We’ve finally reached the end of the year and for my last newsletter of 2022. Today I’m sharing my favorite reissues/live albums/soundtracks and the best EPs or the year. I also attended over 60 concerts this year and you can read about the best ones here.
EPs
THE BESNARD LAKES | The Besnard Lakes are the Prayers for the Death of Fame
BRANDEE YOUNGER | Unrest
BRAXE + FALCON | Step by Step EP
BURIAL | Antidawn
CASSANDRA JENKINS / SUHAIL YUSUF KHAN | Chale Jaana: Live
FIREWALKER | Demo 2022
FLOATING POINTS | Someone Close
GREET DEATH | New Low
HELPFUL PEOPLE | Broken Blossom Threats
J4 - j4
JUNE MCDOOM | June McDoom
LITURGY | As the Blood of God Bursts the Veins of Time
MDOU MOCTAR | Niger EP Vol. 1 / Niger EP Vol. 2
OVERMONO | Cash Romantic
PARANNOUL / ASAIN GLOW | Paraglow
PORTICO QUARTET | Next Stop
SADBOI | were all the ig girls worth it
TOPS | Empty Seats
TWO SHELL | Icons
WARTHOG | Warthog EP
Reissues/Live Albums/Soundtracks
THE BEATLES | Revolver Super Deluxe Special Edition
BLONDIE | Against the Odds: 1974 - 1982
CHARLES STEPNEY | Step on Step
CODEINE | Dessau
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR | all lights fucked on the hairy amp drooling
JEFF PARKER | Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy
LADDIO BOLOCKO | '97 - '99
LOU REED | Words and Music, May 1965
MAVIS STAPLES / LEVON HELM | Carry Me Home
NEIL YOUNG | Harvest 50th Anniversary
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION | Live - Syracuse 1985
SONIC YOUTH | In/Out/In
STEREOLAB | Switched On Vol. 5
VINCE GUARALDI | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus: Deluxe Edition
WILCO | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Super Deluxe Edition)
YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren