2023 was a year full of bangers, as I believe the kids like to say. This is my unsolicited and borderline arbitrary list of favourite records from last year.

Nostalgia can be a bit of a liar, but she speaks truth when she says that this record from 30 years ago is one of the greats. It details the journey of maturity, mental health, broken relationships, self-doubt, longing, and the deep seated need that we all have to see ourselves changed. It still holds up today sonically, thematically, musically and lyrically and I think it just might be good enough to stand amongst some of the greats for another 30 years.

It seems hubristic to an almost absurd extent to suppose that anyone would care at all to know what I enjoyed reading and listening to in the past year. And yet, here we are, feeding my dysfunctionally unbridled need to share even the most mundane details of my life. So without further ado, here is my list of favorite reads and favorite listens for 2022.