Ep.170 - Mid Year Report '22

Diggin' In The Digits

12-07-2022 • 1 hr 37 mins

Half the year has gone by. Time flies when you're having fun, but then we start thinking about social media and then get sad. But whilst we admittedly get bogged down on that, we do recap the year so far with our favourite songs, albums we're looking forward to and why Griselda doesn't feel like Griselda anymore.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:25) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

  • Zola Jesus - Arkhon
  • Burna Boy - Love, Damini
  • Regina Spektor - Home, before and after
  • Brent Faiyaz - Wasteland
  • Westside Gunn - PEACE “FLY” GOD
  • FLO - The Lead
  • Cristale - What It's Like To Be Young
  • Murkage Dave - The City Needs A Her
  • Shabaka - Afrikan Culture
  • Wu-Lu - LOGGERHEAD
  • Kota The Friend - MEMO
  • Apollo Brown - This Must Be the Place

Songs of the Year so far - (21:11)
How is this music year trash? - (29:53)
Personal thoughts on the half-year - (46:42)
Has Griselda fallen off? - (53:40)
Producer MVP so far? - (58:54)
The artists constantly talked about (but it's never about the music) - (1:06:55)
Albums we're looking forward to - (1:20:31)
Lighter Note - (1:26:40)

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