Episode 228: Tom and Zach's Favorite Records of 2022!

Well, it’s that time of year again. Actually, it’s a little past that time of year, but, what the hell. It’s time for Tom and Look At My Records! contributor Zach Romano’s favorite records of the year. Better late than never, right? 2022 was another stellar year for music. From New York City, New Jersey, and beyond, bands and artists of all ilks released some killer full-lengths. In Episode 228 of Look At My Records, Tom and Zach highlight some of their favorites, including great LPs from Sooner, The Beths, Smooch, Blushing, Winter, Alvvays, MJ Lenderman, and more. Listen to the end to hear their NUMBER ONE FAVORITE RECORDS OF THE YEAR! Zach’s Top Ten: Greet Death - New Low (Featured Track: "New Low")  ANORAK! - S/T (Featured Track: "Shinjuku") MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs (Featured Track: "You Are Every Girl to Me") Viagra Boys - Cave World (Featured Track: "Baby Criminal") Sooner - Days and Nights (Featured Track: "Thursday") Launder - Happening (Featured Track: "Become")  Knifeplay - Animal Drowning - (Featured Track: "Lonely Sun") The Reds, Pinks, and Purples - Summer at Lands End (Featured Track: "New Light" Horse Jumper of Love - Natural Part (Featured Track: "I Poured Sugar in Your Shoes") Blushing - Possessions (Featured Track: "Bed") Tom’s Top Ten: Ribbon Stage - Hit With The Most (Featured Track: Playing Possum”) Papercuts - Past Life Regression (Featured Track: “Sinister Smile”) Alvvays - Blue Rev (Featured Track: “Easy On Your Own?”) Steph Green - Thanks for That (Featured Track: “Devotion”) GIFT - Momentary Presence (Featured Track: “Share The Present) Winter - What Kind of Blue Are You? (Featured Track: “mr. on-my-mind”) Van Chamberlain - In The Sun (Featured Track: “87”) Smooch - Watermelon (Featured Track: “Agnes Lynagh”) The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field (Featured Track: “Expert In A Dying Field”) Sooner - Days and Nights (Featured Track: “Boscobel”)

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Look At My Records! is a bi-weekly podcast where host Tom Gallo asks bands and artists to curate playlists using records straight from his expansive personal collection. What typically results is an in-depth conversation that unveils influences, past experiences, plenty of nostalgia, and even the occasional mutual fawning. You can also catch the occasional live-in-studio performance and hear specially recorded performances from “The McKenzie Tapes” vault, which contains a plethora of live performances at various NYC venues over the course of the last 40 years.