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The 30 Best Songs of 2022 (So Far)
It’s almost absurd how much good music — universally acclaimed, big-ticket, year-end contender music — came out in 2022’s first five months. It’s hard to imagine the next seven matching that pace. We’ve heard soul-bearing rap songs (Kendrick Lamar), future windows-down rock classics (Momma), loads of elite-level Thom Yorke (The Smile) — the list, literally, goes on. Below, we gathered our 30 favorite tracks of 2022 so far. (In this case, we decided songs from any 2022 albums were on the table.) Let’s meet back here at year’s end and see how things shake out. 30. All Get Out – “Feeling Well” The first single from All Get Out’s new album, Kodak, smartly swirls folk-rock, emo, and a dash of country into a potent cocktail of paranoia, self-doubt, and hesitant nostalgia. This South Carolin...
Stromae Celebrates the Working World With ‘Sante’
Stromae just dropped the video for his newest ode to the around-the-clock working world, “Sante.” [embedded content] To pay tribute to those who work when others are out partying, the “Sante” video shows various workers dancing on the clock. Cooks, fishermen, waitresses, and teleworkers alike deserve the right to have fun while attending to their jobs, and who really hasn’t wanted to get up and dance to escape work for a little (especially with some good, tempting music playing)? The Belgian-born artist, performer, and producer sings “Let’s have a toast for the conquerors of the worst work hours / For the new parents lulled to sleep by cries / For the insomniacs by trade…” The older workers in the video are hypnotized by Stromae’s dance tutorial videos and procrastinate their tasks by foll...
