My Top 30 Songs of 2022

There were some bangers released this year! This list doesn’t even begin to encompass all the great songs released over the past twelve months, I’m sure, but these were 30 of the tracks, in no particular order, that stood out to me and were in heavy rotation on my playlists.

Alter Bridge: “Sin After Sin”

Kissing Candice: “South Circle”

Kissing Candice: “see/\saw”

Mac Saturn: “Diamonds”

Call of Sirens: “Kenopsia”

The Funeral Portrait: “Voodoo Doll”

Dark Divine: “Circles”

Lovely Machine: “Picture Frame”

The Veer Union: “Just Pretend (Acoustic)”

Awesome Ray Ray: “Last Desperado”

Silent Theory: “So Far, So Good”

CARBONSTONE: “Scream”

MONOWHALES: “CTRL^^^”

Dark Summer: “In My Heart”

Devils Envy: “Lone Wolf”

Amerakin Overdose: “Agastopia”

A Killer’s Confession: “The Boys”

Modern Mimes: “Down and Dead”

Saliva: “Crows”

Stone Horses: “When I Get Paid”

Shallow Side: “The Worst Kind”

Psyclon Nine: “Money and Sex and Death”

Stone Harvest: “All The Lies”

Death Valley High: “Pretty Graves”

Nickelback: “High Time”

Self Deception: “Psycho”

Stain the Canvas: “Puppet”

Adelitas Way/New Medicine: “Up”

Bad Omens: “Like a Villain”

Shinedown: “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo”

Song of the Day — Saliva: “Crows” (+ Tour Dates!)

So Saliva just kicked off more summer dates on the 21st and I somehow missed the announcement until today. Whoops! I figured I would go ahead and share their remaining dates, including a few for the fall, along with their most recent release, “Crows.” The band plans to deliver a full-length record by year’s end.

  • 6/24 – Evansville, IN – KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill
  • 6/30 – Algona, IA – Abate of Iowa Freedom Rally
  • 7/9 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill
  • 7/10 – Jackson, TN – Hub City Brewing (w/Artifas)
  • 7/14 – Eagle River, AK – Matanuska Brewing Company
  • 7/21 – Menahga, MN – Midsummer Music Fest
  • 7/23 – Idaho Falls, ID – The Gem
  • 7/24 – Hayden, ID – Razzle’s Bar & Grill
  • 7/27 – Portland, OR – The Bossanova Ballroom
  • 7/28 – Tacoma, WA – Jazzbones
  • 7/29 – Lewiston, ID – Boomers Garden
  • 7/30 – Butte, MT – Brawls and Kickstart Days
  • 7/31 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry
  • 8/5 – Maryville, TN – The Shed Harley Davidson
  • 8/6 – Hot Springs, AR – Magic Springs Theme & Water Park at the Timberwood Amphitheater (w/Hoobastank)
  • 8/10 – Sturgis, SD – Shade Valley Camp
  • 8/11 – Denver, CO – The Venue
  • 8/13 – Las Vegas, NV – Freemont Street Experience
  • 8/14 – Tucson, AZ – (I cannot find a venue listed anywhere!)
  • 8/16 – Roswell, NM – The Liberty
  • 8/17 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
  • 8/19 – Aberdeen, SD – The Brown County Fair
  • 8/26 – Farwell, MI – Rock4Vets Music Festival
  • 8/28 – South Padre, TX – Roar By The Shore Air & Space Show
  • 9/4 – Miami, OK – Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
  • 9/9 – Harrison, OH – Blue Note
  • 9/10 – Gibson City, IL – Harvest Fest
  • 9/11 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2022
  • 9/15 – Goliad, TX – Schroeder Hall
  • 9/16 – Chickasha, OK – Legend’s
  • 9/17 – Ingram, TX – Lazy Days Canteen & Starry Nights Amphitheater
  • 9/18 – Midland, TX – Rusty Bucket
  • 9/24 – Grayslake, IL – 95 WIIL Rock Fest
  • 10/8 – Harrison, AR – Ride the Ozarks Rally
  • 10/22 – Wilkesboro, NC – The Mash House