PSR's Best of 2022 Special ft. guest cohost Will Chernoff

Will Chernoff joins James for an annual tradition: the PSR "best-of" episode that ends each year. Will is a bassist and music journalist in Vancouver. In addition to now co-producing this podcast with James, Will also hosts two other music podcasts: Rhythm Changes and Jazz Office Hours.

In this best-of episode for 2022, James and Will each pick two local (Metro Vancouver / South Coast / South Vancouver Island) albums, two albums from the rest of Canada, and one album from anywhere in the world.

Honourable mentions:

James picked

• Kamikaze Nurse - Stimuloso
• Wallgrin - Yet Again The Wheel Turns (Wallgrin's PSR episode)
• Orville Peck - Bronco
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Mushrooms, and Lava

Will picked

• Maddisun - Home is Where The Music Is
• Makadi - BRGNDY
• The Blue and Gold - self-titled (Will's review on Rhythm Changes)
• Keanu Ienco - Celestial Desire (Keanu's interview on Rhythm Changes)

Local picks:

James picked

• The This - How Does It Feel When It’s Gone? (Track: "Strike The Gong")
• Vox Rea - self-titled (Track: "I'm Free") [Vox Rea's PSR episode]

Will picked

• Amanda Sum - New Age Attitudes (Track: "Awkward Bodies") [Amanda's Rhythm Changes Podcast episode]
• Blue J - A Sign of Good Luck (Track: "I Feel Your Pull") [Justice McLellan's Rhythm Changes Podcast episode]

Rest-of-Canada picks:

James picked

• Luna Li - Duality (Track: "What You're Thinking")
• Alvvays - Blue Rev (Track: "Belinda Says")

Will picked

• The East Pointers - House of Dreams (Track: "Stronger Than You Know")
• Iskwē & Tom Wilson - Mother Love (Track: "Coal Mine") [Will's review on Roots Music Canada]

International picks:

James picked Viagra Boys - Cave World

Will picked Makaya McCraven - In These Times

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