Albums Of The Year, 2022

byVel Ilic
December 8, 2022

After another tumultuous year and a cavalcade of great music, choosing our 50 favourite albums of 2022 hasn’t been easy.

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Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

When Andrew Weatherall died in February 2020, one phrase became a parting mantra for many who were mourning on social media – “Fail we may, sail we must”.

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6 minute read

Robin Vincent: My Modular Journey

byRobin Vincent

Music tech guru Robin Vincent on his conversion – and subsequent addiction to – modular synthesis

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6 minute read

I Speak Machine: Undead or Alive

byStephen Dalton

As if creating a spot-on retro horror flick soundtrack isn’t enough, los Angeles-based I Speak Machine have made the film to go with it. ‘Zombies 1985’ even stars Gary Numan’s kids…

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9 minute read

Alison Cotton: A Northern Soul

byBob Fischer

She has played synthpop with Saloon and folk rock with The Left Outsides, but Alison Cotton‘s new solo album enters more experimental territory, evoking the beautifully bleak heritage of her native North East

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5 minute read

Cold War Electronica: The Hands Of Doom

byPush

Created in 1947, the Doomsday Clock is a terrifying visual representation of how near we are to the end of the world. The closer that the hands get to midnight, the closer we get to oblivion

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8 minute read

Nicolas Godin: Homes Alone

byMat Smith

Not so much dancing to it, but certainly soundtracking it, Nicolas Godin’s second solo album, ‘Concrete And Glass’, pays tribute to the career he should have had if music hadn’t come calling…

Albums Of The Year, 2022

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Vel Ilic

Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

Robin Vincent: My Modular Journey

I Speak Machine: Undead or Alive

Alison Cotton: A Northern Soul

Cold War Electronica: The Hands Of Doom

Nicolas Godin: Homes Alone

Rusty Egan

M, ‘Pop Muzik’ (MCA Records, 1979)

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland: All You Need Is Love

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Jill Fraser: Pleasure Principle

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Albums Of The Year, 2022

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