My annual list of my top 3 LPs and Singles that were released in 2022. The criteria for the singles are that they are from LPs or single releases which don’t feature in the top 3 LP list.
LPs
- Flume – Palaces
- Laura Viers – Found Light
- Sunda Arc – Nightlands
Others on the shortlist were by Heal & Harrow (Heal & Harrow), Daniel Avery (Ultratruth), Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin (Ali) and Fred Again (Actual Life 3).
Singles
- Mustafa – The Hearse
- UUUU – WhoMadeWho, Rampa
- Sweet Isolation – Oscar Jerome, Kaidi Akinnibi
Others on the shortlist were Looking at Your Pager by KH, Kammy (like i do) by Fred Again, Honey, In the Wild by Annie Nero, Josh Kaufman and Gfortune by Overmono.
Spotify playlist
Live performances
Live highlights from the year were seeing Overmono live at Sonar, Barcelona, Sunda Arc at Yes in Manchester and a fun night at WHP in Manchester where DJ Seinfield and Four Tet were absolutely superb #vip
Another performance which blew me away (even though I wasn’t there in person, unfortunately), was the Fred Again Boiler Room set. At the time of writing, this has had 11million views in 5 months. I remember being up late and thinking I’d see what the hype was about by watching a few minutes at about 1am before turning in. I ended up staying up and watching the entire set, I just had to as it was that good.
Mixes
The most rotations has to go to the Keinemusik Radio Show by Adam Port at HÖR, followed closely by the KH Essential Mix, which was also voted Essential Mix of the Year.