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Music for 2022- Is It Just Me Or?..

Hello All!

December is now here and I realize that I have not purchased as much music this year. Being a Redbook guy I normally buy an average of 150-200 titles a year. So far this year-30 (and it’s not for lack of looking). I’m getting another order ready and have only 25 titles that want to own so far.

So- I wanted to put this question out to the group to see if it’s just me thinking this or if others feel the same- 

Have you found 2022 do be a boring year when it comes to new and interesting music?

Not talking about reissued “one more for the road” stuff.

 

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cd318
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@tylermunns

There is no denying that current mainstream pop music is pure and utter trash.

Anyone who says otherwise is lying or has no taste.

 

There’s certainly no denying that it’s getting increasingly difficult to find current pop music of interest.

 

I guess I’ll check out the end of year reviews that most magazines love to do and see if there’s anything of any interest there.

Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy ways remains the last album I got excited about, and that’s now over two and half years old.

Earlier today I was playing I Miss You and was thinking that’s a fairly recent song - until I realised it almost 20 years old.

It used to be that only the years went by so fast, now it seems like it’s entire decades...

 

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slaw
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Although I've experienced "dry years", I've never felt a need to post that question OP.

dz13
243 posts
 

I like to look at end of year lists and see the type of music I like in several lists. This year I’ve got several things I like and there might be more.

Alvvays: Blue Rev

Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mount

Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever

Hatchie: Giving the World Away

Alex G: God Save the Animals

Crumb: Ice Melt

Beach House: Once Twice Melody

There were a couple I picked up this year that actually came out last year:

Pip Blom: Welcome Break

Tristen: Aquatic Flowers

What is great is that you can look at the reviews and then play the entire album on YouTube or on a streaming service. Even better are the artists who play live on KEXP or NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts shown on YouTube so you get a sense of who they really are. I’m checking out the Spoon release Lucifer on the Sofa. I’ll check out a few more. That’s a pretty good haul for me.

 

 

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simao
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I'll browse Tidals genre new releases every week to see what's out there. Kind of like the old Borders listening stations. 

There's as much good stuff out there as anytime before. There's also just as much crap. 

designsfx OP
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@dz13 

I just did my last buy for 2022 a couple of weeks ago and (as I wrote when starting this thread) only picked up about 35 titles. So that puts me down to about a third of what I’ve usually bought in the past.

Looking over your stuff- I’ve always found Alex G entertaining but could never bring myself to purchase Beach House or Soccer Mommy. Listened to Big Thief but have never purchased.

I do the same thing as you’ve described- get a list and roll through via Spotify. When I’m done with the list I go back and listen to it again just to make sure I’m in. You should try AOTM’s website (Album of the Year) for really comprehensive lists. They update as the titles are released and you can sort by genres. Hopefully 2023 brings more offerings (at least for stuff I’m interested in).

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