20 Songs and Albums from 2022

Just in keeping with tradition, but at no great length and with no great thought, here are 20 songs and albums from 2022 I'd recommend.

SONGS

The Mainline Song/The Lockdown Song - Spiritualized

You Will Never Work in Television Again - The Smile

American Teenager - Ethel Cain

It's Not just Me, It's Everybody - Weyes Blood

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy

Two Fingers - Sea Power

Working Boy in New York City - Belle and Sebastian

For All Our Days That Tear the Heart - Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler

She Still Leads Me On - Suede

Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths

Hurricane - Plains

Looking for Somebody (to Love) - The 1975

Greatest Hits - Jockstrap

Cuff It - Beyonce

Back to the Radio - Porridge Radio

Tired of Taking it Out on You - Wilco

Sunday - Let's Eat Grandma

Lovesong - Beabadoobee

Please Be Happy - Tears for Fears

Ignore Tenderness - Julia Jacklin

All the Flowers - Angel Olsen

Protection from Evil - Ibibio Sound Machine

ALBUMS

The Tipping Point - Tears for Fears

Pre-Pleasure - Julia Jacklin

LIFE ON EARTH - Hurray for the Riff-Raff

Two Ribbons - Let's Eat Grandma

PAINLESS - Nilufer Yanya

Remember Your North Star - Yaya Bey

Renaissance - Beyonce

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

Plains - Plains

Rolling Golden Holy - Bonny Light Horseman

Big Time - Angel Olsen

Cruel Country - Wilco

Autofiction - Suede

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

A Light for Attracting Attention - The Smile

Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths

Are You Happy Now? - Jenson McRae

SOS - SZA

No Thank You - Little Simz

For All Our Days that Tear the Heart - Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler

Blue Rev - Alvvays