The Year in Review: Best Albums of 2022

Here are my picks for Best Albums of 2022...

1. The London Suede, "Autofiction"

2. Tears for Fears, "The Tipping Point"

3. The Fixx, "Every Five Seconds"

4. St. Lucia, "Utopia"

5. Regrettes, "Further Joy"

6. Foals, "Life is Yours"

7. The 1975, "Being Funny in a Foreign Language"

8. Best Coast, "Always Tomorrow"

9. Elvis Costello, "The Boy Named If"

10. Willie Nile, "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

11. Pixies, "Doggerel"

12. First Aid Kit, "Palomino"

13. Band of Horses, "Things Are Great"

14. Wombats, "Fix Yourself, Not the World"

15. Hoodoo Gurus, "Chariot of the Gods"

16. Wallows, "Tell Me That It's Over"

17. Orville Peck, "Bronco"

18. Placebo, "Never Let Me Go"

19. Spoon, "Lucifer on the Sofa"

20. Blossoms, "Ribbon Around the Bomb"  

London Suede (#1) photo by Dean Chalkley

Pixies (#11) photo by Tom Oxley