RUNNERS UP - THE BEST ALBUMS 2022

Listed in alphabetical order, here are a bunch of albums I enjoyed from the year of 2022 that didn't make the cut for my overall top 30.

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070 Shake - You Can't Kill Me

Genre: Alternative R&B

My standout tracks: Cocoon, History

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4s4ki - Killer in Neverland

Genre: Electronic, J-Pop

My standout tracks: Freedom Kingdom (feat. Swervy), LOG OUT

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454 - FAST TRAX 3

Genre: Hip-hop, Plugg

My standout tracks: KEEP A SMILE, STITCH + LILO

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Alex G - God Save The Animals

Genre: Indie Rock

My standout tracks: Runner, Miracles, No Bitterness

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Animal Collective - Time Skiffs

Genre: Psychedelic

My standout tracks: Prester John, Dragon Slayer, Royal and Desire

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Björk - Fossora

Genre: Art Pop

My standout tracks: Ancestress, Fossora, Ovule

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Bladee - Spiderr

Genre: Cloud Rap, Experimental

My standout tracks: HAHAH, ICARUS 3REESTYLE, NOTHINGG

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Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest

Genre: Synthpop

My standout tracks: The Flag is Raised, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Faust

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Clarence Clarity - UNRECORDED HISTORY

Genre: Experimental

My standout tracks: The Mary Rose, God Let There Be Light

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Cochise - THE INSPECTION

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: TURN IT UP, DO IT AGAIN, NICE (feat. Young Nudy)

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Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: Walkin, Zatoichi (feat. slowthai), Troubles (feat. T-Pain)

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Duster - Together

Genre: Slowcore, Shoegaze

My standout tracks: Time Glitch, New Directions, Making Room

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Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel

Genre: Indie Pop / Rock

My standout tracks: Bad Friday, I Want A Love Like This, Pizza Boy

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Flume - Palaces

Genre: Electronic

My standout tracks: Highest Building (feat, Oklou), Go, Sirens (feat. Caroline Polachek)

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Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia

Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Punk

My standout tracks: Big Shot, How Cold Love Is, I Love You

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The Glitch Mob - Ctrl Alt Reality

Genre: Electronic

My standout tracks: Antireal, The Moment, The Flavor

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Haru Nemuri - SHUNKA RYOGEN

Genre: J-Pop, Experimental

My standout tracks: Bang, Ikiru, Seventh Heaven

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Hikaru Utada - BAD MODE

Genre: J-Pop, Electronic

My standout tracks: Somewhere Near Marseilles, One Last Kiss, Find Love

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Jay Worthy, Larry June & LDN DRGS - 2 P'z In A Pod

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: Leave It Up To Me, She's Not Around, Vanilla Cream

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Joey Bada$$ - 2000

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: Cruise Control, Zipcodes, One of Us (feat. Larry June)

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KayCyy - Get Used To It

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: Replay, Look What I Found (feat. Lancey Foux)

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Kenny Mason - RUFFS

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: HALLOWEEN, 333/ATOM, NOSEDIVE (feat. Jean Dawson)

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Lancey Foux - LIFE IN HELL

Genre: Hip-hop, Cloud Rap

My standout tracks: ALL NIGHT LONG, LUVS KILLING ME SLOWLY, I FEEL LIKE I'M ME

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Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons

Genre: Synth Pop

My standout tracks: Happy New Year, Levitation, Sunday

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Mall Grab - What I Breathe

Genre: Techno, Electronic

My standout tracks: Understand, Love Reigns, Spirit Wave

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Moodring - Stargazer

Genre: Alternative Metal

My standout tracks: Disintegrate, SYNC.wav, Constrict

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Palm - Nicks and Grazes

Genre: Experimental, Indie

My standout tracks: Feathers, Touch and Go, Parable Lickers

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Phoenix - Alpha Zulu

Genre: Indie Pop

My standout tracks: Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig), Season 2, The Only One

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PUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND

Genre: Pop Punk

My standout tracks: Totally Fine, Matilda, Kill Something

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Pusha T - It's Almost Dry

Genre: Hip-hop

My standout tracks: Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes, Dreamin Of The Past (feat. Kanye West), Neck & Wrist (feat. JAY-Z & Pharrell Williams)

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The Range - Mercury

Genre: Electronic

My standout tracks: 1995, Relegate, Urethene

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Shygirl - Nymph

Genre: Electronic, Alternative R&B

My standout tracks: Woe, Come For Me, Heaven

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Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever

Genre: Indie Rock

My standout tracks: Shotgun, Don't Ask Me, Bones

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Soulblind - Feel It All Around

Genre: Alternative Rock, Shoegaze

My standout tracks: Bruise The Sore, Seventh Hell, Everyday Evil

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Sports - Get A Good Look

Genre: Indie Pop

My standout tracks: Ordinary Man, The Look, Get A Good Look

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Yeule - Glitch Princess

Genre: Art Pop, Electronic

My standout tracks: Too Dead Inside, Perfect Blue (feat. Tohji), Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty

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