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- - -## 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...) - 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Live at Montreux Jazz Festival ([Bandcamp](https://annavonhausswolffsl.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-montreux-jazz-festival)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/anna-von-hausswolff.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Anna Von Hausswolff - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival") %} +Cover art of Anna Von Hausswolff's Live at Montreux Jazz Festival. +It depicts a woman with a raised hand, singing into a microphone. +The art is drawn in black and white. +In the background there is a large iris of an eye, surrounded by roots and branches. +The branches grow into the woman's face. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://backxwash.bandcamp.com/album/his-happiness-shall-come-first-even-though-we-are-suffering)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/backxwash.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Backxwash - HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING") %} +Cover art of Backxwash's HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING. +It depicts a church, but the images is black and white and quite grainy. +If I had to guess I would say that the church is on fire (or that the image of the church is on fire). +{% end %} + + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://blackflower1.bandcamp.com/album/magma)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/black-flower.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Black Flower - Magma") %} +Cover art of Black Flower's Magma. +It's quite abstract. +On the left, is has the word "Black" written in white with underneath it the "Flower" written in green. +The right side of the cover is made up green, red and white colors. +The colors are patterned. +{% end %} + +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 ([Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/master/2831843-Carly-Rae-Jepsen-The-Loneliest-Time)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/carly.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time") %} +Cover art of Carly Rae Jepsen's The Loneliest Time. +It depicts Carly, looking straight at the camera while her body is angled away from the viewer. +Carly is wearing a transparent blouse. +In front of her are some pears and flowers on a table. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://cassandrajenkins.bandcamp.com/album/chale-jaana-cassandra-jenkins-suhail-yusuf-khan-live)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/chale.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan - Chale Jaana: Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan Live") %} +Cover art of Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan's live album Chale Jaana. +It depicts a man standing in the sea. +A small part of the beach is visible. +{% end %} + +2021's "An Overview on Phenomenal Nature" was great, but these live versions are something else. + +## Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer ([Bandcamp](https://charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/album/topical-dancer)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/charlotte.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer") %} +Topical Dancer's cover art. +It depicts Charlotte and Bolis, connected by nylon. +Charlotte is pregnant and looking at the camera, while we can only see Bolis' back. +{% end %} + +Deewee does not miss. +Funny, good beats, nice singing: this album has it all. + +## Eliza McLamb - Salt Circle ([Bandcamp](https://elizamclambmusic.bandcamp.com/album/salt-circle)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/eliza.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Eliza McLamb - Salt Circle") %} +Cover art of Salt Circle. +It is a blue watercolour drawing. +It depicts a salt circle, along with two cats, a plush rabbit, some plants, a matchbox, two candles, a vial and a chain necklace. +{% end %} + +Great lyrics, great singing. + +## Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter ([Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/mothercain/sets/preachers-daughter-1)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/ethel.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter") %} +Cover art of Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter. +It depicts Ethel sitting on a chair wearing a white dress. +Her arm is resting on a side table. +Above her on the wall hangs a portrailt of a man with a beard and long hair. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://florist.bandcamp.com/album/florist)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/florist.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Florist - Florist") %} +Cover art of Florist's self-titled album. +It depicts a drawn grey-yellow flower on a white drawn background. +{% end %} + +Florist does not miss. +My dad would probably classify this as "campfire music", but I see nothing wrong with that. + +## Jenny Hval - Classic Objects ([Bandcamp](https://jennyhval.bandcamp.com/merch/classic-objects-standard-lp)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/jenny.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Jenny Hval - Classic Objects") %} +Cover art of Jenny Hval's Classic Objects. +In the foreground are a picture of Jenny and some rocks, surrounded by some cardboard. +In the background are mountains and a lightly clouded sky. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://kinghannah.bandcamp.com/album/i-m-not-sorry-i-was-just-being-me)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/king.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="King Hannah - I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me") %} +Cover art of King Hannah's I'm Not Sorry I Was Just Being Me. +It depicts the two band members walking in a field at sunset. +Hannah is looking back at the camera, while Craig appears to be falling over. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://lucydacus.bandcamp.com/track/kissing-lessons)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/lucy.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Lucy Dacus - Kissing Lessons") %} +Cover art of Lucy Dacus' Kissing Lessons. +It depicts two drawn women in a strong embrace. +The background is a pastel pink. +{% end %} + +Just a single, but I can't not put Lucy Dacus in here right? + +## MUNA - MUNA ([Bandcamp](https://muna.bandcamp.com/album/muna)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/muna.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="MUNA - MUNA") %} +Cover art of MUNA's self-titled album. +It depicts the three band members, each in their own quarter of the cover. +The top right quarter shows the stylised band name. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://pinegrove.bandcamp.com/album/11-11)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/pinegrove.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Pinegrove - 11:11") %} +Cover art of Pinegrove's 11:11. +The cover art depicts 4 nested squares. +On the left side, the squares are dark green, light green, dark green again, and then light green again. +On the right side, it is the other way around. +On the smallest square, 11:11 is written in red. +{% end %} + +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 ([Bandcamp](https://shabasonandkrgovich.bandcamp.com/album/at-scaramouche)) + +{% image(path="blog/2023-11-02-top-albums-2022/krgovich.jpg", width=300, height=300, title="Shabason & Krgovich - At Scaramouche") %} +Cover art of At Scaramouche. +It depicts a white building (if I had to guess, of some American fast-food chain). +In front of the building there are parking spots reserved for the disabled. +{% end %} + +Krgovich really took me in with 2018's "Ouch", but At Scaramouche also really grabbed my attention. + +## Wet Leg - 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