05.07.23

Another year of distorted space and time; a little late on the list this year but, as the saying goes, better late than never.

Some lists, in no order, of a few things that helped me get through 2022.

Music

  • Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers [Top Dawg Entertainment]

  • Civilistjävel!: Järnnätter [Felt]

  • Lifeguard: Crowd Can Talk [Born Yesterday Records]

  • Thme

  • J.Rawls: #jazzhop [Polar Entertainment]

  • Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer: Februarys [Dauw]

  • Fuubutsushi: Birthingbodies EP [Cached]

  • Fuubutsushi: Good Sky Day [Longform Editions]

  • Morimoto Naoki: Kotoba [Seil]

  • IDRA & Hiroshi Ebina: Circle [Mystery Circles]

  • Sawako: Stella Epoca [12k]

  • Danny Paul Grody: Sunrise, Looking East [Longform Editions]

  • N. Kramer: Altered Scenes and Slight Variations [Leaving Records]

  • J. Foerster + N. Kramer: Habitat [Leaving Records]

  • JID: The Forever Story [Dreamville]

  • Minamo & Asuna: Tail of Diffraction [12k]

  • Nathan Salsburg: Landwerk No. 3 [No Quarter]

  • Mura Oka: Auftakt [Latency]

  • Damu The Fudgemunk: How It Should Sound, Vol. 1 & 2 [Redefinition Records]

  • The Kinks: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation [Pye]

Film

  • Decision to Leave

  • The Banshees of Inisherin

  • Triangle of Sadness

TV Series

  • Slow Horses

  • The Bear

  • What We Do in the Shadows

  • Barry

  • Severance

  • Atlanta

  • The Rehearsal

  • Our Flag Means Death

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

  • Ramy

  • Mo

  • Andor

  • Hacks

Podcasts

  • Will Be Wild

Radio

  • Paul Bruno [WFMU]

  • Footsteps of Reggae [WKCR]