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Top Music of 2022

Updated: Dec 26, 2022

Top 20 Albums of 2022 (no order)

  • The Boy Name If - Elvis Costello

  • The Blues Don't Lie - Buddy Guy

  • Fear of the Dawn - Jack White

  • Palomino - Miranda Lambert

  • Just Like That… - Bonnie Raitt

  • Paint This Town - Old Crow Medicine Show

  • Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? - Tyler Childers

  • American Heartbreak - Zach Bryan

  • Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson

  • Young Blood - Marcus King

  • Bleed Out - The Mountain Goats

  • Chicamacomico - American Aquarium

  • Emotional Creature - Beach Bunny

  • Shake the Roots - Bennett Mateo Band

  • If My Wife New I'd Be Dead - CMAT

  • Crooked Tree - Molly Tuttle

  • Lifted - Trombone Shorty

  • Who Is He? - Dylan Triplett

  • I Am The Moon I, II, III - Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Vandoliers - The Vandoliers

Bubbling Under

  • Nightroamer - Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

  • Cruel Country - Wilco

  • I Walked with You a Ways - Plains

  • Welcome to Club XIII - Drive-By Truckers

  • Boat Songs - MJ Lenderman

  • Bloodline Maintenance - Ben Harper

  • Charlie Musselwhite - Mississippi Son - Excellent collection of swampy blues that just rolls

  • Raised - Hailey Whitters

  • 12th of June - Lyle Lovett

  • Remain - Bywater Call - excellent release filled with larger than life blues rock songs, for fans of the Black Crowes, Bonnie Raitt, Tedeschi, Allman Bros

  • You Asked for It - the Shut in Singles Series - Eric Ambel

  • Down Every Road - Eli Paperboy Reed - Amazing remakes of Merle Haggard Classics including the best version of Mama Tried ever

  • Devil May Care - Tinsley Ellis - awesome southern blues for fans of the Allman Bros

  • Denim & Diamonds - Nikki Lane - contains one of the best songs of the year "First High"

  • FTHC - Frank Turner

  • Easy Listening - 2nd Grade - Power Pop for fans of Big Star

  • The Lon Way, The Slow Way - Camp Trash - Emo Punk Pop that actually works to make an interesting release

  • Metamorphosis - Cloud Cult - Big Earthy Sound you just have to listen to

  • Fun Machine: The Sequel - Lake Street Dive - Always great music for LSD

  • Baby - Petrol Girls - awesome in your face blistering riot grrl rock

  • Sugaray Rayford - n Too Deep - excellent modern funky R&B

  • Michael Rault - Michael Rault - excellent pop for fans of Nilsson

  • Songs About You - Brett Eldredge

  • Turn My Radio Up - The Coffis Brothers

  • Homestead Vol 6 - Various Artists

  • Stick Season - Noah Kahan

  • The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta

  • Lucifer On The Sofa - Spoon

  • (watch my moves) - Kurt Vile

More Blues

  • I Got Love - Albert Castigilia - Former Junior Wells Band Guitarist puts out a smoking blues effort, for fans of the Fabulous Thunderbirds

  • Good Trouble - Annika Chambers - solid blues that rocks with excellent guitar from Paul Deslauriers

  • Underground Blues - Brezzy Rodio - solid collection of chicago blues

  • Midnight Blues - Crystal Shawanda - powerful female blues singing from this Aboriginal star from Canada

  • Brother Johnny - Edgar Winter - a fun tribute album with awesome guests to Johnny Winter

  • Heavy Load Blues - Govt Mule

  • Rich White Honky Blues - Hank Williams Jr

  • Hard Times - John Primer - Chi master bluesman and former band leader for Muddy, Willie, and Magic releases a solid new set of chicago blues

  • Keep On! - Lil’ Red and The Rooster

  • Bitches' Blues - Sass Jordan

  • Dome Come Too Far - Shemekia Copeland

  • Taj Mahal - Get On Board

  • Ride - Walter Trout

  • Yates McKendree - Buchanan Lane

  • Bring it - Miss Bix - Great mix of blues, cajun

More Americana

  • If it All Goes South - Amy Ray

  • Apple & Setser - Brad Apple & Pam Setser - one the finest examples of understated Americana

  • Co-Satarring Too - Ray Wylie Hubbard

  • Somewhere Beyond - Breaking Grass - Solid album of bluegrass infused with gospel, folk and pop

  • Chris Haddox - Chris Haddox - excellent collection of Americana songs for fans of John Prine

  • Linda Lay - Linda Lay

  • Feel Like Going Home - Miko Marks

  • Calling you from my Mountain - Peter Rowan

  • Pinecastle Records Bluegrass 2022 - Various Artists

  • I Walked with You a Ways - Plains

  • Never Slow Down - The Po' Ramblin' Boys

  • Losing Time - Route 3

  • Together Alone - Sarah Borges

  • Up the Hill and Through the Fog - Slocan Ramblers

  • Jerry Jeff - Steve Earle

  • Quiet Country Town - Wildfire

  • Just a Little Talk with Myself - Steven Moore

  • Take It Like a Man - Amanda Shires

  • Me / And Dad - Billy Strings

  • Radio John: Songs of John Hartford - Sam Bush

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