It's time to say goodbye before we say hello! Our staff—with the aid of our artists and friends across the industry—have assembled a massive 2022 retrospective featuring our favorite music, movies, television shows, books, concerts, and more. Check it out!
This has been an incredible year for the Merge roster, as the 2022 catalog received much critical acclaim and a slew of year-end plaudits. Crank up our Merge Class of 2022 playlist (Spotify | Apple Music), and check out our virtual trophy case below. And don’t forget—you can grab these and a trove of other gems during the Merge Holiday Sale! Why not bundle some of these releases while you’re bundled up for the cold?
2022 End-of-the-Year Accolades
Archers of Loaf - Reason in Decline
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2022
Carson McHone - Still Life
Uncut: 75 Best New Albums
Glide Magazine: 20 Best Albums of 2022
Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Pigments
Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
BrooklynVegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
The Bitter Southerner: The Best Southern Albums of 2022
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Treble: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("Crimson")
Our Culture: The 50 Best Album Covers of 2022
Destroyer - LABYRINTHITIS
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("June")
CBC: The 22 best Canadian albums of 2022
CBC: The top 100 Canadian songs of 2022 ("It Takes a Thief")
Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2022
Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review
Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Exclaim!: 50 Best Albums of 2022
Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
Treble: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("June")
PopMatters: The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022
Northern Transmissions: Best Albums of 2022
Dominionated: Favourite Fifty of 2022
Rough Trade US/UK: Albums of the Year
Friendship - Love the Stranger
BrooklynVegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Hollie Cook - Happy Hour
Rough Trade US/UK: Albums of the Year
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
TIME: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("Protection From Evil")
BBC 6 Music: Best Tracks of 2022 ("17 18 19")
AllMusic: 2022 Year In Review
PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
Treble: 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2022
Treble: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("All That You Want")
Rough Trade US/UK: Albums of the Year
Lambchop - The Bible
Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2022
Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review
Uncut: 75 Best New Albums
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of the Year
the Mountain Goats - Bleed Out
Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review
Treble: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome")
Superchunk - Wild Loneliness
Sound Opinions (Jim DeRogatis): The Best Albums of 2022
Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review
Treble: The 100 Best Songs of 2022 ("City of the Dead")
Rough Trade US Albums of the Year
Tall Dwarfs - Unravelled: 1981–2002
Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review
Titus Andronicus - The Will to Live
Glide Magazine: 20 Best Albums of 2022
Rough Trade US/UK Albums of the Year
