One of the best parts of welcoming a new year is the potential for new music. Below are lists created by WUTC staff members of their personal top music choices from 2022.
Listen to the entire playlist on Spotify.
Richard Winham's Top Albums
- Alvvays - Blue Rev
- Beach House - Once Twice Melody
- YaYa Bey - Remember Your North Star
- Big Thief - Dragon Warm Mountain, I Believe In You
- Burna Boy - Love, Damini
- Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
- Ezra Collective - Where I’m Meant To Be
- First Aid Kit - Palomino
- Frankie Cosmos - Inner World Peace
- Ben Harper - Bloodline Maintenance
- Hurray for The Riff Raff - Life on Earth
- Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
- Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That
- Sault - EarthSault - Today & Tomorrow
- Amanda Shires - Take It Like a ManThe Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
- Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa (Moon)
- Bruce Springsteen - Only The Strong SurviveThe Weeknd - Dawn FM
- Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Haley Solomon's Top Albums
- Nilufer Yanya - Painless
- Bonobo - Fragments
- FKA Twigs - Caprisongs
- Kurt Vile - (watch my moves)
- Magic City Hippies - Water Your Garden
- Mattiel - Georgia Gothic
- Omar Apollo - Ivory
Haley's Top Songs
- Remi Wolf - "Pink + White"
- FKA Twigs - "Ride The Dragon"
- King Gizz - "Ice Five"
- Nilüfer Yanya - "Trouble"
- Nilüfer Yanya - "L/R"
- Still Woozy + Remi Wolf - "Pool"
- Kurt Vile - "Like Exploding Stones"
- Kurt Vile - "Hey Like A Child"
- Cate Le Bon - "Remembering Me"
- Cate Le Bon - "Moderation"
- Noga erez- "Industry Baby"
- Wednesday - "She’s Actin’ Single"
- The Weeknd - "Sacrifice"
- Metronomy - "Right on Time"
- KAINA - "Anybody Can Be in Love"
- Earl Sweatshirt - "2010"
- Earl Sweatshirt - "Tabula Rasa"
- Magic City Hippies - "Queen"
- Magic City Hippies - "Water Your Garden"
- FKA Twigs - "Lightbeamers"
- FKA Twigs - "Honda"
- Bonobo - "Age of Phase"
- KAINA - "Casita"
- Bonobo - "Sapien"
- Bonobo- "Rosewood"
- Nilüfer Yanya - "Try"
- Nilüfer Yanya - "Stabilize"
- Spoon - "The Hardest Cut"
- Spoon - "Lucifer on The Sofa"
- KAINA - "Friend of Mine"
- Cate le Bon - "French Boys"
- The Weeknd - "Out of time"
- Khruangbin + Leon Bridges - "Doris"
- Khruangbin + Leon Bridges - "B - Side"
- St. Paul & Broken Bones - "Minotaur"
- St. Paul & Broken Bones - "Tin Man Love"
- Mitski - "working for the knife"
- Mitski - "The Only Heartbreaker"
- Mitski - "Love me more"
- Alt -J - "Bane"
- Alt-J - "Philadelphia"
- Beach House - "Once Twice Melody"
- SASAMI - "Call Me Home"
- SASAMI - "Say It"
- Diplo - "On my mind"
- Diplo - "Don’t be afraid"
- Diplo - "Let You Go"
- Luna Li - "Silver Into Rain"
- Rosalia - "La Fama"
- Rosalia - "La Combi Versace"
- Mattiel - "Cultural Criminal"
- Mattiel - "Jeff Goldblum"
- Omar Apollo - "ivory"
- Omar Apollo - "invincible"
- Omar Apollo - "killing me"
- Omar Apollo - "Tamagotchi"
- Findlay - "Life is but a dream"
- Findlay - "Strange One"
- The Smile - "The smoke"
Rob Beckett's Top Songs
- The Weeknd - "Out of Time"
- Big Thief - "Simulation Swarm"
- Spoon - "Wild"
- Denzel Curry - "Walkin"
- The Smile - "The Smoke"
- Disclosure + Zedd - "You've Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free"
- Black Country + New Road - "Chaos Space Marine"
- Liam Gallagher - "Everything's Electric"
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "The Dripping Tap"
- King Princess - "Let Us Die"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Eddie"
- Harvey Sutherland + DaM-Funk - "Feeling of Love"
- Hot Chip - "Down"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Worldwide Steppers"
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "Ice V"
