The Brighton Film Club's Albums of the Year 2022

Well those twelve months sure went quick!

The 'back to normal' that was 2022 was definitely cause for celebration and the music world absolutely treated us, not only to the full return of live music and festivals, but an absolutely stacked list of releases.

Sadly, this year was also blighted by tragedy and we must honour those who have sadly departed us for that great gig in the sky this year: Ronnie Spector, Meat Loaf, Mark Lanegan, Taylor Hawkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Wilko Johnson and Christine McVie to name a few.

The album release slate sure delivered with megastars and newcomers alike and what felt like a general swing towards pop and listenability as we all emerged back into the world post-pandemic and so, after the customary squabbles and more shuffles than a Vegas casino, I present The Brighton Film Club’s Albums of the Year 2022:

30. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down

29. Alex G - God Save the Animals

28. Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows

27. Phoenix - Alpha Zulu

26. Foals - Life Is Yours

25. Djo - Decide

24. Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel

23. Yard Act - The Overload

22. Mitski - Laurel Hell

21. Bartees Strange - Farm to Table

20. Sticky Fingers - Lekkerboy

19. Harry Styles - Harry's House

18. Rosalía - Motomami

17. Wet Leg - Wet Leg

16. Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

15. Pinegrove - 11:11

14. Fred Again... - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)

13. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

12. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B

11. Beyonce - Renaissance

10. Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl

9. Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century

8. beabadoobee - Beatopia

7. Nilüfer Yanya - Painless

6. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

5. Sorry - Anywhere But Here

4. Taylor Swift - Midnights

3. Gang of Youths - Angel in Real Time

2. Arctic Monkeys - The Car

1. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language

Not even a top thirty can cover the greatness of this year with releases from Ethel Cain, alt-j, Metronomy, Fontaines D.C., The Mysterines, Wallows, Jack White, Let's Eat Grandma, Post Malone, Nova Twins, Drake, Metric, Jamie T, Pale Waves, mura masa, Chloe Moriondo, Easy Life, Architects, The Weeknd, Big Thief, Charli XCX and countless others all fighting for inclusion. Check these out if you've exhausted the above.

Have a fantastic festive season and roll on 2023.