BEST 2022 SONGS

SIPHO, a British songwriter of Zimbabwean origin, stands out for a voice capable of the most epic bass sounds and impossible highs.

In 2022 he has started to get noticed thanks to his EP ‘She Might Bleed‘, but his new song “Arms” is even more remarkable. The song refers to the blurred line between love and lust, to the anxiety of seeking strong emotions without the patience to wait for what might come next.

SIPHO’s youth and what he can do with his talent and voice is astounding.

The Australian band that was called to be One Direction‘s replacement, after 11 years of career, has matured. On their new album 5SOS5 they sought to create a more enveloping and expansive sound, and they have succeeded!

The lead single, ‘COMPLETE MESS‘, tells us about the complex and chaotic nature of love relationships.

By the way, the title of the song comes from a t-shirt 👕 that lead singer Luke Hemmings used to wear very often.

This week we turn up the energy with Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss and Disturbed singer David Draiman.

Nita is one of the best guitarists in the world, as well as a fitness lover 💪. She has her own fitness course ‘Body Shred Fitness Challenge‘.

David and Nita have been friends for a long time, so the moment she sent him the track, he agreed to be part of Nita’s first track to be released with a singer.

David’s powerful vocals and Nita’s guitar prowess, plus a forceful lyric against the lies that poison us, make ‘Dead Inside‘ one of the best Hard Rock tracks of 2022.

Who is Litus? A Spanish singer who hasn’t let go of his guitar since he picked it up at the age of 12. Playing in multiple bands and releasing 7 albums of his own.

What is the name of Litus’ latest album? Chadanaca

What is Pájaros de Desván (Birds of the Attic)? A song from Litus’ latest album, which thrills from the first note.

What does Pájaros de Desván mean? In Litus’ own words:

Pájaros de Desván are the unfulfilled dreams. They always come when you stop chasing them.

Can you think of a better way to make a debut in music than with this great song? That’s right, the daughter of the legendary Billy Ray Cyrus, and sister of star Miley Cyrus, has just released her first full-length album ‘The Hardest Part’.

To present it, she has chosen a song that talks about looking for someone who really loves her among so many lies and falsehoods. You only have to look at the beginning of the song to discover that Noah Cyrus doesn’t mince words:

In the United Hate of America the hearts are just as broken as the nation.

The more I listen to it, the more I like it… now it’s your turn 😍

David Guetta and Bebe Rexha are old acquaintances, Hey Mama, Say My Name or Family are some of their collaborations. In 2017 they teamed up to breathe new life into Eiffel 65’s late 90s smash hit Blue. Bebe wrote new lyrics and David updated the music creating ‘I’m Good (Blue)‘. The funny thing is that they didn’t release the track until 2022, immediately going viral. For those of us who love the original song, it’s time to get nostalgic, and for those of you who are discovering the track new, welcome!, you’ll never be able to get it out of your head again 😂

Faouzia, mixes the Arabic rhythms of the place where she was born, Morocco, with the most powerful Pop of the country where she grew up, Canada. The result is a smash hit called ‘R.I.P. Love‘. The song is intentionally tragic, like most Arabic lyrics, which are very much in tune with the music. In it she says goodbye to love and the guy she was with, to make way for another. With two EPs on the market, Stripped and CITIZENS, Faouzia is a new international pop star.

JVKE has amassed over 26 billion views of his music on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram – amazing! When you listen to ‘Golden Hour‘ you will surely understand. Beyond its unquestionable quality, it has something different from most music made by 21 year olds like him. To compose the song JVKE was inspired by Franz Liszt, a composer from the 1800s. Golden Hour, captures the emotion you feel when you see something beautiful, it’s a pause in that feeling.

A country-pop song perfect for summer, in which Aussie Keith Urban celebrates breaking up with his girl after a hard time. They have music and beer and will love each other from nightfall to sunrise – is there a better way to enjoy summer nights 🌅?

Guasones is an Argentine rock band that has been making great music since 1992. This is evidenced by their 9 albums. The latest one, ‘El huracán, vol. 9‘, includes a great single, ‘La vida es así (This is Life)‘. The song invites us to live now, to leave the bad vibes behind and enjoy it to the fullest, because you only live once. By the way, many people compare the rock of Guasones with that of the Rolling Stones 🎸, what do you think?

New York indie pop band MisterWives return with new creative freedom and vulnerability that resonates with anyone who listens. So it is with ‘Where do we go from here‘, which in the band’s own words:

It’s what happens when trust is broken and rather than running from the anger, fear and jealousy that comes with that, we made a 4 minute soundtrack for those complex and uncomfortable emotions.

