Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. ★★★★ 86 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk Four years ago, Fontaines D.C. popped into an aggressive Irish post-punk scene with a slightly more youthful, lighthearted take on the genre. Songs like “Boys In The Better Land,” “Roy’s Tune” and “Television Screens” were catchy andContinue reading “Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C. ★★★★”
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$oul $old $eperately – Freddie Gibbs ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 $oul $old $eperately Freddie Gibbs ★★★½ 78 Hip-Hop I tend to like all of Freddie Gibbs’ albums and find them creative and interesting, but I usually don’t love them or go back to them all too often outside of a handful of standout songs. It’s weird, but IContinue reading “$oul $old $eperately – Freddie Gibbs ★★★½”
We – Arcade Fire ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 We Arcade Fire ★★★ 63 Rock Chamber Pop After the huge misstep that was Everything Now in 2017, We represents a return to form of sorts for Arcade Fire, one of the most acclaimed and triumphant musical acts of the past 20 years. The band re-explores anthemic choruses,Continue reading “We – Arcade Fire ★★★”
10 – Westside Gunn ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 10 Westside Gunn ★★★½ 79 Hip-Hop With how many albums and mixtapes Westside Gunn and the rest of Griselda put out each year, it’s hard to keep up with them at times or to figure out ways to differentiate one from the next. Westside Gunn’s 2022 mixtape 10Continue reading “10 – Westside Gunn ★★★½”
Cocodrillo Turbo – Action Bronson ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Crocodrillo Turbo Action Bronson ★★★½ 77 Hip-Hop Action Bronson’s a pretty interesting character, and he’s had an interesting career too. He started underground, making mixtapes and singles with pretty esteemed producers, and was featured on tracks with Odd Future, Vince Staples, A$AP Rocky and others before making hisContinue reading “Cocodrillo Turbo – Action Bronson ★★★½”
Crash – Charli XCX ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 CRASH Charli XCX ★★★½ 74 Pop Dance Pop While not nearly as daring or interesting as Charli XCX’s previous album, Crash is just as fun and hones in more on nostalgic sounds and paying homage to big songs of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. A lot of theContinue reading “Crash – Charli XCX ★★★½”
SOS – SZA ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 SOS SZA ★★★★ 84 Hip-Hop R&B Pop If SZA’s gonna consistently put out classics, I’m fine waiting five years between releases, and I’m happy with them including 23 tracks. SZA’s stardom in 2022 is so much bigger than it was back in 2017, when she was about toContinue reading “SOS – SZA ★★★★”
The Forever Story – JID ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 The Forever Story JID ★★★★ 88 Hip-Hop Whether it’s rapping on his own albums, as a feature or part of a collaboration, I think JID has pound-for-pound become the most consistently high-performing hip-hop artist out there today. Sure, when Kendrick Lamar releases something it’s still an event thatContinue reading “The Forever Story – JID ★★★★”
Ants From Up Here – Black Country, New Road ★★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road ★★★★★ 97 Rock Art Rock Post Rock Following up a debut that is as beloved by a fanbase as Black Country, New Road’s For the first time will always be a tough task for a band. That’s especially the caseContinue reading “Ants From Up Here – Black Country, New Road ★★★★★”
Cheat Codes – Black Thought and Danger Mouse ★★★½
Yead Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought ★★★½ 75 Hip-Hop Cheat Codes brings together a seemingly natural pairing: Black Thought — lead MC for the Roots and a legendary voice in the conscious-rap movement of the late 90s and early 2000s — and Danger Mouse —a longtime producer whoContinue reading “Cheat Codes – Black Thought and Danger Mouse ★★★½”
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