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Norman Records' Best Albums of 2022
Our picks of the best new albums released in 2022.
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# 1
God's Country
by
Chat Pile
Album • Jul 29 / 2022
Noise Rock
Sludge Metal
# 2
A Light for Attracting Attention
by
The Smile
Album • May 13 / 2022
Art Rock
# 3
Limbs
by
Keeley Forsyth
Album • Feb 25 / 2022
Singer-Songwriter
Ambient Pop
# 4
Once Twice Melody
by
Beach House
Album • Feb 18 / 2022
Dream Pop
Neo-Psychedelia
# 5
Districts, Roads, Open Space
by
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan
Album • Oct 07 / 2022
Ambient
Progressive Electronic
# 6
Living Torch
by
Kali Malone
Album • Jul 07 / 2022
Drone
Electroacoustic
# 7
Pompeii
by
Cate Le Bon
Album • Feb 04 / 2022
Art Pop
Neo-Psychedelia
# 8
Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe
by
New Age Doom
+
Lee "Scratch" Perry
EP • Nov 05 / 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Drone
# 9
Thoughtless Cruelty
by
Thank
Album • Feb 04 / 2022
Noise Rock
# 10
Paste
by
Moin
Album • Oct 28 / 2022
Experimental Rock
# 11
Cheat Codes
by
Danger Mouse
+
Black Thought
Album • Aug 12 / 2022
East Coast Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
# 12
In These Times
by
Makaya McCraven
Album • Sep 23 / 2022
Jazz Fusion
# 13
You Belong There
by
Daniel Rossen
Album • Apr 08 / 2022
Progressive Folk
Chamber Folk
# 14
Classic Objects
by
Jenny Hval
Album • Mar 11 / 2022
Art Pop
Ambient Pop
# 15
The Ruby Cord
by
Richard Dawson
Album • Nov 18 / 2022
Progressive Folk
Avant-Folk
# 16
The Distance Between Heart And Mouth
by
Elaine Howley
Album • Aug 12 / 2022
Ambient Pop
# 17
Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones
by
Moundabout
Album • Jul 29 / 2022
Psychedelic Folk
# 18
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
by
Denzel Curry
Album • Mar 25 / 2022
Conscious Hip Hop
Southern Hip Hop
# 19
Heart Under
by
Just Mustard
Album • May 27 / 2022
Post-Punk
Noise Rock
Shoegaze
# 20
Cave World
by
Viagra Boys
Album • Jul 08 / 2022
Dance-Punk
# 21
Wilds
by
The Soundcarriers
Album • Jan 21 / 2022
Neo-Psychedelia
# 22
Versions of Modern Performance
by
Horsegirl
Album • Jun 03 / 2022
Slacker Rock
# 23
LP.8
by
Kelly Lee Owens
Album • Apr 29 / 2022
Ambient
Post-Industrial
# 24
Reset
by
Panda Bear
+
Sonic Boom
Album • Aug 12 / 2022
Neo-Psychedelia
Psychedelic Pop
# 25
Tresor
by
Gwenno
Album • Jul 01 / 2022
Art Pop
Dream Pop
# 26
Comradely Objects
by
Horse Lords
Album • Nov 04 / 2022
Experimental Rock
Math Rock
Totalism
# 27
Bleed Out
by
The Mountain Goats
Album • Aug 19 / 2022
Indie Rock
# 28
GET FUCKED
by
The Chats
Album • Aug 19 / 2022
Garage Punk
# 29
Feeding the Machine
by
Binker and Moses
Album • Feb 25 / 2022
Avant-Garde Jazz
Post-Bop
# 30
Time Skiffs
by
Animal Collective
Album • Feb 04 / 2022
Neo-Psychedelia
Psychedelic Pop
# 31
I Love You Jennifer B
by
Jockstrap
Album • Sep 09 / 2022
Art Pop
Glitch Pop
# 32
A Foul Form
by
Thee Oh Sees
Album • Aug 12 / 2022
Garage Punk
# 33
Finally, New
by
They Hate Change
Album • May 13 / 2022
Experimental Hip Hop
Southern Hip Hop
# 34
Protector
by
Aoife Nessa Frances
Album • Oct 28 / 2022
Psychedelic Folk
Neo-Psychedelia
# 35
Opal
by
Batu
Album • Apr 29 / 2022
UK Bass
# 36
Edena Gardens
by
Edena Gardens
Album • Oct 28 / 2022
Space Rock
Psychedelic Rock
# 37
Natural Brown Prom Queen
by
Sudan Archives
Album • Sep 09 / 2022
Alternative R&B
Art Pop
# 38
So Certain
by
Ryley Walker
EP • Jan 11 / 2022
# 39
Oh Death
by
Goat
Album • Oct 21 / 2022
Psychedelic Rock
# 40
God Save the Animals
by
Alex G
Album • Sep 23 / 2022
Indie Rock
Indie Folk
# 41
The Voltarol Years
by
Half Man Half Biscuit
Album • Feb 25 / 2022
Indie Rock
# 42
Whatever the Weather
by
Whatever The Weather
Album • Apr 08 / 2022
Ambient
IDM
# 43
The Sound Of Science
by The Sound Of Science
Album • May 06 / 2022
Psychedelic Pop
# 44
Let's Emerge!
by
Pye Corner Audio
Album • Jul 15 / 2022
Ambient
Progressive Electronic
# 45
Sound of the Morning
by
Katy J Pearson
Album • Jul 08 / 2022
Singer-Songwriter
Indie Pop
# 46
Loose Future
by
Courtney Marie Andrews
Album • Oct 07 / 2022
Americana
Singer-Songwriter
# 47
CAPRISONGS
by
FKA twigs
Album • Jan 14 / 2022
Alternative R&B
# 48
The Unscratchable Itch
by
Sniffany & The Nits
Album • Sep 02 / 2022
Garage Punk
# 49
Gnosis
by
Russian Circles
Album • Aug 19 / 2022
Post-Metal
# 50
Patterns
by
Test Card
Album • Feb 18 / 2022
Indietronica