# 'Best Albums of 2022' lists...who are these people?!? Man, I'm old **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 15, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586 "2022-12-15T14:28:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/41 "2022-12-21T14:42:03Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Big Thief does have a song from a different album, the song is called “Shark Smile”, that might as well be a Springsteen song except for a little discordance in the middle. That might be worth a try. Yeah, that song wasn’t bad. I’ll have to give Big Thief another try. I was distracted by work when I was listening to the DNWMIBIY album yesterday, so maybe I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/42 "2022-12-21T14:50:06Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I gave the entire eponymous Wet Leg album a listen, and honestly it just didn’t do a lot for me. > [@solost](#): > > It’s not like I’m a complete old fogey stuck in the mid-to-late 20th Century when it comes to music. It’s funny, because to me, that Wet Leg album is totally a “middle aged dad” album. By that I mean it trades heavily on late 20th century indie/alternative rock nostalgia. It’s not exactly breaking any new musical ground. The complaint I have about them is that after a few listens it all feels a bit shallow. But banger grooves, man! Mitski is awesome. Definitely recommend. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/43 "2022-12-21T14:57:47Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s funny, because to me, that Wet Leg album is totally a “middle aged dad” album. Well, that certainly is me. At least the ‘dad’ part. The middle-aged part? I guess 58 is still technically considered middle-aged but I doubt I’ll make it to 116 🫤 Like I said to Maserschmidt, yesterday was probably not the best day to give new stuff a listen. I was not in the greatest mood and distracted by work deadlines. I did kinda like “Chaise Lounge” the other day. With the holidays and time off coming up, I’ll revisit some of this stuff in a more relaxed mode, perhaps while enjoying a beverage. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/44 "2022-12-21T20:50:51Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I tried the new Big Thief album “Dragon New Warm Mountain I believe In You” and couldn’t get past the first song ‘Change’. Interesting. I hadn’t heard of this album/band either (my tastes these days run hip-hop, R&B, electronica at times, etc - though I’ll also join the chorus and say Mitski, who is an indie rock artist, is amazing), so I started to listen to it, and I really enjoyed it. It doesn’t sound too far out of the norm for indie rock bands. Perhaps the first song just didn’t do it for you? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/45 "2022-12-22T13:40:30Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Perhaps the first song just didn’t do it for you? Well, like I said afterward, I might just not have been in the right listening mood. I think I need to give things a re-listen when I’m less distracted. I mentioned that did kinda like the Big Thief song that Maserschmidt recommended: > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Big Thief does have a song from a different album, the song is called “Shark Smile”, that might as well be a Springsteen song except for a little discordance in the middle. That might be worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586/46 "2023-01-03T00:57:23Z")
I hadn’t listened to “Blue Rev” by Alvvays yet, but now I have (having seen it on many of these lists), and it’s really very good. Fuzzy and dreamy and poppy, among other things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586.md?page=2)