Somehow or other, I never got around to posting—on my own dang website, anyway—my Top 10 albums of 2022. And now it’s time for the 2023 list to go up. Oops. So here’s a quick-and-dirty post to show what made last year’s list.
Here’s the usual reminder that my tastes tend to run to the rootsy, especially to alt-country (is that still a thing?) and Americana (was that ever a thing?). But, hey, I’ve got some range. You’ll see.
10. The Liar, John Fullbright
9. Tonkori in the Moonlight, OKI
8. The United States of the Broken Hearted by Jeb Loy Nichols
7. Drive-By Truckers’ Welcome 2 Club XIII
6. Why Don’t You Dance by Holm
5. Amaryllis/Belladonna, Mary Halvorson
4. Bronco, Orville Peck
3. Take It Like a Man by Amanda Shires
2. True North by Caroline Spence
1. Joe Rainey’s Niineta