![]() Instead of rehashing old relationships, Kempf finds inspiration elsewhere as she breathlessly pursues someone new: “Forgive me give it to me / Tell me what to do tell me what to do to keep it / I need your lovin / I wanna be your honey.” Leaning into the revitalizing strength and purifying power of a new love, the song feels like a long-awaited shot at redemption after the complex territory that Dehd’s past discography covered. Following Flower of Devotion, on which Kempf and Jason Balla were still navigating their new, post-breakup friendship with each other, the album still ruminated on the past (see “Letter,” in which Kempf sings “I was there first / Yeah, you’re just following me / Good luck with that, girl / I’m a tough act to beat”), whereas “Bad Love” rejoices in having a clean slate. The rapturous comeback track kicks off Dehd’s new era with Emily Kempf fleeing the false love she fell for in the past. The first glimpse listeners got of Blue Skies, “Bad Love” is a baptism. Camp Trash couch their all-too-relatable struggles “to feel less insane” in relentlessly hooky guitar-rock that feels nostalgic and new at the same time. Crunching power chords from Gorman and guitarist (and Paste contributor) Keegan Bradford move in lockstep with Levi Bradford and Alex Roberts’ low end, with backing harmonies and searing riffs seeing the track through its anthemic crescendo. “My best, I guess, ‘no excuses and no regrets’ / Keep no record of wrong or the money I spent,” sings vocalist and guitarist Bryan Gorman. Lead single “Let It Ride” felt like a statement of intent: Camp Trash are going their own way, however long and slow it may be, and they’re not looking back. The Long Way, The Slow Way arrived July 1 on Count Your Lucky Stars, just in time for summer. Camp Trash: “Let It Ride”įlorida rockers Camp Trash first made waves in 2021 with their acclaimed debut EP Downtiming, and now the wait for their first full-length is over. Listen to our Best Songs of 2022 (So Far) playlist on Spotify right here. That’s just a handful of the artists responsible for Paste Music’s favorite songs of the year so far-join us in celebrating the rest below. Indie darlings Big Thief released a bountiful, career-best double album Spoon, Beach House and Pusha T continued their remarkable consistency streaks Radiohead were reborn as The Smile Ethel Cain, Wet Leg and Momma took off like rockets Caroline Polachek, Doss, and Dazy & Militarie Gun only needed one-off singles to make their mark. We’ve experienced and appreciated these songs already, and will continue to-now it’s your turn.Īs our list of albums also illustrated, 2022 has been a special year for music. (This, to be clear, is a phenomenal problem to have.) Ultimately, the ranks themselves mean very little! What matters is that we uplift this music, and share it with Paste readers like you. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s really most akin to kicking the can down the road, delaying the inevitable agony that comes with locking in those last few slots, let alone finding the order of it all. You’d think upping the ante like that would help us avoid the tough decisions-no such luck. Like last week’s ranking of the year’s best albums (so far), this list has doubled in size from the 25 picks of past years. But numbers are for commerce-this is art we’re talking about, and with the help of our dogged, passionate contributors, the Paste Music team has narrowed that multitude of tracks down to our foremost favorites of the year. Dozens of albums come out each week, with, say, 10 tracks on each, hundreds of songs quickly becoming thousands … the mind reels at the sheer volume of it all, even only at the midyear mark. What’s the single best song of 2022 so far? It’s a staggering question, the kind only a true music obsessive can answer with any modicum of earned confidence. ![]()
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