My 2022 lists

Albums

Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)

Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)

My friend got me back into Radiohead in a big way, this year, this album is a masterpiece.

Also,

• Porcupine Tree — Closure/Continuation (2022)
• Alter Bridge — Pawns & Kings (2022)
• Taylor Swift — Midnights (2022)
• Tears for Fears — The Tipping Point (2022)
• Leprous — Malina (2017)
• Bear’s Den — So That You Might Hear Me (2019)
• Marconi Union — Ghost Stations (2016)

Tracks

Opeth — Next of Kin

Brilliant musicianship and song crafting from one of my favourite writers in modern rock music, Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Also,

• Eminem — Lose Yourself
• Alter Bridge — Silver Tongue
• Alter Bridge — Sin After Sin
• Bear’s Den — Hiding Bottles
• Radiohead — Ful Stop
• Radiohead — Identikit

Games

Death Stranding (2019)

Death Stranding (2019)

I literally played nothing else other than Death Stranding (58 hours and counting and not even close to finishing it yet), it’s amazing!

Films

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Nightmare Alley (2022), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Couldn’t pick between them. I loved the quiet cynicism of Banshees. Nightmare Alley was something I didn’t think I’d like but enjoyed immensely and I have a special place for Tom in his aeroplane, such great cinema.

Also,

• Emily The Criminal (2022)
• The Batman (2022)
• The Killing of a Sacred Dear (2017)
• Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011)
• The Black Phone (2022)

TV

Margaret Qualley in Maid (2022)

Maid (2021), This is Going to Hurt (2022) and I Am Ruth (2022)

All great and all are worth a watch. Superbly acted, especially Kate Winslet and co in the newest installment of the ‘I Am’ series.

Also,

• Better Call Saul
• Euphoria
• Conversations With Friends (2022)
• Stranger Things
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Sherwood (2022)