diff --git a/src/content/blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022.md b/src/content/blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d524342 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022.md @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ + +++ +title = "My favourite albums of 2022" +[taxonomies] +Tags = ["Music"] ++++ + +A long overdue post, but during 2022, I listened to a lot of music. +This is a list of some of my favourite albums from last year. +It's in alphabetic order, because actually ranking albums is very hard when they're very different styles. +I tried to write something about each album, but mostly it's just that I like the music. +I find it very hard to quantify why I like some music but don't like other music, so don't expect any in-depth reviews. + + + +## Anna Von Hausswolff - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival + +I love Anna Von Hausswolff. +Not much else to say: whatever she does, I'm gonna like. +This live album is no different. + +## Backxwash - HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING + +An ex-colleague of mine introduced me to Backxwash. +While definitely more on the abrasive side of my music tastes, it's still a great album. + +## Black Flower - Magma + +Some nice Belgian jazz. +A long time ago, my dad introduced me to Nathan Daems (the lead artist of this band) with Nathan Daems Quintet - Praten Dialect. +I've been a fan ever since. + +## Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time + +Some great pop. +Not as good as E•MO•TION or Dedication, but still good stuff. + +## Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan - Chale Jaana: Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan Live + +2021's "An Overview on Phenomenal Nature" was great, but these live versions are something else. + +## Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer + +Deewee does not miss. +Funny, good beats, nice singing: this album has it all. + +## Eliza McLamb - Salt Circle + +Great lyrics, great singing. + +## Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter + +This one took a while to grow on me, but the concept alone makes this one of the best albums of 2022 for me. + +## Florist - Florist + +Florist does not miss. +My dad would probably classify this as "campfire music", but I see nothing wrong with that. + +## Jenny Hval - Classic Objects + +Jenny Hval has a certain directness in her lyrics that I love. +So clear while simultaneously also containing a deeper message. + +## King Hannah - I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me + +Great band, great music. +I saw them live in 2023 and promptly bought a shirt (the design of the shirt was also quite nice). + +## Lucy Dacus - Kissing Lessons + +Just a single, but I can't not put Lucy Dacus in here right? + +## MUNA - MUNA + +Queer electropop, what else is there to say? +I discovered them through a cover that Marika Hackman did of Pink Light and have been a fan ever since. +(Phoebe Bridgers' appearance on Silk Chiffon also helps...) + +## Pinegrove - 11:11 + +I actually only really started listening to Pinegrove after being dragged to a concert of theirs by my brother, but they quickly rose to one of my most-listened artists. +11:11 is a great album and unfortunately it seems like it might be their last (so I'm very glad my brother dragged me along). + +## Shabason & Krgovich - At Scaramouche + +Krgovich really took me in with 2018's "Ouch", but At Scaramouche also really grabbed my attention. + +## Wet Leg - Wet Leg + +Imagine releasing this as your debut album. +Funny lyrics, great instrumentation, and a great scream 😀.