Rough Trade UK's Albums of the Year 2022

Discover our favourite albums including vinyl exclusives from Yard Act, Rina Sawayama, Fontaines D.C., Kelly Lee Owens, Jack White, Mitski and more.

Published: November 15, 2022 15:12 Source

# 1

Fear Of The Dawn by Jack White

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Blues Rock Experimental Rock Art Rock

# 2

A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile

Album • May 13 / 2022 Art Rock

# 3

The Overload by Yard Act

Album • Jan 21 / 2022 Post-Punk

# 4

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 22 / 2022 Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 5

Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayama

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 6

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Art Rock Post-Rock Chamber Pop

# 7

Glitch Princess by yeule

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Glitch Pop Art Pop

# 8

Hellfire by black midi

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Avant-Prog Brutal Prog

# 9

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 10

Tired of Liberty by The Lounge Society

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 11

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Baroque Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 13

Versions of Modern Performance by Horsegirl

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Slacker Rock

# 14

Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 15

LP.8 by Kelly Lee Owens

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Ambient Post-Industrial

# 16

For All Our Days That Tear The Heart by Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler

Album • Jun 17 / 2022

# 17

A Foul Form by Thee Oh Sees

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Garage Punk

# 18

Electricity by Ibibio Sound Machine

Album • Oct 26 / 2021 Afro-Funk Electro

# 19

Tableau by The Orielles

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 20

Supernova by Nova Twins

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Rap Rock Industrial Rock Nu Metal

# 21

CAZIMI by Caitlin Rose

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 22

Endless Rooms by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • May 06 / 2022 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 23

Cave World by Viagra Boys

Album • Jul 08 / 2022 Dance-Punk

# 24

I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 25

Fossora by Björk

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Art Pop Electronic Post-Industrial

# 26

Dear Scott by Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band

Album • May 27 / 2022 Folk Rock Pop Rock

# 27

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 28

The Sea Drift by The Delines

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Americana Chamber Pop

# 29

Farm to Table by Bartees Strange

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Indie Rock

# 30

Expert in a Dying Field by The Beths

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 31

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 32

Blue Rev by Alvvays

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Indie Pop Shoegaze Noise Pop

# 33

Loose Future by Courtney Marie Andrews

Album • Oct 07 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 34

Topical Dancer by Charlotte Adigéry + Bolis Pupul

Album • Mar 04 / 2022 Art Pop Tech House

# 35

The Line Is A Curve by Kae Tempest

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 36

TILT by Confidence Man

Album • Apr 01 / 2022 Dance-Pop House

# 37

Could We Be More by Kokoroko

Album • Aug 05 / 2022 Jazz-Funk

# 38

Freakout / Release by Hot Chip

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Synthpop Alternative Dance Indietronica

# 39

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Album • Sep 09 / 2022 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 40

We've Been Going About This All Wrong by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 06 / 2022 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 41

A Bit of Previous by Belle and Sebastian

Album • May 06 / 2022 Indie Pop

# 42

Big Time by Angel Olsen

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 43

Nymph by Shygirl

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Alternative R&B UK Hip Hop UK Bass

# 44

Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Sincere by Hater

Album • May 06 / 2022 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 46

Finally, New by They Hate Change

Album • May 13 / 2022 Experimental Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 47

Warm Chris by Aldous Harding

Album • Mar 25 / 2022 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 48

Reeling by The Mysterines

Album • Mar 11 / 2022 Alternative Rock Post-Grunge

# 49

Red Sunset Dreams by Mark Peters

Album • Sep 16 / 2022 Post-Rock Ambient Americana

# 50

FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE by Brian Eno

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Ambient Pop