Urban75 Album of the Year 2022 - The Results

[Buddy Bradley]

19 - Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

Related to Black Midi and New Road I believe. Mildly mathy theatrical pop rock. Owes something to the old rock in opposition movement. Great that this stuff is finding an audience.

This is still #1 on RYM for the year.

Weyes Blood might have come out a bit too late to make too many people's end of year lists, but I'd put that in the top 10-ish.

 

[Knotted]

4 - Beach House - Once Twice Melody

What a velvety sound! Dream pop I guess.

 

[killer b]

3. Horse Lords, 2. Lamar, 1. CHAT PILE

 

[Knotted]

This is still #1 on RYM for the year.

Weyes Blood might have come out a bit too late to make too many people's end of year lists, but I'd put that in the top 10-ish.

I never trust what those guys say. But it's a great album nevertheless.

 

[Knotted]

3. Horse Lords, 2. Lamar, 1. CHAT PILE

Black, white in mastermind terms.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

 

[hitmouse]

We've had all the ones that I really rate and expected to do well now, unless there's a really surprisingly strong showing for Drug Church?

 

[Knotted]

3 - Horse Lords - Comradely Objects

Did you know that music is broken and that the Horse Lords have fixed it? Never listen to this album, you won't go back to the old out of tune stuff of old.

 

[hitmouse]

This Beths album would probably have made my list if I'd got around to listening to it before now, tbf.

 

[Knotted]

2 - Chat Pile - God's Country

Punk done proper heavy. You dared to dream and this is a respectable placing indeed.

 

[hitmouse]

Wait, I've just checked my list again and remembered the other big hitter, either well done Porridge Radio or else Porridge Radio wuz proper robbed.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Bit too

Wait, I've just checked my list again and remembered the other big hitter, either well done Porridge Radio or else Porridge Radio wuz proper robbed.

Bit too poppy for this crowd.

 

[killer b]

Bit too poppy for this crowd.

watch as beyonce takes the top spot now

 

[Knotted]

1 - Fontaines DC - Skinty FIA

Cool sophisticated Irish post-punk that nobody saw coming. It wasn't close either.

 

[killer b]

wow what the fuck

 

[Rebelda]

Go on the Fontaines

 

[Knotted]

Don't ask me what happened to Kendrick. Not enough votes is all I can say. No votes for Beyoncé. I just add up.

 

[braindancer]

Blimey!

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Are you sure you're holding it properly?

 

[MBV]

Nice one Knotted

 

[Knotted]

1-35

1) Fontaines DC - Skinty FIA
2) Chat Pile - God's Country
3) Horse Lords - Comradely Objects
4) Beach House - Once Twice Melody
5) Wet Leg - Wet Leg
6) Black Midi - hellfire
7) The Delines - The Sea Drift
8) Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth
9) Oren Ambarchi - Shebang
10) Special Interest - Endure
11) Half Man Half Biscuit - The Voltarol Years
12) Kae Tempest - The line is a curve
13) Caroline - Caroline
14) Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture
15) Katy J Pearson - Sound of the Morning
16) Horace Andy - Midnight Rocker
17) Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing
18) Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
19) Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
20) The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
21) Kokoroko - Could We Be More
22) Hatchie - Giving the World Away
23) Danger Mouse and Black Thought - Cheat Codes
24) Bill Orcutt - Music for Four Guitars
25) Sharon Von Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong
26) Horace Andy - Midnight Scorcher
27) Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
28) Jessica Moss - Galaxy Heart
29) Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
30) Warpaint - Radiate Like This
31) Bonobo - Fragments
32) Gilla Band - Most Normal
33) Loop - Sonancy
34) Bitchin' Bajas - Bajascillators
35) Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky

 

[Knotted]

Only one person voted for any of the Sault albums as well.

 

[Rebelda]

So was Skinty FIA the most universal vote then? Did anyone have it at number one? Was my 8.

 

[Rebelda]

Cheers Knotted interesting year

 

[Knotted]

So was it the most universal vote then? Did anyone have it at number one? Was my 8.

It got seven votes, with the highest placing at 2. Two placings at 2 actually. It was really solid win.

 

[Dr. Furface]

So was Skinty FIA the most universal vote then? Did anyone have it at number one? Was my 8.

My no.2

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

As ever, haven’t heard anything on it, so that’s the next few months listening sorted. Thanks for taking up the reins this year Knotted

 

[Knotted]

As ever, haven’t heard anything on it, so that’s the next few months listening sorted. Thanks for taking up the reins this year Knotted

You've probably heard one or two of the Wet Leg songs without realising it. Bloody everywhere.

 

[braindancer]

Well done Knotted - appreciate it!

 

[killer b]

Feels like there's more pop music in the list this year than there has been for a while - the contrast between wild avant-rock and radio 6 faves in the top five is particularly dramatic, but it's reflected all the way down the list.

Cheers Knotted! If I'd have put chat pile in my top few would it have been enough, or were Fontaines too far ahead?