Monthly Music Recap (August 2022)
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 (other than alphabetical), 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 this month is 20 (twenty).
In case you missed the recap for the 1H2022, you can find it here.
Top Singles
First things first, I managed to narrow it down to 20 this month, and I'm trying to maintain it as such for the rest of the year (emphasis on trying) as I do want to keep the list concise.
This month's singles features some of my usual favorites (Ashe, Joji) while also featuring some newcomers to the list (Darren Hayes, New Hope Club). As usual, the genres span from pop (LANY) to R&B (Ari Lennox) to indie rock (Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
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 August 2022:
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My favorite singles for the month of August 2022.
Top Projects (Albums, Mixtapes, EPs)
Similarly, this month was an easier month to narrow down to a list of 20. Some of these projects might have familiar titles (Bastille and Omar Apollo) as they are the deluxe versions of the previously listed projects in previous months, but I wanted to highlight them again as these projects do have new material in it. Like the singles, the genres vary from R&B (Ali Gatie) to pop (Lauv), to hip-hop/rap (Megan Thee Stallion).
Here are my top 20 projects for the month of August 2022:
And there you have it, my top singles and projects for the month of August 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!
As a side note, next month's (September) issue will be slightly later than the last day of the month, due to the last Friday of the month being the 30th. This means that I will need some time to listen to new releases on that day before I can have a proper recap. Expect the issue to be out in the first week of October instead.
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. If you're into reading, I have a LGBTQIA+ story published on Tapas, featuring an aroace agender character which you can check out here.