According to Spotify, I spent more than 55,000 minutes listening to music in 2022. Maybe old age is wasted on the young.
On this page, first, an embedded Spotify playlist with my favorite tracks from all of the albums I favorited this year. Then, in no particular order, a Bandcamp gallery of those albums:
CHAT PILE / WHY
noise / hardcore / oklahoma
CLAUDE / A LOT’S GONNA CHANGE
dreampop / ethereal / chicago
DUSTER / TOGETHER
low-fi / slowcore / california
BAD BREEDING / HUMAN CAPITAL
anarchist / punk / UK
VEIN.FM / THE WORLD IS GOING TO RUIN YOU
nu-nu-metal / hardcore / boston
THE SMILE / A LIGHT FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION
radiohead / electronic / UK
CHE NOIR / FOOD FOR THOUGHT
rap / hip hop / buffalo
GLUER / GLUER LP
punk / hardcore / sweden
BILLY WOODS / AETHIOPES
rap / hip hop / new york
HERIOT / PROFOUND MORALITY
metal / hardcore / UK
WOUNDED TOUCH / AMERICANXIETY
metal / hardcore / michigan
SPITE HOUSE / SPITE HOUSE LP
punk / melodic / montreal
GRAND INVINCIBLE / THE RESULT
rap / hip hop / seattle
MAGIC SHOPPE / MONO LAKE
psychedelic / shoegaze / boston
BLACK MARKET KARMA / APED FLAIR AND HIJACKED IDEAS
psychedelic / rock / UK
RANCHO RELAXO / SPIRIT OF ECSTASY
psychedelic / shoegaze / norway
HELVETIA / GET LOST AND OTHER DIMENSIONS
lo-fi / bedroom / portland
SPLIT SYSTEM / VOL. 1
punk / garage / melbourne
SOUL BLIND / FEEL IT AROUND
grunge / 90’s revival / new york
VARIALS / SCARS FOR YOU TO REMEMBER
metal / hardcore / philadelphia
LOU REED / WORDS & MUSIC MAY 1965
rock / demos / new york
TWEN / ONE STOP SHOP
rock / psychedelic / nashville
THE LAZY EYES / SONGBOOK
rock / psychedelic / sydney
CANDY / HEAVEN IS HERE
metal / hardcore / virginia
CAROLINE LOVEGLOW / STRAWBERRY
dreampop / 90’s revival / los angeles
THE BLACK ANGELS / WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
psychedelic / rock / texas
KILLING PACE / KILLING PACE
hardcore / crust / virginia
PRIMER / INCUBATOR
dreampop / synthpop / los angeles
CPR DOLL / MUSIC FOR PLEASURE
punk / lo-fi / italy
BOOTLICKER / LICK THE BOOT, LOSE YOUR TEETH
punk / hardcore / vancouver
ben van loon 