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The Best Folk Albums of 2022
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Country
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Electronic
Folk
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Indie Rock
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Metalcore
Pop
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Post-Punk
Psychedelic
R&B
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2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
1
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Nina Nastasia - Riderless Horse
July 22, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
87
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
February 11, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Folk Rock
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
86
34
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott
June 3, 2022
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Florist - Florist
July 29, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Slowcore
Critic Score
84
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Noah Cyrus - The Hardest Part
September 16, 2022
Country Pop
,
Pop
,
Country
,
Folk
,
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
6
.
Tomberlin - i don’t know who needs to hear this...
April 29, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
83
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Alex G - God Save The Animals
September 23, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
22
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
Lou Reed - Words & Music, May 1965
September 16, 2022
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
9
.
Bill Callahan - YTI⅃AƎЯ
October 14, 2022
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
83
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
May 13, 2022
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
83
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Unthanks - Sorrows Away
October 14, 2022
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Anaïs Mitchell - Anaïs Mitchell
January 28, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
82
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Paolo Nutini - Last Night In The Bittersweet
July 1, 2022
Blue-eyed Soul
,
Soft Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Sun's Signature - Sun's Signature
June 18, 2022
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
81
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Joan Shelley - The Spur
June 24, 2022
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Daniel Rossen - You Belong There
April 8, 2022
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
81
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Cass McCombs - Heartmind
August 19, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Jake Xerxes Fussell - Good and Green Again
January 21, 2022
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Heilung - Drif
August 19, 2022
Dark Folk
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
20
.
Naima Bock - Giant Palm
July 1, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Bossa Nova
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
21
.
Aoife Nessa Frances - Protector
October 28, 2022
Psychedelic Folk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
80
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Andrew Tuttle - Fleeting Adventure
July 29, 2022
Folk
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
23
.
Erin Rae - Lighten Up
February 4, 2022
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord
November 18, 2022
Progressive Folk
,
Avant-Folk
Critic Score
79
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Skullcrusher - Quiet the Room
October 14, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
79
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
1
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