PopMatters' 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022

In 2022, indie rock was a guitar-led extravaganza with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best indie rock albums of the year.

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# 1
Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop
# 2
Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 3
Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 4
Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Post-Punk Indie Rock
# 5
Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Avant-Prog Brutal Prog
# 6
Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk
# 7
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Post-Punk Revival
# 8
Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Garage Punk
# 10
Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 11
Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk
# 12
Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 13
EP • Jun 01 / 2022 Rock Folk Rock Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
# 14
Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Garage Punk
# 15
Album • Feb 16 / 2022 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica
# 16
Album • Oct 28 / 2022 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock
# 17
Album • Jan 14 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 18
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 19
Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Art Rock New Wave
# 20
Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Noise Rock Post-Punk
# 21
Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Indie Rock
# 22
Album • May 06 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 23
Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Dream Pop Gothic Rock
# 24
Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Art Punk
# 25
Album • Jul 12 / 2022