Bob Boilen’s Favorite Songs of 2022

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Bob Boilen’s Favorite Songs of 2022

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Up The Mountain

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor

Home, before and after

4:40

So Damned Beautiful

Curse of Lono

Curse of Lono

People in Cars

5:31

stoned

Tomberlin

Tomberlin

i don’t know who needs to hear this...

4:45

Spud Infinity

Big Thief

Big Thief

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

5:34

Back To the Radio

Porridge Radio

Porridge Radio

Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky

3:07

Red Bird Pt. 2 (Morning)

Florist

Florist

Florist

5:26

reckless driving (feat. Ben Kessler)

Lizzy McAlpine

Lizzy McAlpine

five seconds flat

3:09

PRECIOUS CARGO

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff

LIFE ON EARTH

4:42

Hangover

Madi Diaz

Madi Diaz

Hangover - Single

3:35

Always Together With You

Spiritualized

Spiritualized

Everything Was Beautiful

6:38

you in everything

Gang of Youths

Gang of Youths

angel in realtime.

6:51

A Wave Across A Bay

Frank Turner

Frank Turner

FTHC

3:43

Outsiders

Anna Tivel

Anna Tivel

Outsiders

3:54

Expert in a Dying Field

The Beths

The Beths

Expert in a Dying Field

4:11

El Bueno Y El Malo

Hermanos Gutiérrez

Hermanos Gutiérrez

El Bueno Y El Malo

3:25

Angelica

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

3:52

Messing with the Settings

Craig Finn

Craig Finn

A Legacy of Rentals

5:42

Ennui

Aldous Harding

Aldous Harding

Warm Chris

4:38

good

Winter, SASAMI

Winter, SASAMI

What Kind of Blue Are You?

4:05

IF THERE’S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)

Saya Gray

Saya Gray

19 MASTERS

3:26

Feverish

Horace Andy

Horace Andy

Midnight Scorchers

4:09

Cursed

King Princess

King Princess

Hold On Baby

3:20

Pygmalion

Cassandra Jenkins

Cassandra Jenkins

Pygmalion - Single

2:30

Hatred Has a Mother

Jesca Hoop

Jesca Hoop

Order of Romance

3:59

Moviegoer

Julia Jacklin

Julia Jacklin

Pre Pleasure

3:46

I Am My Mother

Wilco

Wilco

Cruel Country

2:35

Peace with the Damage

Deer Scout

Deer Scout

Woodpecker

4:26

Selfish Soul

Sudan Archives

Sudan Archives

Selfish Soul - Single

2:22

Udhero Na (feat. Anoushka Shankar)

Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab

Vulture Prince (Deluxe Edition)

5:03

The Spur

Joan Shelley

Joan Shelley

The Spur

3:52

How It Ends

Mama's Broke

Mama's Broke

Narrow Line

3:19

He Needs Me

The A's

The A's

Fruit

3:20

Forever Young

Beth Orton

Beth Orton

Weather Alive

5:40

Certainty

Big Thief

Big Thief

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

3:07

We Let It In

Brian Eno

Brian Eno

FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE

3:28

I Choose to Live

Brittany Davis

Brittany Davis

I Choose to Live - EP

3:31

Dark Blue

caroline

caroline

caroline

6:36

TECHNICOLOUR

The Comet Is Coming

The Comet Is Coming

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

3:29

These Are The Good Old Days

Courtney Marie Andrews

Courtney Marie Andrews

Loose Future

2:35

Someday

dani mack

dani mack

Someday - Single

3:26

Unpeopled Space

Daniel Rossen

Daniel Rossen

You Belong There

6:09

Got Weird

dodie

dodie

Got Weird - Single

3:22

Roman Candles

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

Asphalt Meadows

2:10

The First Day (feat. Stew & Syd Straw)

