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The Best Electronic Albums of 2022
This year’s best electronic albums span the widest range of styles of any genre, ranging from poppy and melodic electro to the experimental outer reaches.
Fifty Years of Motorik Celebrated in ‘Neu! 50!’
Neu! 50! highlights how when Neu! were good, they were great, and when they weren’t great, they had the good taste to be interesting, at the very least.
Nine Inch Nails in Manchester Screams Catharsis – We Scream Back
Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails is better than ever and back in Europe to remind us of the mess we’re in and to give a much-needed cathartic release.
SCALPING Embrace Eclectic EDM Approaches on Debut ‘Void’
SCALPING’s Void energetically captures music designed for a club/real-time environment and hybridizes any number of EDM, punk, and metal precursors.
Joywave Find Their Heart on ‘Cleanse’
A shift to focusing on world-sized problems pays huge creative dividends for Joywave on Cleanse, as they create their most moving work yet.
Cy Dune Turns His Beats Around for ‘Against Face’
Seth Olinsky has deliberately upended expectations for years, and his latest version of Cy Dune uses new directions (and waves) to continue old fun.
20 Years Ago Marianne Faithfull Went Pop Plotting Late Career Comeback with ‘Kissin Time’
Kissin Time is the sole moment in Marianne Faithfull’s more recent recording period in which she allowed her musical collaborators to shape her sound.
Dummy’s ‘Mandatory Enjoyment’ Is the Best Krautpop Album of the Year
Dummy’s full-length debut Mandatory Enjoyment percolates with a mesmerizing, inescapable warmth—the best of its Krautpop niche this year.
Sophie Powers Calls Out “Greed” on Her Latest Electrorocker
Sophie Powers’ new statement anthem, “Greed”, explodes with raw, unbridled, teenage energy and passion. She has nailed her sound at 16.
Garbage Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Beautifulgarbage’ with a Packed Reissue
Beautifulgarbage saw Garbage laid bare in a new way that has since given them more room in which to maneuver their invigorating moodiness.
Absolutely Free’s ’80s Style Synthpop Is a Little Too Reverent on ‘Aftertouch’
Absolutely Free are back with their first album in years, Aftertouch, and have fully embraced ’80s synthpop as their music template.
