |  | Royksopp
Profound Mysteries
this is all 3 chapters in one
electropop/ambient/house/downtempo
FFO: Unkle, The Knife, Goldfrapp |
| 34 |  | Kristine Leschper
The Opening, or Closing of a Door
art pop
FFO: Soap&Skin, Macie Stewart, Circuit des Yeux |
| 33 |  | Binker and Moses
Feeding the Machine
nu-jazz/spiritual
FFO: Moses Boyd, Alfa Mist, Yussef Kamaal |
| 32 |  | Debit
The Long Count
drone/ambient
FFO: Prurient, Vladislav Delay, Puce Mary |
| 31 |  | Blood Red Shoes
GHOSTS ON TAPE
indie rock/garage rock/synthpop
FFO: The Kills, Editors, The Strokes |
| 30 |  | Saba
Few Good Things
hip-hop/neo-soul
FFO: Mick Jenkins, Smino, JID |
| 29 |  | Fort Romeau
Beings of Light
deep house/ambient
FFO: Leon Vynehall, Jacques Greene, Youandewan |
| 28 |  | Ibibio Sound Machine
Electricity
funk/afrobeat/dance music oh yeah
FFO: Meshell Ndegeocello, Melt Yourself Down, Oumou Sangare |
| 27 |  | Darkher
The Buried Storm
dark folk/doom/RYM says ethereal wave
FFO: Chelsea Wolfe, Forndom, Julie Christmas |
| 26 |  | Messa
Close
Black Sabbath
FFO: Black Sabbath |
| 25 |  | Grace Cummings
Storm Queen
folk/americana
FFO: Arooj Aftab, Aldous Harding, Adrianne Lenker |
| 24 |  | Billy Woods
Aethiopes
hip-hop/abstract
FFO: Ka, MIKE, Your Old Droog |
| 23 |  | Black Dresses
Forget Your Own Face
noise pop/glitch/synth-punk
FFO: Cindy Lee, new Halsey, Nine Inch Nails |
| 22 |  | Leland Whitty
Anyhow
nu jazz
FFO: BADBADNOTGOOD, Moses Boyd, Ezra Collective |
| 21 |  | Conjurer (UK)
Pathos
sludge metal/black metal
FFO: DVNE, early Mastodon, PIJN |
| 20 |  | Beach House
Once Twice Melody
dream pop/chamber
FFO: i mean, it's beach house, you either already know, or you will find out. they are the base point |
| 19 |  | Orville Peck
Bronco
alt-country/americana
FFO: Honey Harper, Neko Case, recently Adeem the Artist |
| 18 |  | Szun Waves
Earth Patterns
ambient/nu-jazz
FFO: Ill Considered, Ben LaMar Gay, Oren Ambarchi |
| 17 |  | Che Noir
Food For Thought
hip-hop
FFO: Chynna, Kamaiyah, Noname |
| 16 |  | The Comet Is Coming
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
nu-jazz/spiritual
FFO: you should know by now, but any Shabaka Hutchings project, really |
| 15 |  | Raum
Daughter
ambient/drone/field recordings
FFO: Mirrorring, Sarah Devachi, Julianna Barwick |
| 14 |  | Pleasure Craft
Walls, Mirrors and Windows
indie rock/synthpop/dance
FFO: HMLTD, Pottery, Liars |
| 13 |  | Ho99o9
SKIN
hip-hop/industrial/trap metal
FFO: BACKXWASH, clipping., City Morgue |
| 12 |  | Kendrick Lamar
Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
hip-hop to end all hip-hops
FFO: Ab-Soul, JID, ScHoolboy Q |
| 11 |  | Kokoroko
Could We Be More
jazz-funk/afrobeat/neo-soul
FFO: Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings |
| 10 |  | Denzel Curry
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
southern hip-hop/jazz rap
FFO: JID, JPEDMAFIA, Flatbush Zombies |
| 9 |  | Cate Le Bon
Pompeii
art pop/neo-psychedelia
FFO: Destroyer, Julia Holter, Christine and the Queens |
| 8 |  | FKA Twigs
Caprisongs
R&B/trap/pop
FFO: Sevdaliza, SZA, Xenia Rubinos |
| 7 |  | Everything Everything
Raw Data Feel
indietronica/art pop/dance-pop/AI-generated pop
FFO: Battles, Wild Beasts, Hot Chip |
| 6 |  | Pusha T
It's Almost Dry
southern hip-hop/neo-soul
FFO: Clipse cause of course, Freddie Gibbs, ScHoolboy Q |
| 5 |  | JID
The Forever Story
hip-hop/ trap/neo-soul/jazz rap/fucking bonkers thing
FFO: all things good and holy |
| 4 |  | SOUL GLO
Diaspora Problems
hxc/skramz/noise
FFO: Show Me the Body, Portrayal of Guilt, Body Count |
| 3 |  | Yeule
Glitch Princess
gggglllliiiittttccchhhhhhhh
FFO: egirls ig |
| 2 |  | CMAT
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
singer-songwriter/country/indie pop
FFO: Orville Peck, The Felice Brothers, Neko Case |
| 1 |  | Daniel Rossen
You Belong There
progressive folk/avant-folk/chamber
FFO: Grizzly Bear (duh), Cass McCombs, Fleet Foxes |
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