The Observer: Kitty Empire's Top 10 Albums of 2022

Non-stop dance parties, retro beats and dreamy vignettes vied with slacker rock, flamenco-inflected R&B and no end of heartbreakThe Observer critics’ review of 2022 in full

Published: December 18, 2022 11:00 Source

# 1

RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Dance-Pop House Contemporary R&B

# 2

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse + Black Thought

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

# 3

Laurel Hell by Mitski

Album • Feb 04 / 2022 Synthpop Art Pop New Wave

# 4

(watch my moves) by Kurt Vile

Album • Apr 15 / 2022 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 5

The Car by Arctic Monkeys

Album • Oct 21 / 2022 Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 6

YTI⅃AƎЯ by Bill Callahan

Album • Oct 14 / 2022 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 8

MOTOMAMI by ROSALÍA

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Neoperreo Art Pop

# 9

Tempus by Pole

Album • Nov 18 / 2022 Ambient Dub IDM

# 10

Shebang by Oren Ambarchi

Album • Sep 30 / 2022 Post-Minimalism