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As 2022 comes to a close, music fans everywhere are reviewing their favorites from the year. Albums, singles, deep cuts — there’e a lot of good music to take into consideration and Audacy’s free app has all the podcasts that are ready to review with you.

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From the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast counting down the 50 best albums of the year to New York TimesPopcast and NPR’s All Songs Considered curating their own critic’s lists there’s no shortage of opinions, conversation and good music.

“This really was the year of Sad Bangers, right?”  LaTesha Harris of All Songs Considered commented. “This was the moment where people were absolutely open to and dancing to and excited about songs that really pack a lot of punch in terms of the melancholy.”

LISTEN NOW: Hosts from NPR’s All Songs Considered share their year-end lists

While there’s definitely plenty of “melancholy bangers,” to go around, for Ann Harris, it was a year several artists found their stride. “One thing 2022 was, was a year of culminations. Artists who’ve been around a little while, reaching a new level, maybe finding their ‘perfect,'” she expressed.

Dive into the world of modern-day music and see if you’re favorites made the professionals’ list by tuning into year-end review episodes on the New York Times Popcast, NPR All Songs Considered, Rolling Stone Music Now Podcast and The Pitchfork Review.

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