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LIST ︎︎︎ 2022’s Best International Albums

My selection of the 100 best international albums of 2022

From 100th to 26th IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

Beach House - Once Twice Melody
The Order of 12 - Lord of the Land
Shamir - Heterosexuality
Mitski - Lauren Hell
DOMI & JD BECK - NOT TiGHT
SASAMI - Squeeze
RIP Swirl - Blurry
Ezra Fuman - All of Us Flames
FKA Twigs - Caprison
Lore of the Land - The order of the 12
Big Thief - Dragon Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Charli XCX - CRASH
Big Kill - BIG KILL FUTURE
Father John Misty - Chloë and the next 20th century
Orville Peck - Bronco
Hatchie - Giving the World Away
Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
Royksopp - Profound Mysteries
Caroline Loveglow - Strawberry
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Obongjayar - Some Night I Dream of Doors
Croatian Amor - Remember Rainbow Bridge
Hamond - Pirate Radio
Bad Bunny - Un verano sin ti
Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastards
Morgan Hislop - Ghostin’ Me
Steve Lacy - Gemini Right
superorganism - World Wide Pop
Rico Nasty - Las Ruinas
Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
Sarahsson - The Horgenaith
Lil Uzi Bert - RED & WHITE
Bloodz Boi, Claire Rousay, More Eaze - a crying poem
Panda Bear - Reset
TRAAMS - Personal Best
Megan Thee Stallion - Traumazine
Matiss Evreoux - In Broken Mirrors My Reflection is Clear
Smile - Phantom Island

Joji - SMITHEREENS
NoSo - Stay Proud of Me
Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl
Miya Folick - 2007
Alt J - The Dream
Quinn Christopherson - Write Your Name in Pink
Isabela Lovestory - Amor Hardcore
Tamino - Sahar
The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Jane Inc. - Faster That I Can Take
Special Interests - Endure
Christine and the Queens - Redcar, les adorables étoiles (prologue)
John Mood - The Great Design
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal - Full Moon Mystery Garden
Oscar Jerome - The Spoon
Imogen Heap, Dan O’Neill - Chordata Bytes I
Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing
NNAMDï - Please Have a Seat
My Idea - CRY MFER
Malibu - Pieces of Pity
Putochinomaricón - JÁJÁ ÉQÚÍSDÉ (distopia aburrida)
Omar Apollo - Ivory
Alex G - God Save the Animals
Real Lies - Lad Ash
Sevdaliza - High Alone
Ange Halliwell - Lullaby for the Dead
Hikaru Utada - BADモード
Charlotte Adigéry - Topical Dancer
beabadoobee - Beatopia
Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Queen
Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
Hyd - CLEARING
Fulu Mizuki - Ngbaka EP
Marina Herlop – Pripyat
Jockstrap - I love you Jennifer B
Nader Khalil - Nader Khalil 2
Sondre Lerche - Avatar of Love

Best of the best_ From 25th to 1st

25. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season

24. Pablo Altar - Music for a While

<a href="https://highheal.bandcamp.com/album/pablo-altar-music-for-a-while">Pablo Altar - Music for a while by HIGH HEAL</a>

23. Bartees Strange - Farm to Table

<a href="https://barteesstrange.bandcamp.com/album/farm-to-table">Farm to Table by Bartees Strange</a>

22. Black Country, New Roads - Ants from Up There

21. death’s dynamic shroud - Darklife

<a href="https://deathsdynamicshroud.bandcamp.com/album/darklife-2">Darklife by death's dynamic shroud</a>

20. More Eaze, Claire Rousay - Never Stop Texting Me

19. Courting - Guitar Music

<a href="https://courtingband.bandcamp.com/album/guitar-music">Guitar Music by Courting</a>

18. Björk - Fossora

17. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever

16. Marcioz - Between Giant $houlders

<a href="https://marcioz.bandcamp.com/album/between-giant-houlders">Between Giant $houlders by Marcioz</a>

15. Kai Whinston - Quiet as Kept, F.O.G.

<a href="https://kaiwhiston.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-as-kept-f-o-g">Quiet As Kept, F.O.G. by Kai Whiston</a>

14. Bladee - Spiderr

13. Julmud جُلْمود - Tuqoos

<a href="https://bilnaes.bandcamp.com/album/tuqoos">Tuqoos | طُقُوس by Julmud جُلْمود</a>

12. Shygirl - Nymph

11. MUNA - MUNA

10. Liam Benzvi - Acts of Service

<a href="https://liambenzvi.bandcamp.com/album/acts-of-service">Acts of Service by Liam Benzvi</a>

9. WeyesBlood - And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

<a href="https://weyesblood.bandcamp.com/album/and-in-the-darkness-hearts-aglow">And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood</a>

8. The Weekend - Dawn FM

7. Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar

<a href="https://hudsonmohawke.bandcamp.com/album/cry-sugar">Cry Sugar by Hudson Mohawke</a>

6. Brakence - hypochondriac

5. Alvvays - Blue Rev

4. SZA - SOS

3. Grace Ives - Janky Star

2. Rosalia - MOTOMAMi

1. Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter

LIST ︎︎︎ 2022’s Best International Albums

From 100th to 26th IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

Best of the best_ From 25th to 1st

METAL ︎︎︎ Ange Halliwell. Love, death, and the secret grief (interview)

METAL ︎︎︎ Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London. Rethinking identities & recreating our lost realities (interview)

METAL ︎︎︎ Lucky Love. The dazzling queer troublemaker (that we need) | (interview)

METAL ︎︎︎ Alessandra García. Del barrio al escenario (entrevista) METAL ︎︎︎ Metteson: it’s a not a thing of the past, it’s a thing of the future (interview) Fucking Young! ︎︎︎ Desire, fantasy, submission, and oppression. A conversation with Kostis Fokas (interview)

La Térmica ︎︎︎ Ryan McGinley: ‘Cada vez que hay cambios políticos importantes se crean obras de arte sorprendentes’ (entrevista)

METAL ︎︎︎ Alessandra García. Del barrio al escenario (entrevista)

METAL ︎︎︎ Metteson: it’s a not a thing of the past, it’s a thing of the future (interview)

Fucking Young! ︎︎︎ Desire, fantasy, submission, and oppression. A conversation with Kostis Fokas (interview)