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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #2 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Hellfire | black midi | Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog |
| #6 | The Overload | Yard Act | Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Memorial | THUS LOVE | Oct-07-2022, Post-Punk Revival |
| #8 | Chopper | Kiwi jr. | Aug-12-2022, Indie Pop |
| #9 | Talk Talk Talk | The Paranoyds | Sep-09-2022, Garage Punk |
| #10 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #11 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #12 | Leave The Light On | Pillow Queens | Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Life and Life Only | The Heavy Heavy | Jun-01-2022, Rock |
| #14 | Bellevue | THE BOBBY LEES | Oct-07-2022, Garage Punk |
| #15 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Trouble The Water | Show Me the Body | Oct-28-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | Fix Yourself, Not the World | The Wombats | Jan-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Crystal Nuns Cathedral | Guided By Voices | Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #20 | The Great Regression | Ditz | Mar-04-2022, Noise Rock |
| #21 | Vestli | Spielbergs | Aug-19-2022, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Sincere | Hater | May-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Pure Cashmere | Astragal | Apr-01-2022, Dream Pop |
| #24 | 5-3-8 | Dendrons | Aug-26-2022, Art Punk |
| #25 | Couples Only | Queen Kwong | Jul-12-2022, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ants From Up There | Black Country, New Road | Album, Feb-04-2022, Art Rock |
| #2 | Farm to Table | Bartees Strange | Album, Jun-17-2022, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Album, Apr-08-2022, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Stumpwork | Dry Cleaning | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Hellfire | black midi | Album, Jul-15-2022, Avant-Prog |
| #6 | The Overload | Yard Act | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Memorial | THUS LOVE | Album, Oct-07-2022, Post-Punk Revival |
| #8 | Chopper | Kiwi jr. | Album, Aug-12-2022, Indie Pop |
| #9 | Talk Talk Talk | The Paranoyds | Album, Sep-09-2022, Garage Punk |
| #10 | Expert in a Dying Field | The Beths | Album, Sep-16-2022, Power Pop |
| #11 | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Apr-22-2022, Gothic Rock |
| #12 | Leave The Light On | Pillow Queens | Album, Apr-01-2022, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Life and Life Only | The Heavy Heavy | EP, Jun-01-2022, Rock |
| #14 | Bellevue | THE BOBBY LEES | Album, Oct-07-2022, Garage Punk |
| #15 | Famously Alive | Guerilla Toss | Album, Feb-16-2022, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Trouble The Water | Show Me the Body | Album, Oct-28-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | Fix Yourself, Not the World | The Wombats | Album, Jan-14-2022, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Crystal Nuns Cathedral | Guided By Voices | Album, Mar-04-2022, Indie Rock |
| #19 | LABYRINTHITIS | Destroyer | Album, Mar-25-2022, Art Rock |
| #20 | The Great Regression | Ditz | Album, Mar-04-2022, Noise Rock |
| #21 | Vestli | Spielbergs | Album, Aug-19-2022, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Sincere | Hater | Album, May-06-2022, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Pure Cashmere | Astragal | Album, Apr-01-2022, Dream Pop |
| #24 | 5-3-8 | Dendrons | Album, Aug-26-2022, Art Punk |
| #25 | Couples Only | Queen Kwong | Album, Jul-12-2022, |