Top 50 Albums of 2022

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Here are all the albums and their respective reviews, sorted by artist's first name:

Adeem the Artist - White Trash Revelry
   • Adeem the Artist - White Trash Revelr...  

Ari Lennox - age/sex/location
   • Ari Lennox - age/sex/location ALBUM R...  

Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain
   • Artificial Brain - Self-Titled ALBUM ...  

Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture
   • Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture ALB...  

Autopsy - Morbidity Triumphant
   • Autopsy - Morbidity Triumphant ALBUM ...  

Backxwash - His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering
   • Backxwash - His Happiness Shall Come ...  

Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Review:    • Beach House - Once Twice Melody ALBUM...  
Interview:    • Talking to Beach House  

Beyoncé - Renaissance
   • Beyoncé - Renaissance ALBUM REVIEW  

Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Review:    • Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain ...  
Interview:    • Talking to Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief)  

billy woods - Aethiopes
   • billy woods - Aethiopes ALBUM REVIEW  

Black Country, New Road - Ants from Up There
   • Black Country, New Road - Ants from U...  

Black Dresses - Forget Your Own Face
   • Black Dresses - Forget Your Own Face ...  

black midi - Hellfire
   • black midi - Hellfire ALBUM REVIEW  

Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
   • Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat ...  

Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest
   • Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest ALBUM REVIEW  

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
   • Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Top...  

Chat Pile - God’s Country
   • Chat Pile - God's Country ALBUM REVIEW  

Cheekface - Too Much to Ask
   • Cheekface - Too Much to Ask ALBUM REVIEW  

Conway the Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes
   • Conway the Machine - God Don't Make M...  

Daniel Rossen - You Belong There
   • Daniel Rossen - You Belong There ALBU...  

death’s dynamic shroud - Darklife
   • death's dynamic shroud - Darklife ALB...  

Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Review:    • Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your ...  
Interview:    • Talking to Denzel Curry  

FKA twigs - Caprisongs
   • FKA twigs - Caprisongs MIXTAPE REVIEW  

Gospel - The Loser
   • Gospel - The Loser ALBUM REVIEW  

J.I.D - The Forever Story
   • J.I.D - The Forever Story ALBUM REVIEW  

JER - Bothered / Unbothered
   • JER - Bothered / Unbothered ALBUM REVIEW  

Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
   • Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B ALB...  

Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
   • Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big...  

Kenny Beats - LOUIE
   • Kenny Beats - Louie ALBUM REVIEW  

Kilo Kish - American Gurl
   • Kilo Kish - American Gurl ALBUM REVIEW  

Krallice - Crystalline Exhaustion
   • Krallice - Crystalline Exhaustion ALB...  

Leikeli47 - Shape Up
   • Leikeli47 - Shape Up ALBUM REVIEW  

Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion
   • Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion ALB...  

Meridian Brothers - Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento
   • Meridian Brothers - Meridian Brothers...  

Nas - King’s Disease III
   • Nas - King's Disease III ALBUM REVIEW  

Natalia Lafourcade - De Todas las Flores
   • Natalia Lafourcade - De Todas las Flo...  

OFF! - Free LSD
   • OFF! - Free LSD ALBUM REVIEW  

Otoboke Beaver - SUPER CHAMPON
   • Otoboke Beaver - Super Champon ALBUM ...  

Petrol Girls - Baby
   • Petrol Girls - Baby ALBUM REVIEW  

Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry
   • Pusha T - It's Almost Dry ALBUM REVIEW  

Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord
   • Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord ALBUM ...  

Silvana Estrada - Marchita
   • Silvana Estrada - Marchita ALBUM REVIEW  

Smino - Luv 4 Rent
   • Smino - Luv 4 Rent ALBUM REVIEW  

Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
   • Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems ALBUM RE...  

Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful
   • Spiritualized - Everything Was Beauti...  

Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
   • Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Q...  

SZA - SOS
   • SZA - SOS ALBUM REVIEW  

Viagra Boys - Cave World
Review:    • Viagra Boys - Cave World ALBUM REVIEW  
Interview:    • A Viagra Boy Talks to Me  

The Weeknd - Dawn FM
   • The Weeknd - Dawn FM ALBUM REVIEW  

Wormrot - Hiss
   • Wormrot - Hiss ALBUM REVIEW  

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
   • Honorable Mentions of 2022  

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AUSTEN SHOUTOUTS

Ákos Rózmann - MASS / M​Ä​SSA
https://ideologicorgan.bandcamp.com/a...

Peter Rehberg at GRM
https://peterrehberg.bandcamp.com/alb...

Derek Bailey & Friends - New York 1982
https://recitalprogram.bandcamp.com/a...

(dug Crest too)

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