Bit late to the party with this, but let’s keep the record straight and give the musical year 2022 the attention it deserves. We here at Poule headquarters really enjoyed the chart-topping releases by Wet Leg, Fontaines DC, Warpaint and Dry Cleaning, as well as those by Earl Sweatshirt, Pip Millett, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Khruangbin x Vieux Farka Touré and Makaya McCraven. And even Nas!
Notable mentions should also go to yet another Beach House album that was just wonderful, a new Lykke Li album that hit well and went largely unnoticed and also a proper Radiohead side project in The Smile.
There were also a range of records that stayed on Team Poule’s rotation throughout 2022 and still are spinning as we speak, but flew somewhat under the radar. This list is dedicated to them, in no particular order.
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Dawn Riding – You’re Still Here | The Long Road Society | Oakland, California | November 2022
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Adam Miller – Gateway | self-released, solo debut of Chromatics’ founder | Los Angeles, California | February 2022
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Attia Taylor – Space Ghost | Lame-O Records | New York, New York | July 2022 | Photo-Interview #25
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Cool Sounds – Like That | Chapter Music | Melbourne, Australia | October 2022
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Quinn Christopherson – Write Your Name in Pink | Play It Again Sam [PIAS] | Anchorage, Alaska | September 2022
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Surprise Chef – Education & Recreation | Big Crown Records | Melbourne, Australia | October 2022
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Kane & James – Kane & James | Good Eye Records | Millstone, New Jersey | December 2022
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Bulgarian Cartrader – Motor Songs | self-released | Berlin, Germany | November 2022
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John Moods – The Great Design | Mansions & Millions | Berlin, Germany | November 2022
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If you are now thinking, damn I wish I knew about these records sooner, do not worry but follow the official Poule d’Or playlist over on Spotify. It is updated regularly and contained all these tracks at some point last year. For more info, click here.
Also, as you have made it this far, you do seem to enjoy a good list, so maybe check Team Poule’s picks for calendar years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 … and try finding those vintages on Spotify: 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Find the full backlog of the best tracks of 2022 – ready to shuffle through here.
