eFests Album of the Year 2022

[mungo57]

Not gonna put them in order but:

Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia

The Smile - A light for attracting attention

Polyphia - Remember that you will die

O.R.K. - Screamnasium

Arcade Fire - WE

 

Track of the year: Fontaines DC - I Love You

Gig of the year: Either Fontaines at Hammersmith, or Elton John at the home of football (Vicarage Road stadium)

[Punksnotdead]

Too many great albums this year to just name 5, so here's my top 10:

1. Spiritualized - Everything was beautiful 

2. First Aid Kit - Palamino

3. Black Country New Road - Ants from up here 

4. The Unthanks - Sorrows Away 

5. Sea Power - Everything was forever 

6. Titus Andronicus - The will to live 

7. Peaness - World full of worry 

8. Martha - Please don't take me back

9. Frank Turner - FTHC

10. Foals - Life is yours 

Unlucky to miss out: Caitlin Rose, Pixies, Porridge Radio, Courtney Marie Andrews, Alvvays, The Beths, Ezra Furman.

Track of the year: Sorrows Away by The Unthanks & Snow Globes by BCNR - too difficult to separate.

Gig of the year - Bright Eyes @ EOTR - drunken & chaotic, but fucking brilliant!

 

[internetjef]

1. Big Thief

2. BCNR 

3. Kendrick

4. Wet Leg

5. Cheat Codes

Best track = Concorde , BCNR

Best Live = Kendrick on pyramid 

 

 

[stanh]

1.) ODESZA - The Last Goodbye

2.) Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti

3.) Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

4.) Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss

5.) Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)

Best Track: Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)

Best Gig: Stormzy - AO Arena - Heavy Is The Head Tour

Best DJ Set: Ewan McVicar b2b KETTAMA - Mayfield Depot - Warehouse Project, Halloween 

[Avalon_Fields]

19 hours ago, Punksnotdead said:

Too many great albums this year to just name 5, so here's my top 10:

1. Spiritualized - Everything was beautiful 

2. First Aid Kit - Palamino

3. Black Country New Road - Ants from up here 

4. The Unthanks - Sorrows Away 

5. Sea Power - Everything was forever 

6. Titus Andronicus - The will to live 

7. Peaness - World full of worry 

8. Martha - Please don't take me back

9. Frank Turner - FTHC

10. Foals - Life is yours 

Unlucky to miss out: Caitlin Rose, Pixies, Porridge Radio, Courtney Marie Andrews, Alvvays, The Beths, Ezra Furman.

Track of the year: Sorrows Away by The Unthanks & Snow Globes by BCNR - too difficult to separate.

Gig of the year - Bright Eyes @ EOTR - drunken & chaotic, but fucking brilliant!

 

Good to see a mention of The Unthanks, it's definitely one of their strongest albums.

[Andre91]

1. Venom Prison - Erebos 

2. Counterparts - A Eulogy For Those Still Here 

3. Zeal and Ardor - Zeal and Ardor 

4. Malevolence - Malicious Intent 

5. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory 

Best track: Lorna Shore - Pain Remains I. 

Best gig: Turnstile @ Rock City in January. 

[Newjem]

1) Fred Again - Actual Life 3
2) Rosalía – Motomami
3) Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4) Wet Leg – Wet Leg
5) Stromae – Multitude

Best track: Rosalía - DESPECHÁ
Best gig: Fred Again - Le Botanique, Brussels

[theglastokid]

1. Confidence Man - TILT
2. Liam Gallagher - C’MON YOU KNOW
3. Miles Hunt - Things Can Change
4. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
5. Suede - Autofiction

[kalifire]

1. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes

2. Confidence Man - TILT

3. The Weeknd - Dawn FM

4. Wet Leg - Wet Leg

5. Kae Tempest - The Line Is A Curve

 

Track of the year: Kendrick Lamar - The Heart (Pt. 5)

Gig of the year: Confidence Man @ The Park, Glastonbury

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

1. Fontaines - Skinty Fia

2. T Swift - Midnights

3. Wet Leg - Wet Leg

4. Confidence Man - Tilt

5. The Mysterines - Reeling

Track - Anti Hero, Taylor Swift

None Glasronbury Gig - The Prodigy at Leeds Academy, I was worried without Keith. A special mention to the Nova Twins at Manc Academy 2.

Edited December 12, 2022 by FuzzyDunlop

[Dazmandingo96]

Albums of the Year: 

Blossoms - Ribbon Around The Bomb 

Jamie Webster - Moments 

Arctic Monkeys - The Car

Paolo Nutini : Last Night In The Bittersweet 

Harry Styles : Harrys House 

 

Song of the year : Through the Echos - Paolo Nutini 

Gig of the year : Macca @ Glastonbury 

 

[Matt42]

Simz going to make anyone change their list?