- LCD Soundsystem - "new body rumba"
- DJ Shadow "My Own Reality" King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Re-Write - "Black Hot Soup"
- JER - "BOTHERED" Maggie Rogers - "Horses"
- Sierra Ferrell - "In Dreams" (Alternate Version)
Nessa Parrish's Top Albums
- The Wrecks - Sonder
- Demi Lovato - HOLY FVCK
- Palaye Royale - Fever Dream
- Harry Styles - Harry's House
- State Champs - Kings of the New Age
Nessa's Top Songs
- Neck Deep - STFU
- State Champs + Ben Barlow - "Everybody But You"
- State Champs + Mitchell Tenpenny - "Act Like That"
- The Wrecks - "Sonder"
- The Wrecks - "Normal"
- The Wrecks - "Lone Survivor"
- Demi Lovato - "29"
- Demi Lovato - "Substance"
- Demi Lovato - "Dead Friends"
- Demi Lovato - "4 EVER 4 ME"
- Palaye Royale + LP - "Line It Up"
- Palaye Royale - "Eternal Life"
- Harry Styles - "As It Was"
- Harry Styles - "Matilda"
- Girl In Red - "October Passed Me By"
- Joey Valence + Brae - "Punk Tactics"
- Joey Valence + Brae - "Club Sandwich"
- Knox - "Sneakers"
- NOTD + The Band CAMINO - "Never A Good Time"
- Friday Pilots Club - "Better With"
- Kevin Atwater - "Star Tripping"
- Local Safari - "Whirpool"
- Local Safari - "Feel It"
- Tommy Lefroy - "Dog Eat Dog"
- Bush - "More Than Machines"
- Bad Suns + PVRIS - "Maybe You Saved Me"
- Bad Suns - "Heaven is a Place in My Head"
- Hot Milk - "Bad Influence"
- Hot Milk - "I Fell In Love With Someone I Shouldn't Have"
- Maddie Zahm - "You Might Not Like Her"
- Spencer Jordan - "16 and In Love"
- Honey Revenge - "Distracted"
- Cinema Hearts - "Your Ideal"
- Moon Walker - "The Price of Life Itself"
- Moon Walker - "Doombox"
- Moon Walker - "I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven"
- White Reaper - "Fog Machine"
- Paramore - "The News"
Kalie Shaw's Top Albums
- The Front Bottoms - Theresa
- Hurray for the Riff Raff - LIFE ON EARTH
- Mother Mother - Inside
- Leyla McCalla - Breaking The Thermometer
- Mitski - Laurel Hell
- Adeem the Artist - White Trash Revelry
Kalie's Top Songs
- Leyla McCalla - "Le Bal est Fini"
- Leyla McCalla - "Fort Dimanche"
- Hurray for the Riff Raff - "POINTED AT THE SUN"
- Hurray for the Riff Raff - "PIERCED ARROWS"
- Mother Mother - "Stay Behind"
- Mother Mother - "Sick of the Silence"
- Mother Mother - "Pure Love"
- Mitski - "Love Me More"
- Mitski - "Heat Lightning"
- Fish in a Birdcage + Phillip Bowen - "Rule #27 - Drunk on Pride"
- Shauna Dean Cokeland - "Moving In Place"
- Florence + The Machine - "Cassandra"
- Joey Valence + Brae - "Punk Tactics"
- AURORA - "Blood In The Wine"
- Cody Fry - "Underground"
Mal O'Connell's Top Songs
- Billie Eilish - The 30th
- TALK - Run Away To Mars
- Em Beifold and Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You
- Soccer Mommy - Shotgun
- Harry Styles - As It Was
- Benee - Beach Boy
- Fontaines D.C. - Jackie Down The Line
- Spoon - Wild
- Lewis Capaldi - Pointless
- Sam Smith + Kim Petras - Unholy
- Cian Ducrot - I’ll Be Waiting
- FINNEAS - A Concert Six Months From Now
- The 1975 - Happiness
- Dodie - No Big Deal (I Love You)
- PNAU + Troye Sivan - You Know What I Need
- Khalid - Last Call
- Phoebe Bridgers - Sidelines
- Dora Jar - Bumblebee
- The Script - Dare You To Doubt Me
- Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
Bryan Lane's Top Streaming Shows
- "Better Call Saul" - Seasons 6 and 6.5
- "Barry" - Season 3
- "The Last Movie Stars"
- "This Is Going To Hurt"
- "Hacks"
- "All Creatures Great and Small"
- "Pachinko"
- "Somebody Somewhere"
- "High School"
- "The Staircase"
- "Bad Sisters"
- "Fleishman Is In Trouble"
Bryan's Honorable Mentions
- "Ozark" - Seasons 4 and 4.5
- "Julia"
- "Becoming Elizabeth"
- "The Outlaws"
- "Yellowjackets"
- "Kevin Can F*** Himself"
