musicJul 8, 202250:00pending

The Best Albums of 2022 So Far

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The year is more than half over, and that means it’s time to share the music we’ve loved the most the last six months. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot reveal their best albums of 2022 so far.

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Featured Songs:

Sharon Van Etten, "Darkness Fades," We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jagjaguwar, 2022

The Smile, "The Opposite," A Light for Attracting Attention, XL, 2022

The Smile, "You Will Never Work In Television Again," A Light for Attracting Attention, XL, 2022

Pedro The Lion, "First Drumset," Havasu, Polyvinyl, 2022

Saba, "Few Good Things (feat. Black Thought & Erin Allen Kane)," Few Good Things, Saba Pivot, 2022

Spiritualized, "Always Together With You," Everything Was Beautiful, Fat Possum, 2022

K.O.G., "Immigration," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022

K.O.G., "Hewale (Interlude)," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022

K.O.G., "Ebenezer," Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley), Pura Vida, 2022

Jack White, "Eosophobia," Fear of the Dawn, Third Man, 2022

Jack White, "Hi-De-Ho (feat. Q-Tip)," Fear of the Dawn, Third Man, 2022

Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, "Thank You," Topical Dancer, Deewee, 2022

Mitski, "That's Your Lamp," Laurel Hell, Dead Oceans, 2022

Mitski, "Love Me More," Laurel Hell, Dead Oceans, 2022

SASAMI, "Say It," Squeeze, Domino, 2022

The Linda Lindas, "Nino," Growing Up, Epitaph, 2022

Sharon Van Etten, "Come Back," We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Jagjaguwar, 2022

Wet Leg, "I Don't Wanna Go Out," Wet Leg, Domino, 2022

The Sex Pistols, "Anarchy In the U.K.," Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Virgin, 1977

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