As always, it’s been another strong year for local releases in 2022, as artists find their feet again and cast their creative efforts out into the world after a couple of years of turmoil. Ahead of our main album list for the year, here are our eleven favourite Australian and Aotearoa/NZ albums for 2022. As befits the wide world of Americana music, our selection runs the gamut of cosmic country, instrumental finger-picked guitar and banjo, hazy psychedelia, garage rock ‘n’ roll and both earthy and indie-rock leaning alt-country.
- Freya Josephine Hollick – The Real World
- Andy Golledge – Strength of a Queen
- Sin City – Welcome To Sin City
- River Dreams – Small Paintings
- Mexico City – Closer To Home
- D.C Cross – Hot-Wire The Lay-Low
- Grace Cummings – Storm Queen
- Hillsborough – Comin’ Back For You
- Halfway – On The Ghostline, With Hands of Lightning
- Workhorse – No Photographs
- Andrew Tuttle – Fleeting Adventure
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Love Freya’s record….not just because my daughter shares the name….and that Workhorse record is a winner too
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