Makeshift Top 40 LPs of 2022 so far

Here it is, a list I whipped up of fave raves so far this year. I could make another list of at least 20 other terrific LPs, so 2022 hasn't been the greatest year, but at the least the music has been top notch.

1. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
2. Poppy Ajudha - The Power in Us
3. Grace Ives - Janky Star
4. Silvana Estrada - Marchita
5. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Boy Named If

6. Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa

7. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter

8. Joan Shelley - The Spur 

9. Shamir - Heterosexuality

10. Mitski - Laurel Hell

11. Cecile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song

12. Craig Finn - A Legacy of Rentals 

13. The Handcuffs - Burn the Rails

14. KAINA - It Was a Home 

15. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

16. Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep

17. Midlake - For the Sake of Bethel Woods 

18. Rosalia - Motomami

19. Raveena - Asha's Awakening 

20. FKA Twigs - Caprisongs

21. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Life on Earth

22. Ibeyi - Spell 31

23. Automatic - Excess

24. Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance

25. Lyle Lovett - 12th of June

26. Beach House - Once Twice Melody

27. Belle and Sebastian - A Bit of Previous

28. Superchunk - Wild Loneliness

29. Elizabeth King - I Got a Love

30. Syd - Broken Hearts Club

31. Toro y Moi - Mahal

32. Lady Wray - Piece of Me

33. Young Guv - Guv III

34. DEHD - Blue Skies

35. Foxes - The Kick

36. SASAMI - Skin the Rat

37. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour

38. Mattiel - Georgia Gothic

39. Yeule - Glitch Princess

40. Shearwater - The Great Awakening