Chrystabell – Midnight Star The chanteuse has taken her trademark ethereal sound and mixed it with sci-fi disco. Includes a spacey interpretation of The Psychedelic Furs’ “Love My Way.”

Taylor Swift – Midnights (3am Edition) I was obsessed with Swift’s Folklore and Evermore, which makes sense because it was co-produced by Aaron Dessner of The National and I loooooove The National. Now I guess I’m a Swifty because Midnights is one of my favorites of 2022 although I think I’d be way more into it if she had employed Dessner again.

First Aid Kit – Palomino The best Americana folk album of 2022 comes from the Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit.

Mitski – Laurel Hell This album is a downer and I adore it. It is perfect alongside any Lisa Germano album or Elena Tonra of Daughter’s Ex:Re solo project.

Curve – Astoria London 1991 – Bootleg Series Vol 16 This live recording of Curve, released on Bandcamp, is a must for diehard fans of the electronic rock band.

Cannons – Fever Dream Recommended for fans of Canadian duo Electric Youth. Upbeat synthwave to brighten your day.

Jack White – Fear of the Dawn The first of two albums that White released this year is a rocking good time.

Panda Riot – Extra Cosmic Shimmery shoegaze and my new crush.

Wet Leg – Wet Leg Everyone loves Wet Leg and with good reason. The English duo have put out a dazzling indie rock debut.

††† – PERMANENT.RADIANT Chino Moreno of Deftones’ goth side project with Far’s Shaun Lopez hums with a dark delirium on this EP.

Conan Gray – Superache This is my guilty pleasure pick. It’s full-on pop for teenagers and I love it. Now I just wish he’d come back to Boston so I can take my nephew to see him.

Chorusgirl – Colapso Calypso Lo-fi meets Kraut pop.

Butch Walker – Butch Walker as… Glenn With Glenn, Butch Walker visits AM ‘70s soft rock with aplomb.

Suede – Autofiction

Placebo – Never Let Me Go

Metric – Formentera

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Blonde (film score) Another gorgeous and haunting score from the legendary Bad Seeds duo.

Blood Red Shoes – Ghosts On Tape It’s like Nine Inch Nails and Metric had a baby and named it Blood Red Shoes. The English duo have made a brilliant album of brooding, synth-laden, alt-rock.

Dubstar – Two On their fifth album, Dubstar delivers a solid synth-dream-pop confection.

White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart The first time I saw White Lies was at the Lansdowne Pub in Boston. They were touring in support of their first album, To Lose My Life… circa 2009 and their tour manager, Gigs, was a friend who asked me to check them out. I’m so glad he did. They’re like Interpol, if Interpol were British. On this, their sixth album, they’ve created more moody yet soaring sonic tunes.