top 30 albums of 2022 (january-july)

30. Jacky Boy – Mush

29. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 

28. Jake Xerxes Fussell – Good And Green Again 

27. Silvana Estrada – Marchita

26. Combo Chimbita – Ire

25. E L U C I D – I Told Bessie 

24. Amanda Whiting – Lost In Abstraction 

23. Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star

22. Binker And Moses – Feeding The Machine

21. Afrodelic – Dusunkun Hakili 

20. Yung Kayo – DFTK

19. Traps Pc – Prim Dicer

18. Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul – Topical Dancer

17. Otoboke Beaver – Super Champon 

16. Porridge Radio – Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky

15. ROSALÍA – MOTOMAMI

14. Whatever The Weather – Whatever The Weather 

13. CMAT – If My Wife New I’d Be Dead

12. The Smile – A Light For Attracting Attention 

11. Ndudozo Makhathini – In The Spirit Of Ntu 

10. Rokia Koné and Jacknife Lee – BAMANAN

9. Tim Bernandes – Mil Coisas Invisíveis 

8. Conway the Machine – God Don’t Make Mistakes

7. Daniel Rossen – You Belong There

6. Deathcrash – Return

5. Material Girl – I85mixx21-22

4. Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

3. Wet Kiss – She’s So Cool 

2. Billy Woods – Aethiopes 

1. Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There

Honourable mentions:

Black Star – No Fear of Time

The Weeknd – Dawn FM

Boris – W

Kurt Vile – (watch my moves)

Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry

Just Mustard – Heart Under

WifiGawd – Chain of Command

…and all the great albums we passed like ships in the night