15 Best Albums of 2022 So Far Pt. 1
No Specific order
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Album: Diaspora Problems
Artist: Soul Glo
Genre: Hardcore Punk, Noise Rock
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Album: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Artist: Big Thief
Genre: Indie Folk, Folk Rock, Alt-Country
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Album: Melt My Eyes See Your Future
Artist: Denzel Curry
Genre: Conscious Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Experimental Hip-Hop
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Album: Super Champon
Artist: Otoboke Beaver
Genre: Hardcore Punk, Garage Punk, Noise Rock
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Album: Ants From Up There
Artist: Black Country, New Road
Genre: Art Rock, Post Rock, Chamber Pop
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Album: Gloria
Artist: Patricia Taxxon
Genre: Glitch Pop, Electropop, EDM
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Album: Once Twice Melody
Artist: Beach House
Genre: Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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Album: Marchita
Artist: Silvana Estrada
Genre: Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter
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Beach House - “Once Twice Melody”
This is the 8th album by Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House. Together, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally have been releasing highly praised material since the mid-2000’s. Records like "Teen Dream" (2010) and "Bloom" (2012) are considered modern classics. With a consistently dreamy and colorful sound, Beach House manages to please longtime fans while also keeping things fresh. With psychedelic influences and an 80’s-inspired new wave approach, "Once Twice Melody" does exactly this. On an almost 1,5 hour-lasting record, we hear the band shifting between these two directions. The arpeggiated and bright synths on "Masquerade" and "Over and Over" create the retro feel of the 80’s, while the phaser and reverb effects on "Through Me" and "Hurts To Love" embody that psychedelic sound. Along with Victoria Legrand’s hazy vocals and the recurring string sections, it’s quite a magical journey. The metaphorical lyrics help paint this colorful, euphoric, but also tragic picture. With the album being built out of 4 separate EP’s, returning to one of these EP’s every once in a while may do the material more justice. Because listing through "Once Twice Melody" in one go, makes some tracks feel similar or less memorable. Still, Beach House maintain their status as Dream Pop pioneers with this well-crafted and ambitious project.
Best track: “Pink Funeral”
Rating: 7,5
Released: February 18, 2022
Bella Union
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