This time, we’ve narrowed the annual review down to one editorial. The recap below includes, in no particular order, the best albums of 2022 according to the editors of New Model Radio. You can find music samples in the attached links and in our New Music Mix podcasts that we’ve been posting throughout the year.
Warhaus – Ha Ha Heartbreak
Calexico – El Mirador
Gogol Bordello – Solidaritine
La Femme – Teatro Lucido
Waldeck – 20 Years Dope – Red Album
Adrian Quesada – Boleros Psicodélico
Arctic Monkeys – The Car
Adrian Sherwood – Dub No Frontiers
Sonido Gallo Negro – Paganismo
Kutiman – Open
Weyes Blood – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Gwenno – Tresor
Dubioza Kolektiv – Agrikultura
Guts – Estrellas
Mélissa Laveaux – Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle
C Duncan – Alluvium
Angeliqie Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf – Queen Of Sheba
Aurora – The Gods We Can Touch
DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson – 2+
Cari Cari – Welcome To Kookoo Island
King Stingray – King Stingray
Jazzamor – Don’t Let Your Angels Go
Punku – Punku
Suede – Autofiction
Liraz – Roya
Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – Reset
Oumou Sangaré – Timbuktu
Horace Andy – Midnight Rocker
Rosalía – Motomami
