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2022 was the year when, after two batshit crazy years, things started to get back to normal – whatever that means in these post-pandemic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Brexit, Covid, the war in Ukraine and gross mismanagement of the UK economy for more than a decade means the price of just about everything has soared, with many pubs and venues struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the live music industry it’s meant attendance at all but the biggest live events seems to be down, with an increasing number of artists pulling gigs or even entire tours, as the numbers simply don’t add up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the upside, we were allowed out to gigs again post-Covid (though it’s never really gone away), and music has again proved to be a saving grace as the UK endures a winter of discontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, artists old and new have provided beacons of light and hope in a year where one dark cloud has gathered after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, my first year doing this website, I produced a list of my top 20 albums, (which you can read HERE<\/a><\/strong>), and in 2020 expanded that to a Top 30 (read that HERE<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 produced so much good music that I did a Top 40 (read it HERE<\/a><\/strong>), and that’s the case again for 2022. Some of the featured albums are self-released, others on small indie labels, and one or two on majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to anyone who sent or recommended music to listen to – bands, labels, PR people or fellow music nuts. I try to listen to everything a few times and give it a fair review. I also buy far, far more music than I should\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a purely personal Top 40, and any of the top dozen could have been No 1, so I\u2019ve tried to rank albums by the ‘wow’ factor they had when I first heard them, and how often I\u2019ve gone back to them over the course of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t included mini-albums (or The Drowns and Bishops Green would have been serious Top 10 contenders), compilations, live albums or reissues, while others (Snuff, Suede Razors, The Apparents, The Kut, Hung Like Hanratty, The Speedways, Big Joannie, Hot Water Music, and loads more) are missing simply because I haven\u2019t got round to hearing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of other good albums I\u2019d thoroughly recommend, which just missed out on a slot in my Top 40. Take a bow, and in no particular order (\u2026deep breath\u2026Jo-Jo & The Teeth, Terror, The Dreadnoughts, Gogol Bordello, The Dualers, Newtown Neurotics, Flogging Molly, The Chats, The Mysterines, Nervous Twitch, Dry Cleaning, Johnny Marr, The Cundeez, Knock Off, The Inklings, Soul Glo, The Media Whores) . All are 7\/10 albums or more, and well worth your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without further ado, and in reverse order, here\u2019s my Top 40 albums of 2022. All but one or two are reviewed elsewhere on this website, so click away, and I hope you find something new to your ears.<\/p>\n\n\n

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40. LoGoZ – Welcome To The Freakshow (self-released)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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39. NOFX – Double Album (Fat Wreck Chords)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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38. Buzzcocks – Sonics In The Soul (Cherry Red Records)<\/strong>. REVIEWED HERE.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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37. The Sewer Cats – Cute Aggression (TNSRecords)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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36. Petrol Girls – Baby (Hassle Records)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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35. The Slackers – Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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34. The Crash Landings – Riot Songs (self-released)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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33. The Panic Report – Land Of Tribes (self-released)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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32. Nosebleed – Dance With The Devil (TNSRecords)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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31. Tim Barry – Spring Hill (Chunksaah Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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30. The Red Eyes – Falling Thru\u2019 The Cracks (self-released)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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29. Bent Out Of Shape – Old Rats On A New Ship (Demons Run Amok Entertainment)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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28. Fontaines DC – Skinty Fia (Partisan Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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27. Gimp Fist – Unification (Breakout Promotions\/Sunny Bastards)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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26. Suzi Moon – Dumb & In Luv (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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25. Guitar Gangsters – Fortune Favours The Brave (Breakout Promotions)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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24. Cockney Rejects – Power Grab (Cadiz Music)<\/strong>. REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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23. OFF! – Free LSD (Fat Possum)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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22. cheerbleederz – even in jest (Alcopop! Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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21. The Real McKenzies – Songs of the Highlands, Songs of the Sea (Fat Wreck Chords)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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20. Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions – Knackers Yard (Avenue Recordz)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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19. Charger – Warhorse (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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18. Pixies – Doggerel (BMG)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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17. Boilermaker – Job And Knock (Closed Shop Records)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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16. Suede – Autofiction (BMG)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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15. Gimp Fist – Isolation (Breakout Promotions\/Sunny Bastards)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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14. Gregor Barnett – Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave (Epitaph)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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13. Ruts DC – Counter Culture? (Cadiz Music)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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12. The Interrupters – In The Wild (Hellcat)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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11. Frank Turner – FTHC (Polydor\/Xtra Mile Recordings)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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10. Witch Fever – Congregation (Music For Nations)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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9. Janus Stark – Face Your Biggest Fear (Time And Matter Recordings)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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8. Half Man Half Biscuit – The Voltarol Years (R.M.Qualtrough)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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7. Dropkick Murphys – This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Dummy Luck\/PIAS)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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6. The Flatliners – New Ruin (Fat Wreck Chords)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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5. Girls In Synthesis – The Rest Is Distraction (Own It\/Cargo Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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4. Martha – Please Don’t Take Me Back (Specialist Subject Records)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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3. Riot City Radio – Time Will Tell (Sunny Bastards)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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2. Crashed Out – Against All Odds (Demons Run Amok Entertainment)<\/strong> REVIEWED HERE<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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1. Bob Vylan – The Price Of Life (Ghost Theatre)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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