Monthly Music Recap (April 2022) + Life Update
Welcome back to the monthly recap of my top singles and projects. I understand that not everyone has the time to go through weekly new music releases, so this recap is a way for me to provide a summary of new music that everyone should check out.
I'm listing my top singles and projects each month in no particular order, so check out at the end of each month or the beginning of the new month for a monthly recap. Each month might differ in terms of number of entries, as this will depend on the number of new releases, which can vary from month to month. The number for April is 20 (twenty).
Life Update
In case you're not aware, I've quit most social media last week and basically leaving my social media presence to rest. Believe it or not, I'm not a big fan of social media, due to multiple incidents I've experienced throughout my life. When I first quit Facebook in 2020, I was thinking about quitting other platforms as well, but I maintained some presence due to content creation/live streaming on Twitch. Now that's something I'm not going back to, I see less of a reason to stay on the platforms.
That being said, I am maintaining this newsletter for now with the monthly schedule. I enjoy sharing music to the world, and with less pressure to release a weekly newsletter, I feel that this is a fun hobby I can maintain. I might even have a sporadic life update newsletter if anybody's interested in reading that. I am also still on the other non-social platforms, with links listed at the bottom of the newsletter.
If anybody wants to reach out to me, you can do so via Discord (Leland#2878) or email (hey@itisLELAND.com). For my close friends, just ask for my phone number via either method if Whatsapp or iMessage is your preferred method of contact.
Top Singles
With the reduced frequency of the newsletters, I've come to enjoy listening to singles a lot more. This month's personal favorites feature some of the familiar faces while adding in some previously unheard artists (to me). Harry Styles' As It Was captured my heart within its first week of release, as did Lizzo's About Damn Time.
As always, if you prefer to have all the songs played in one place, you can check out the YouTube playlist below.
Here are my top 20 singles for the month of April 2022:
Top Singles - April 2022 — www.youtube.com My favorite singles of April 2022
Top Projects (Albums, Mixtapes, EPs)
Nothing much to say about this month's projects really, other than the fact that this month has been a very interesting month of release. The genres span from the usual pop to R&B and even some industrial rock (looking at you, Rammstein!). For the folk/country lovers, Jewel's new album does not disappoint either.
Here are my top 20 projects for the month of April 2022:
And there you have it, my top singles and projects for the month of April 2022. Again, my intention is to provide a summary so that people can check out music if they don't have enough time to do so. This list also gives you a taste of my favorite genres, and I hope you enjoy every one of them like I do. Happy listening!
P.S. If you want to actually stalk what I'm listening to at any time, feel free to do so on my Last.fm profile here. You can also check out my Musicboard profile here, where I track my backlog (under Listen Later) and reviews for music releases. Don't worry, the long reviews are here to stay and I do also crosspost the long reviews there too.
On a less music-related note, I have a Letterboxd account here in case you're interested in seeing which films I'm watching along with my brief film reviews. I also have a Serializd account for TV shows here.