RELICS CREW ALBUM PICKS 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Irene Hundleby

RELICS CREW ALBUM PICKS 2022

See ya 2022, here's to a 2023 that's WAY better !! Happy New Year !

This year we limited our crew picks to 5 ALBUMS - the albums we've listened to & loved ... new, old, live, reissued, boxsets ... after some reflection and a bit of angst here's what each of us came up with !

ANDREW

SUMMER OF SOUL OST - VARIOUS ARTISTS

soul, pop, jazz, blues, gospel

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - LOS ANGELES FORUM

rock, blues, psych-rock

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE - LIVE ALIVE

blues rock, electric blues

OBITUARY - SLOWLY WE ROT

heavy metal, death metal

ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF - LIVE AT MONTREUX

alternative, indie

ALAN

SKULLCRUSHER - QUIET THE ROOM

ambient folk, indie rock

KEVIN MORBY - HARLEM RIVER

folk rock, indie rock

ENO BRIAN & DAVID BYRNE - MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS

rock, electronic

BILL CALLAHAN - YTILAER

apocalyptic folk, folk rock

Reality or however its pronounced

CAN - THE LOST TAPES

experimental rock

CAIN

There are so many fantastic albums every year. How do I pick only 5?

I can’t, so instead here are five albums from 2022 that might make you feel just a little bit better about the turn of the world.

BILL CALLAHAN & BONNIE PRINCE BILLY-BLIND DATE PARTY

folk country rock

Bill Callahan & Will Oldham team up with their label mates at Drag City for a double album of covers. By the end it feels like you just went to a party and had a great time. Maybe there were some drugs, maybe somebody got their feelings hurt but in the end it’s everybody singing together arm in arm.

BILL CALLAHAN-YTILAER

apocalyptic folk, folk rock

The mere sound of his voice is like getting a foot rub from Johnny Cash. Relaxing, a tad erotic and weirdly profound.

ALABASTER DEPLUME-GOLD

alternative, indie

The subtitle to this album is GO FORWARD IN THE COURAGE OF YOUR LOVE. That's a good idea nowadays. This modern jazz record is as light as a feather and strong as rebar. If you need reminding that YOU ARE PRECIOUS, then check this out.

SJD-SWEETHEART

indie rock, pop-rock-soul-electronic

After Covid it was easy to think that we were all partitioned off from one and other. SJD’s year highlight pushes through some long dark nights of the soul to find a sense of community in the strangest places. It also made me want to do a massive manu at Bethals Lake.

BEYONCE-RENAISSANCE

r&b, pop, hip hop, soul

Got the blues? Just dance it off. Honestly, I don’t dance in public. But at home, if all my chores are done and nobody else is about. I can do some pretty damn shameful rug cutting to the groove machine that is the new Beyonce album. Also the book that comes with the vinyl box set is very well photographed and makes me happy.