The Current’s staff have chosen the top 15 albums of 2022.
Maggie Rogers – Surrender
Album of the Week: Maggie Rogers, 'Surrender'
Lizzo – Special
Lizzo spreads love at Xcel Energy Center show
Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C.
Lizzo talks to Jill Riley about music, tour, awards — and what motivates her
Album of the Week: Lizzo, 'Special'
Mitski – Laurel Hell
Music You Should Know: 50 Best of 2022 So Far
Review: Mitski unleashes 'Laurel Hell' at the Palace Theatre
Mitski's 'Laurel Hell' confronts the wild complexity of feeling
Album of the Week: Mitski, 'Laurel Hell'
Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
Album of the Week: Spoon, 'Lucifer On the Sofa'
Spoon's Britt Daniel talks about "Lucifer On The Sofa," and growing up with radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
Album of the Week: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Cool It Down'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (feat. Perfume Genius), 'Spitting Off the Edge of the World'
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar makes explosive return to St. Paul
Album of the Week: Kendrick Lamar, 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'
Kendrick Lamar is ready to talk. Is he ready to listen?
The 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language
The 1975 fill the Armory with theatrics and love
Interview: Matty Healy of The 1975
Album of the Week: The 1975's "Being Funny in a Foreign Language"
Angel Olsen – Big Time
Album of the Week: Angel Olsen, 'Big Time'
Angel Olsen discusses her bittersweet new album, 'Big Time'
For Angel Olsen, the shortest distance between loss and love is a country song
Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive
Slideshow: Jack White rocks the Armory
Album of the Week: Jack White, 'Entering Heaven Alive'
Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Big Thief: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Durry – Suburban Legend
LineCheck: How Minnesota musicians are thriving on TikTok
The best burgers, according to Minnesota musicians
Live highlights from Mid West Music Fest 2022
Minnesota Sessions: Durry perform songs from 'Suburban Legend' at Flowers Studio
'You're singing my life': Durry on their meteoric rise
Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
Album of the Week: Steve Lacy, "Gemini Rights"
Beach House – Once Twice Melody
Build the ultimate road trip playlist
The hits keep coming for Pachyderm Studio
Album of the Week: Beach House, 'Once Twice Melody'
Death Cab for Cutie – Asphalt Meadows
Album of the Week: Death Cab for Cutie, 'Asphalt Meadows'
Danger Mouse and Black Thought – Cheat Codes
'Cheat Codes' is the solo album Black Thought couldn't have made until now
Album of the Week: Danger Mouse and Black Thought, 'Cheat Codes'
The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2022 will air on Sunday, Jan. 1. At 10 a.m. CT, we'll look back on past Top 89 winners. Then, around 12 p.m., we'll start this year's countdown, which wraps at 6 p.m. Hear it again starting at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2.