Listen to Berklee Artists Who Made 2022s Year-End Lists

Listen to Berklee Artists Who Made 2022s Year-End Lists Electronic, hip-hop, country, jazz, and every style in between: Berklee artists worked on some of the years best releases-and critics took note.

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John Mirisola

December 19, 2022

Theres no question about it: 2022 was a banner year for music. Whether youre looking at the biggest releases in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and country; the critical darlings of indie rock and jazz; or the ever-expanding space artists are forging between these genres and others, the year saw landmark releases from every corner of the music world. And as ever, the list of Berklee community members who contributed their talents to the years biggest stories in music is staggering-far too long to summarize in one article or playlist. There were TikTok breakouts, dozens of Grammy nominations (including for the colleges own Berklee Indian Ensemble), and now: year-end lists.

This playlist represents just a sampling of the albums and songs that critics at major outlets listed among the best music of the year. Below, listen to a selection of these tracks, and read on below the playlist to learn about the Berklee artists who contributed to each project.

P jaros en Verano, Ela Minus / DJ Python Pitchfork: Best Songs, No. 96, Pitchfork, Best Electronic Music

Gabriela Jimeno B.M. '13 (Ela Minus)

Track: P jaros en Verano

Crash, Charli XCX Pitchfork: Best Albums, No. 19

Amy Allen '15, songwriter, Move Me

Track: Move Me

Black Radio III, Robert Glasper NPR: Best Albums, No. 43; Best R&B Albums

esperanza spalding B.M. '05, composer, featured artist

Lalah Hathaway '90 '22H, featured artist

Track: Why We Speak

Pink Dolphins, Anteloper New York Times: Best Jazz Albums, No. 4

Jeff Parker '90, producer and guitar

Track: Delfin Rosado

In These Times, Makaya McCraven NPR: Best Albums, No. 7; New York Times: Best Jazz Albums, No. 9; Pitchfork: Best Albums, No. 18; Mojo: Best Albums, No. 19; Stereogum, Best Albums, No. 37; Stereogum: Best Jazz Albums; Bandcamp Daily: Best Albums; Boston Globe: Best Albums

Jeff Parker '90, guitarist

Track: Seventh String

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and The Heart Part 5, Kendrick Lamar Complex: Best Albums, No. 1; Rolling Stone: Best Albums, No. 11; Pitchfork: Best Albums, No. 13; NPR: Best Albums, No. 20; Stereogum: Best Albums, No. 20; Paste: Best Albums, No. 32; Mojo: Best Albums, No. 34; Pitchfork: Best Songs (The Heart Part 5), No. 16; Boston Globe: Best Albums

Matt Schaeffer '12, engineer/mixer, songwriter

Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer

Tyler Mehlenbacher '14, songwriter

Troy Bourgeois B.M. '17, engineer

Andrew Boyd B.M. '16, engineer

Track: The Heart Part 5

COMETA, Nick Hakim Bandcamp Daily: Best Albums; NPR: Best R&B Albums

Nick Hakim B.M. '13

Andrew Sarlo '11, producer

Track: M1

Forfolks, Jeff Parker Mojo: Best Albums, No. 33; Pitchfork: Best Albums, No. 48

Jeff Parker '90

Track: Ugly Beauty

Special, Lizzo Rolling Stone: Best Albums, No. 91

Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer

Amy Allen '15, songwriter, If You Love Me

Track: If You Love Me

Good Person, Ingrid Andress Rolling Stone: Best Albums, No. 92

Ingrid Andress '13

Track: Good Person

Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville, Ashley McBryde NPR: Best Albums, No. 50

Fred Eltringham '94, drums, percussion

Track: The Girl in the Picture

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, Big Thief Paste: Best Albums, No. 1; NPR: Best Albums, No. 4; Pitchfork: Best Albums, No. 7; Stereogum: Best Albums, No. 8; Pitchfork: Best Songs (Spud Infinity), No. 33; Rolling Stone: Best Albums, No. 35; Boston Globe: Best Albums

Adrianne Lenker B.M. '12, guitar, vocals

Buck Meek B.M. '10, guitar, vocals

James Krivchenia B.M. '14, drums, vocals, percussion, producer

Track: Spud Infinity

Cyclic Journey, Marshall Gilkes DownBeat: Best Albums

Linda May Han Oh (faculty), bass

Track: Part IV: Beat the Clock

Ghost Song, C cile McLorin Salvant New York Times: Best Jazz Albums, No. 1; Slate: Best Jazz Albums, No. 1; NPR: Best Albums, No. 45; Boston Globe: Best Albums

Keita Ogawa '07, percussion

Todd Whitelock B.M. '89, associate producer, engineer, mixer

Alex Conroy B.M. '14, assistant engineer

Track: Ghost Song

Grief, Samora Pinderhughes New York Times: Best Jazz Albums, No. 10

Jack DeBoe B.M. '08, producer and engineer

Track: Rise Up

Trios: Chapel, Charles Lloyd '15H Slate: Best Jazz Albums, No. 5

Bill Frisell '77, guitar

Track: Ay Amor

Crooked Tree, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Bandcamp Daily: Best Country Albums

Molly Tuttle '14

Playlist track: Crooked Tree

Harrys House, Harry Styles Rolling Stone: Best Albums, No. 5

Amy Allen '15, songwriter, Matilda

Track: Matilda

Bordeaux Concert, Keith Jarrett Slate: Best Jazz Albums, No. 4

Keith Jarrett '67, piano

Track: Part IX

Odesa, Vadim Neselovskyi Boston Globe: Best Albums

Vadim Neselovskyi (faculty), piano

Track: Potemkin Stairs

New Standards Vol. 1, Terri Lyne Carrington NPR: Best Albums, No. 19

Terri Lyne Carrington (faculty), drums

Kris Davis (faculty), piano

Linda May Han Oh (faculty), bass

Matthew Stevens B.M. '04, guitar

Julian Lage '08, guitar

Track: Circling

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