Gorilla vs. Bear's Favorite Albums from the First Half of 2022

Presenting our favorite albums, songs, and EPs from the first half of 2022...

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Aethiopes Billy Woods Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#2 LIVE A LITTLE Sam Gendel, Antonia Cytrynowicz May-13-2022, Nu Jazz
#3 Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock
#4 Once Twice Melody Beach House Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop
#5 Quest for fire Axel Boman Apr-15-2022,
#6 Antidawn EP Burial Jan-06-2022, Ambient
#7 You Can’t Kill Me 070 Shake Jun-03-2022, Alt-Pop
#8 PAINLESS Nilüfer Yanya Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock
#9 BADモード Hikaru Utada Jan-19-2022, J-Pop
#10 The Jacket Widowspeak Feb-16-2022, Indie Folk
#11 SICK! Earl Sweatshirt Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop
#12 Faster Than I Can Take Jane Inc. Apr-22-2022, Synthpop
#13 Warm Chris Aldous Harding Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop
#14 Can't Change Omar S Apr-23-2022, Detroit Techno
#15 CRASH Charli XCX Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop
#16 Preacher’s Daughter Ethel Cain May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Thanks 4 the Tracks U Lost Jamal Moss May-06-2022, Outsider House
#18 Death Is a Dream HTRK Apr-29-2022, Ambient Pop
#19 Kiren Yasuaki Shimizu Feb-25-2022, Art Pop
#20 Versions of Modern Performance Horsegirl Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock
#21 LUZ Axel Boman Apr-15-2022,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aethiopes | Billy Woods | Album, Apr-08-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #2 | LIVE A LITTLE | Sam GendelAntonia Cytrynowicz | Album, May-13-2022, Nu Jazz |
| #3 | Boat Songs | MJ Lenderman | Album, Apr-29-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #4 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House | Album, Feb-18-2022, Dream Pop |
| #5 | Quest for fire | Axel Boman | Album, Apr-15-2022,  |
| #6 | Antidawn EP | Burial | EP, Jan-06-2022, Ambient |
| #7 | You Can’t Kill Me | 070 Shake | Album, Jun-03-2022, Alt-Pop |
| #8 | PAINLESS | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #9 | BADモード | Hikaru Utada | Album, Jan-19-2022, J-Pop |
| #10 | The Jacket | Widowspeak | Album, Feb-16-2022, Indie Folk |
| #11 | SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Jan-14-2022, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #12 | Faster Than I Can Take | Jane Inc. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Synthpop |
| #13 | Warm Chris | Aldous Harding | Album, Mar-25-2022, Chamber Pop |
| #14 | Can't Change | Omar S | Album, Apr-23-2022, Detroit Techno |
| #15 | CRASH | Charli XCX | Album, Mar-18-2022, Dance-Pop |
| #16 | Preacher’s Daughter | Ethel Cain | Album, May-12-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Thanks 4 the Tracks U Lost | Jamal Moss | Album, May-06-2022, Outsider House |
| #18 | Death Is a Dream | HTRK | Album, Apr-29-2022, Ambient Pop |
| #19 | Kiren | Yasuaki Shimizu | Album, Feb-25-2022, Art Pop |
| #20 | Versions of Modern Performance | Horsegirl | Album, Jun-03-2022, Slacker Rock |
| #21 | LUZ | Axel Boman | Album, Apr-15-2022,  |