今年も半分終わりましたが、みなさんいかがお過ごしですか？
毎年恒例各メディアが、今年前半のベストアルバムリストを発表しているのでそれをご紹介。ただ困るのが、ここ数年そうだけど、決定的な１枚がまだないこと。いくつもリストを見ていくと、なんとなくの傾向がある。
例えば、The Smile, FKA Twigs, Pusha T, Mitski, Rosalia, Wet Leg, Angel Olsen, Big Thiefなどがよく出てくる。Big Thiefは2019年に出した２枚も評判が良かったので、引き続きということになる。またWet Legは新人ながらアメリカでもきっちりと評価され、今年の顔的存在でもあると思う。
このリストに出てくる作品の中で、自分が聴き逃していた作品、気になる作品が見つかったらぜひチェックして見て。
まずは、意外にもなんとなく全体をまとめていると思える、エンターテイメントウィークリー誌のリストから。
―― Entertainment Weekly（アルファベット順）10枚
Angel Olsen, “Big Time”
Big Thief, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You”
FKA twigs, “Caprisongs”
Fontaines D.C.. “Skinty Fia”
Leikeli47, “Shape Up”
Mitski, “Laurel Hell”
Pusha T, “It’s Almost Dry”
Rosalia, “Motomami”
The Smile, “A Light for Attracting Attention”
Wet Leg, “Wet Leg”
―― Rolling Stone (アルファベット順）58枚中一部紹介。全リストは以下から。
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-2022-so-far-1361436/
Angel Olsen, “Big Time”
Anitta, “Version of Me”
Avril Lavigne, “Love Sux”
Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”
Becky G, “ESAUEMAS”
Big Thief, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You”
Black Star, “No Fear of Time”
BTS, “Proof”
Camila Caballo, “Familia”
Camp Cope, “Running with the Hurricane”
Carlie XCX, “CRASH”
Destroyer, “LABYRINTHTIS”
Earl Sweatshirt, “SICK!”
Eddie Vedder, “Earthling”
Ella Mai, “Heart on my Sleeve”
FKA twigs, “CAPRISONGS”
Future, “I NEVER LIKED YOU”
Harry Styles, “Harry’s House”
Horsegirl, “Versions of Modern Performance”
Kendrick Lamar, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Koffee, “Gifted”
Kurt Vile, “(watch my moves)”
Mitski, “Laurel Hell”
Pusha T, “It’s Almost Dry”
Reveena, “Asha’s Asakening”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Unlimited Love”
Rosalia, “MOTOMAMI”
Sharon Van Etten, “We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong”
Spoon, “Lucifer on the Sofa”
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, “GET ON BOARD”
The Black Keys, “Dropout Boogie”
The Smile, “A Light for Attracting Attention”
The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”
Various Artists “Summer of Soul” OST
Wet Leg, “Wet Leg”
Wilco, “Cruel Country”
―― Pitchfork (アルファベット順）39枚から一部紹介。
全リストは
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2022-so-far/
Angel Olsen, “Big Time”
Animal Collective, “Time Skiffs”
Axel Boman, “Luz”
Axel Boman, “Quest For Fire”
Bad Bunny, “Un Varano Sin Ti”
Big Thief, “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You”
Camp Cope, “Running with the Hurricane”
Charlie XCX, “CRASH”
Destroyer, “LABYRINTHITIS”
Earl Sweatshirt, “SICK!”
FKA twigs, “CAPRISONGS”
Koffee, “Gifted”
Leikeli47, “Shape Up”
Pusha T, “It’s Almost Dry”
Rosalia, “Motonami”
Sharon Van Etten, “We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong”
Soul Glo, “Diaspora Problems”
The Smile, “A Light for Attracting Attention”
The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”
Vince Staples, “Ramona Park Broke My Heart”
Wet Leg, “Wet Leg”
―― SPIN の30枚。評価の高い順に発表。
全リストはこちら
1. The Smile,
2. FKA twigs
3. Black Country, New Road, “Ants From Up There”
4, Big Thief
5. Saba, “Few Good Things”
6. Spoon,
7. Soul Glo
8. Rosalia
9. Pusha T
10. Wet Leg
11.Oso Oso, “Sour Thumb”
12. Animal Collective, “Time Skiffs”
13. Lucky Daye, “Candydrip”
14. Messa, “Close”
15, Beach House, “Once Twice Melody”
16. Denzel Curry, “Melt My Eyes, See Your Future”
17. The Weeknd
18. Mitski
19. Billy Woods, “Aetiopes”
20. Cate Le Bon, “Pompeii”
21. Kendrick Lamar
22. Drug Church, “Hygiene”
23. Arcade Fire, “WE”
24. Vince Staples
25. Empath, “Visitor"
―― NPRの36枚。（アルファベット順)一部紹介。全リストは以下。
Bad Bunny
Big Thief
Bladee & Ecco2k “Crest”
FKA twigs
Harry Styles
Harvey Sutherland, “Boy”
Ibibio Sound Machine, “Electricity”
Immanuel Wilkins, “The 7th Hand”
Kendrick Lamar
Kojey Radical, “Reason To Smile”
Leikeli47, “Shape Up”
MJ Lenderman, “Boat Songs”
MUNA, “MUNA”
Ravyn Lenae, “Hypnos”
S.G. Goodman, “Teeth Marks”
Silvana Estrada, “Marchita”
Soul Glo
―― Stereogumの50枚。評価の高い順。
全リストは以下。
https://www.stereogum.com/2188409/best-albums-2022-midyear/lists/album-list/
1. Big Thief
2. Rosalia
3. Billy Woods, “Aethiopes”
4. Beach House
5. Kendrick Lamar
6. Wet Leg
7. The Weeknd
8. Soul Glo
9. Spoon
10. Tomberlin, “i don’t know who needs to hear this…”
11. The Smile
12. Drug Church, “Hygiene”
13. Fontaines D.C.
14. Angel Olsen
15. Sharon Van Etten
16. Soccer Mommy
17. Horsegirl
18. Spirituralized
19. Pusha T
20. Yumi Zouma, “Present Tense”
21. Jenny Hval, “Classic Objects”
22. Cate Le Bon
23. MJ Lenderman, “Boat Songs”
24. Denzel Curry, “Melt My Eyez, See Your Future”
25. Arcade Fire
ちなみに各メディアの評価を平均化したリストの上位20位は以下の通り。
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/year?sort=desc&year_selected=2022
1. Rosalia
2. Nova Twins, “Supernova”
3. Black Country, New Road
4. Binker & Moses, “Feeding the Machine”
5. Just Mustard, "Heart Under”
6. Angel Olsen
7. The Weeknd
8. Big Thief
9. Kevin Morby, “This Is a Photograph"
10. Kathryn Joseph, “For You Who Are the Wronged"
11. Ibibio Sound Machine
12. Wet Leg
13. Harry For the Riff Riff
14. The Rolling Stones, “Live at the El Mocambo”
15. Soul Glo
16. The Smile
17. Muna
18. Earl Sweatshirt
19 Spoon
20. Kendrick Lamar
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