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