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

I Hate Memory

5:05

Tomorrow

Hania Rani

Hania Rani

For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. II

3:45

Runner

Alex G

Alex G

God Save the Animals

2:36

Exist

Annie Hamilton

Annie Hamilton

the future is here but it feels kinda like the past

3:09

Hospital

Madison Cunningham

Madison Cunningham

Revealer

3:33

Loneliness Is Measured

Suz Slezak

Suz Slezak

Our Wings May Be Featherless

3:39

Sidelines

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers

Sidelines - Single

4:24

2005

Quinn Christopherson

Quinn Christopherson

2005 (Acoustic Version) - Single

3:25

i miss myself

renforshort

renforshort

dear amelia

3:42

Dead Soldiers

S.G. Goodman

S.G. Goodman

Teeth Marks

3:54

Snake

Sadurn

Sadurn

Radiator

4:33

Mountaineer

Spring Summer

Spring Summer

T.E.A.R.S

3:44

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry

Love Letters EP

3:47

Running Away

Cate Le Bon

Cate Le Bon

Pompeii

5:43

Blues Look the Same

Eve Adams

Eve Adams

Metal Bird

2:45

A Postcard to Nina

Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman

The Linden Trees Are Still In Blossom

5:00

Oh God

Miya Folick

Miya Folick

Oh God - Single

2:33

Pressure In My Chest

Indigo Sparke

Indigo Sparke

Hysteria

4:49

Training Montage

The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

Bleed Out

4:28

Wood Dove

Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. I

4:48

Parasites

NoSo

NoSo

Stay Proud of Me

3:57

Problem with It

Plains

Plains

I Walked with You a Ways

3:32

Shotgun

Soccer Mommy

Soccer Mommy

Sometimes, Forever

4:10

Against Numbers (feat. Katie Von Schleicher)

Wilder Maker

Wilder Maker

Male Models

4:35

Lungs

Stella Donnelly

Stella Donnelly

Flood

3:31

Where's the One? (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) [Edit]

Congotronics International

Congotronics International

Where's the One? (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) - Single

3:50

Unnecessary Drama

Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian

A Bit of Previous

4:16

I Dream Someday To Have a Home

The Good Ones

The Good Ones

Rwanda...You See Ghosts, I See Sky

5:36

You Will Never Work In Television Again

The Smile

The Smile

A Light for Attracting Attention

2:48

Atomized

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Atomized - Single

4:45

Bethel Woods

Midlake

Midlake

For The Sake of Bethel Woods

4:23

Didn't It Rain

Jake Blount

Jake Blount

The New Faith

3:05

PIRATE RADIO*

Jean Dawson

Jean Dawson

PIRATE RADIO* - Single

3:09

Memory Song

Leyla McCalla

Leyla McCalla

Breaking the Thermometer

3:53

Revival

Lydia Ramsey

Lydia Ramsey

Like a Dream

3:14

Little Satchel

Nora Brown

Nora Brown

Long Time to Be Gone

3:17

Pop Song

Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius

Ugly Season

5:05

Empties

Pigeon Pit

Pigeon Pit

Feather River Canyon Blues

2:15

On Your Way (Felix Song)

Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell

2:53

The Orchid

JFDR

JFDR

The Orchid - Single

4:21

Heaven and Light

River Whyless

River Whyless

Monoflora

3:15

Woman Life Freedom

Sevdaliza

Sevdaliza

Woman Life Freedom - Single

4:12

Teenager (feat. CHAI & Pi Ja Ma)

Superorganism

Superorganism

World Wide Pop

2:59

Whatever Fits Together

Skullcrusher

Skullcrusher

Quiet the Room

3:45

Sunburn

Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso

No Rules Sandy

3:01

If I Were a Ghost

Companion

Companion

Second Day of Spring

4:26

More Pressure (feat. Kevin Abstract)

Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest

The Line Is A Curve

3:14

Achinkad

Imarhan

Imarhan

Aboogi

4:16

Evening Star

Lindsay Clark

Lindsay Clark

Carpe Noctem

5:10

Old Note

Lisa O'Neill

Lisa O'Neill

All of This Is Chance

6:07

Blind Missiles

Luke Sital-Singh

Luke Sital-Singh

Blind Missiles - Single

3:21

Height of the Feeling

Patrick Watson, La Force

Patrick Watson, La Force

Better in the Shade

3:59

I Kiss The Night

Dana Gavanski

Dana Gavanski

When It Comes

3:23

purgatory

SOAK

SOAK

If I never know you like this again

4:08

Savanne

Vieux Farka Touré, Khruangbin

Vieux Farka Touré, Khruangbin

Ali

5:16

Jackie Down The Line

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C.

Skinty Fia

4:01

The Burning of Us All

Kathryn Joseph

Kathryn Joseph

For You Who Are the Wronged

5:03