[kalifire]

45 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Simz going to make anyone change their list?

I gave it a listen before posting here, and it’s good but I don’t think it’ll change my top 5. 

[WhoOdyssey]

Albums:

1. The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
2. Yard Act - The Overload
3. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
4. Blossoms - Ribbon Around the Bomb
5. beabadoobee - Beatopia

Track: The 1975 - I'm in Love With You
Gig: The 1975 @ Reading Festival 2022

[WStoner]

In no order - 

1. Darkthrone - Astral Fortress

2. Charli XCX - CRASH

3. Yard Act - The Overload

4. Jack White - Fear of the Dawn

5. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Song - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - The Dripping Tap

Gig - Black Midi @ Glastonbury

[kingcrawler]

1. Arctic Monkeys - The Car
2. Beach House - Once, Twice, Melody
3. Just Mustard - Heart Under
4. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down

Track: Arctic Monkeys - Body Paint
Gig: Paul McCartney - Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury

[Meerkat]

Might change this before Christmas but I’ll go for

1 - Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

2 - Wet Leg - Wet Leg

3 - Taylor Swift - Midnights

4 - Pusha T - Its Almost Dry

5 - The Weeknd - Dawn FM

Gig: The Killers @ Emirates Stadium

Track: Big Thief - Simulation Swarm

[JoeyT]

New Little Simz goes straight in to my Top 5. Fire.

[lessthanwill1]

1. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
2. caroline - caroline
3. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
4. Alvvays - Blue Rev
5. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Track: Jenny Hval - American Coffee
Gig: Arooj Aftab, Green Man Festival

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[Kurosagi]

Well, according to my bandcamp account it'll be:

Run Logan Run - Nature Will Take Care Of You

Anthrax - Serfs Out

The Unthanks - Sorrows Away

Crass - Normal Never Was (Revelations)

worriedaboutsatan - 0207

[Olshansky]

1. King Hannah - "I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me"

2. Gilla Band - "Most Normal"

3. Bjork - "Fossora"

4. Just Mustard - "Heart Under" 

5. Caroline - Caroline

[Livvy13]

Looking through everyone else's on here, it appears as though mine is very different, but fuck it. 

Album Of the Year

1. Midnights - Taylor Swift.

2. Girl Of My Dreams - Fletcher

3. Subject To Change - Kelsea Ballerini 

4. Älskar - Nina Nesbitt

5. Harry's House - Harry Styles.

Track Of The Year

1. Anti Hero - Taylor Swift

2. Left You For Me - Brooke Eden

3. Better Version - Fletcher

4. What I Have - Kelsea Ballerini

5. Balance - Lucy Spraggan

Gig Of The Year

1. Emily Burns (Factory Live)

2. Little Mix (Last Show)

3. Paul McCartney (Glastonbury, Pyramid)

4. Olivia Rodrigo (Glastonbury, Other)

5. Nina Nesbitt (Lexington)

Honourable Mentions (gigs)

Sugababes (Glastonbury, Avalon)

Kacey Musgraves (Glastonbury, Other)

Edited December 15, 2022 by Livvy13
Late entry

[Riggins]

1. Alvvays - Blue Rev 
2. Gang of Youths - angel in realtime. 
3. Marcus Mumford - (self-titled) 
4. Wet Leg - Wet Leg 
5. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You 
6. King Princess - Hold On Baby
7. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
8. Taylor Swift - Midnights
9. Black Country New Road - Ants From Up There
10. George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid

 

Looking forward to picking up some recommendations from this thread! 

 

[tpark]

1) Vukovi - Nula

2) Nova Twins - Supernova

3) Bob Vylan - The Price of Life

4) The Mysterines - Reeling

5) Parkway Drive - Darker Still

 

Track: Bob Vylan - Wicked & Bad

Gig: Dutty Moonshine Big Band @ Boomtown

[benali]

1. Caroline - Caroline

2. Moin - Paste

3. Romance - Once Upon A Time

4. Haress - Ghosts

5. Richard Dawson - The Ruby Chord 

Honourable mentions - deathcrash, Claire Rousay, Jockstrap, Chat Pile, BCNR, Just Mustard, Mobbs, Michael J Blood, Kemi, Hinako Omori, Dead Rabbits, Unthanks, Lorraine James, Wu-Lu, Tomberlin.

Best track: The Hermit by Richard Dawson (particularly the first and last 10 minutes)

Best festival gig: Deathcrash at End of the Road

Best indoor gig: going to have to pick Low at St George's Church in Brighton because of the devastating passing of Mimi Parker 💔