BLOG | DEC. 22, 2022

The Rest of the Best List 2022


Well friends, there were just too many great albums this year, and so here is the "Rest of the Best".

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Andy and John both had super extensive year end favorites lists and make up the bulk of this list. I will need a good chunk of 2023 to dig in to their recs, but I like long drives and a have good stereo so I am all set. We always love to hear about our reader's favs too, so send along via social media! We're on all the places out there were folks swipe, scroll, troll and post. Not so much on Tinder.

Happy New Year!

-GS

Andy's "Top Ten"

Joji -
Smithereens

Stars -
From Capelton Hill

UMI -
Forest in the City

Sharon Van Etten -
We've Been Going About This All Wrong

Sunflower Bean -
Headful of Sugar

The Linda Lindas -
Growing Up

The Accidentals -
Time Out Session #2

Tallies -
Wound Up Tight

Faye Webster -
Car Therapy Sessions

Damien Jurado -
Reggae Film Star

Plastic Estate -
Plastic Estate

Random Forest -
Ascension

Hazel English -
Summer Nights

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade -
LongGone

Long Distance Calling -
Eraser

Oh Hiroshima -
Myriad

Toundra -
Hex

John's "Ten That Go To Eleven"

Joan Shelly -
The Spur

Nils Frahm -
Music for Animals

Roger Eno -
The Turning Year

Jack Johnson -
Meet the Moonlight

Alela Diane -
Looking Glass

Small Sur -
Attic Room

Lean Year -
Sides

Lumenette -
All Around My Head

Sun’s Signature -
S/T

Soccer Mommy -
Sometimes, Forever

Geoff's Balance Due

Kikagaku Moyo -
Kumoyo Island

Tobacco -
Skids and Angels

Rich Ruth -
I Survived, It's Over

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard -
Laminated Denim

Aoife O'Donovan -
Age of Apathy

Rachel Eckroth -
Ether

Margo Price -
That's How Rumors Get Started

Adrian Quesada -
Boleros Psicodélicos

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