favorite albums of 2022
*in no particular order
Three Dimensions Deep
Amber Mark
My most anticipated debut album of the year from an extremely talented and unique multi-hyphenate. It's an enjoyable blend of several genres but maninly focused in pop, rnb and soul. Together they allow her to really express her distinct production style and powerful voice. She's the type of artist that gets me real excited for the future of music and I can't wait to see what she'll do next.
♫ Tracks to Check Out:
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Foreign Things
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What It Is
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Cosmic
Denzel curry
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
A well-paced conscious-rap album that still manages to be intense and exciting or laid back and relaxed when it needs to. He uses his pen and talent for a variety of flows so well and I loved all of the anime, gaming and Star Wars references. Bar-for-bar the most consistent and passionate MC in the game right now.
♫ Tracks to Check Out:
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Walkin
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Ain't No Way
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Melt Session #1
Soccer Mommy
Sometimes, Forever
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Shotgun
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Bones
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Don't Ask Me
Bro this s!*t is grungy! honestly the cover alone had me sold from the beginning
Blue Water Road
Kehlani
Honestly, the most refreshed and deeply personal they've ever been. Although biased (I've been a ride or die since the SSS era) this album is absolutely a magnum opus for them. It does a fantastic job of combing elements of the signature style they've been establishing since You Should Be Here and Cloud 19
♫ Tracks to Check Out:
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everything
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more than i should
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melt
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
BIG THEIF
Each song on here ebbs and flows so naturally, that it's hard not to get carried away by them. The lyrics are also pretty imaginative and clever which is very fitting thematically for this type of folk. Great sitting-by-the-campfire vibes.
♫ Tracks to Check Out:
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Simulation Swarm
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*the title track*
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Certainty
HYPNOS
Ravyn Lenae
Some of the most polished futuristic RnB I've heard. Ravyn's uniquely soft yet effective delivery mixed with that wavy production and Steve Lacy's guitar is just...ughh. This one's been on repeat for a while and I fall in love with it more each listen.
♫ Tracks to Check Out:
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Venom
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Satellites
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Inside Out
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