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| Sowing's 2022
Did my blog post last December, but forgot to make my annual list. | | 20 |  | Honey Harper
Honey Harper and the Infinite Sky
Every bit as smooth and gazey as their debut, just slightly less memorable. | | 19 |  | Silversun Pickups
Physical Thrills
A glistening, slightly creepy return-to-form that recalls Better Nature and Neck of the Woods. | | 18 |  | Taylor Swift
Midnights
Overlooked amid my initial disappointment with how this thing sounded was just how good the lyrics are. Also, the 3 AM tracks are essential. | | 17 |  | Prince Daddy and The Hyena
Prince Daddy And The Hyena
Punky, angsty, and gritty with some super infectious guitar solos to boot. | | 16 |  | PUP
The Unraveling of PUPTheBand
This truly sounds like an unraveling, like the band is totally out of shits to give. Isn't that kind of perfect for a pop-punk record? | | 15 |  | Peregrine (USA-MA)
the awful things we've done
At its best, this thing gives us a handful of SOTY contenders. A guitar-driven post-hardcore/emo album with plenty of lyrical diamonds. | | 14 |  | Pinegrove
11:11
Lush and beautiful in a way only Pinegrove could be. This album sounds like a walk in the park on a Spring morning. | | 13 |  | Animal Collective
Time Skiffs
Don't let the naysayers convince you that this isn't a top 3 AnCo record, because it is. | | 12 |  | Panda Bear and Sonic Boom
Reset
Sunny Beach Boys-vibes with a psychedelic twist are nothing new, but they sure are pleasant. This became my 4 year old son's favorite album, and the more I've listened to it, the more I appreciate it too. | | 11 |  | The Wonder Years
The Hum Goes on Forever
I never "got" TWY until this record, and I think some of that has to do with just how potent the emotion is here and how well the production allows it to shine through. A brilliant pop-punk album that is almost certain to make you feel things. | | 10 |  | Big Thief
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
The sheer scope and combination of genres on this is impressive. A must-listen for any fan of indie/folk/country. | | 9 |  | Ethel Cain
Preacher's Daughter
Depressing as hell, but also an incredible artistic feat. The lyrics here can be truly devastating. | | 8 |  | Willi Carlisle
Peculiar, Missouri
This album has only sounded better with time. It's still a tad inconsistent, but when Carlisle is at his best, he sounds like a fucking legend in the making. | | 7 |  | Daniel Rossen
You Belong There
Avant-folk within a labyrinth of acoustic guitar intricacy. The sound of an artist truly pushing the boundaries of their genre. | | 6 |  | Zach Bryan
American Heartbreak
For a while I refused to admit this is better than Elisabeth, but it is. This is Bryan's country magnum opus. | | 5 |  | Somewhere South of Here
Leave Me for the Crows
This just keeps climbing the charts for me. With nary an average song, the whole thing is an emotional juggernaut wrapped within some of the most infectious melodies of the whole year. A banger. | | 4 |  | Wild Pink
ILYSM
Wild Pink's work with Peter Silberman of the Antlers paid dividends on this hushed, inward-gazing folk spiritual revolution. A classic. | | 3 |  | The Callous Daoboys
Celebrity Therapist
Boisterous, obnoxious, and creatively reckless to the point of exhilaration. I don't generally go for albums this heavy, but Celebrity Therapist is a major exception and hands-down the best album I've witnessed come out of the mathcore scene since Option Paralysis in 2010. | | 2 |  | Domestic Terminal
All The Stories Left To Tell
One of the most gorgeous and emotionally uplifting "summer records" I've heard in a long, long time. I'll always have a personal attachment to this thing. | | 1 |  | Smidley
Here Comes The Devil
Eerie, breathtaking, and profound doesn't even begin to cover this severely underrated piece. It's an observation of many things, notably loneliness and despair, and it overlays that emotional hell with religious concepts to form a stunning intersection between the personal and spiritual. It's aesthetically the emo blair witch project, and emotionally the most visceral, affecting thing that Conor Murphy has ever done. | |
Sowing
11.08.23 | 2022 throwback, mostly did this to avoid a random 1 year gap in my lists. | Zac124
11.08.23 | I agree with 3 and 5. Both are still practically on daily rotation. | PitchforkArms
11.08.23 | :') ily
8 has been growing for me. Some great individual tracks stood out upon first listen, but the whole vibe has seeped into me the last year or so.
| YoYoMancuso
11.08.23 | great list, we've got plenty in common, and thanks as always for the support! 9 was my AOTY but i'm sure you've heard me say that a million times by now | SlothcoreSam
11.08.23 | 15 and 5 were my top 2 for the year, you are just missing Soul Glo for the trifecta. | Sowing
11.08.23 | 2022 was definitely the year of the Sput Artist for me. Lots of quality stuff.
2021 had Ethereal Shroud, too. | Feather
11.08.23 | Smidley, Zach, Ethel Cane, TWY, Pinegrove, Prince Daddy and Silversun are all great picks.
I was late to the party on prince daddy and was stoked when I discovered them this year.
Some that you missed out on here:
The Smith Street Band (I am pretty sure you are a fan of them already!)
LS Dunes / Anthony Green solo / The sounds of animals fighting (Anthony Green had a wild year)
The Mountain Goats (Bleed Out is their best release since Goths)
Black Country, New Road (Swang for the fences and mostly hit) | PitchforkArms
11.08.23 | Smith Street had some absolute bangers on Life After Football. Great rec, Feather | Sowing
11.08.23 | I liked Life After Football but it was more of a top 50 than a top 20 for me personally. | pizzamachine
11.08.23 | Nice | Feather
11.08.23 | I gotta revisit Life After Football. I loved it and didn't jam it enough. | PitchforkArms
11.08.23 | The title track, nothing forever, and everyone is lying were all on heavy repeat for me during the bulk of the summer | bellovddd
11.08.23 | 11 is a special album | Dewinged
11.08.23 | It's been less than a year and I already feel nostalgic about some of these. | nightbringer
11.09.23 | Checking 2 right now and liking what I'm hearing. | Sowing
11.09.23 | It's a sput user project too :-) | Pikazilla
11.09.23 | what about sowing 2023 | Sowing
11.09.23 | In due time you'll be able to hate that list as well ;-) | Pikazilla
11.09.23 | I actually think your lists have been improving! | PistolPete
11.11.23 | Absolutely none of this surprised me. Love that somebody on this site is pushing the Silvers Pickups record. But when are the NFL weekly picks lists coming back??? That's the real question. | Feather
11.13.23 | Sowing is too busy managing his fantasy team’s push for playoffs to worry about what is actually happening in the NFL | Sowing
11.13.23 | Not all of us can just overpower our way to the #1 seed with a literally perfect roster ;-) |
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