Moncrieff grew up as a normal child in a small town in Ireland, until his brother and sister died suddenly in his teens. This plunged him into a darkness that only music could cure. Since then he has expressed himself through song. As in ‘Warm‘, his first song dedicated to love, which he explains:

This song is about being that person, and that rare moment in life when you find that person that truly sees you for you, your imperfections, flaws and scars as well as your good traits and loves you for them.

German DJ Tino Schmidt, known as Purple Disco Machine, was delighted with his first collaboration with British indie band Sophie and The Giants, on the megahit ‘Hypnotized‘. To present their new album ‘Exotica Deluxe’, he asked them for help in the elaboration of a track that talks about failed relationships, the marvellous and eighties ‘In The Dark‘.

Puerto Rican artist Kany García has just released her new album ‘El Amor Que Merecemos (The love we deserve)‘. She wanted to include in it something she had been dreaming about for a long time, a duet with Alejandro Sanz. Alejandro has supported Kany’s career on several occasions. This time it couldn’t be any different, especially when Sanz heard the song. Like us, he fell in love with this beautiful ballad about loving someone in silence.

Saying ‘Residente‘ is saying rap with a social message. In this magnificent ‘This is not America‘, he complements Childish Gambino’s famous track ‘This is America‘, which criticises racism and the use of guns in the United States. In this case, Residente attacks those who consider that America is only the USA, because as the song states:

América es desde Tierra del Fuego hasta Canadá (America is from Tierra del Fuego to Canada) 🌎

Who is Karol G? A Colombian girl born in 1991 whose real name is Carolina Giraldo, although everyone knows her as ‘La Bichota’ and who is number 1 worldwide with her reggaeton. What is Provenza? Apart from being the song of the moment, it’s a neighbourhood (sector) of Medellín, Colombia, which Karol G sings about with a melody that is simply fantastic.

Thomas Rhett had no idea that Katy Perry would say yes when he sent her “Where we started“, inviting her to sing a duet. But Katy, like any of us, totally identified with the song’s message, “falling in love is scary, but if you look at everything you’ve been through in your life, you know you’re ready“.

Sofi Tukker is a musical duo based in Florida formed by Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. As an appetizer of their 2nd album ‘Wet Tennis‘ they have joined forces with one of their favorite artists, Mahmut Orhan, whose string arrangement, besides being beautiful, evokes the traditional music of their homeland, Turkey. ‘Forgive Me’ is about forgiving yourself for the worst thing you’ve ever done, and forgiving another for the harm they caused you, which is the ultimate surrender. It’s about loving someone so much that you will let them hate you if that’s what they need to do to move on, and hoping that one day, the person will come to forgiveness on their own.

Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam’s frontman, from time to time pours his incredible creativitivy on his solo career. This is the case with ‘Earthling‘, Vedder’s new album in 2022. Special mention to ‘Invincible’, a song that speaks of the wonderful human existence and that, as you can see in the video, NASA has decided to use to promote its mission to the moon, called Artemis I 🌚

In the 1st, and according to them, only album, INMORTALES (INMORTALS), the Spanish brothers Adrián and Juan Carlos (Funzo & Baby Loud), who are not even 20 years old, give voice to a generation, the so-called “Z”, and they do it with the latest rhythms impregnated with a very personal and different touch. They will not make more albums, because their thing is singles 🔂 as PISA EL ACELERADOR (STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR), which in addition to a hypnotizing bass has an electric guitar that breaks your head. We are not surprised by their success, and the bright future that awaits them!

The most powerful Brazilian DJ of the moment, Alok, along with the British omnipresent king of the dancefloor, Alan Walker, and a voice that seems to have been born for this song, that of Sweden’s KIDDO, are the explosive combination of the mega-hit ‘Headlights‘. There is no way to resist the rhythm of the track, nor its beautiful melodic line, accompanied by military-style drums that elevate the song even more, not to mention KIDDO’s rich and complex vocal tone. Let’s enjoy!

Yes, they are back! with the album ‘Unlimited Love‘, presented with this magnificent ‘Black Summer‘, and with the return of their legendary guitarist, John Frusciante 🎸 It’s a pleasure to enjoy the Red Hot Chili Peppers again, their connection when composing and playing. They describe it like this:

Our only goal is to lose ourselves in the music.  We spend days, weeks and months listening to each other, composing, freely improvising. We long to shine a light on the world, to uplift, connect and unite people.

Dubbing actress, playwright and since 2020 indie singer, vindictive and viral, this is Paula Ribó González, whose stage name is Rigoberta Bandini. She has been about to represent Spain at Eurovision 2022. Although she will not do it, her song ‘Ay mamá’ has already triumphed, for its rhythm, its pro-mom message and this verse that already remain for history:

Paremos la ciudad sacando un pecho fuera al puro estilo Delacroix (Let’s stop the city by sticking a breast out in pure Delacroix style)

AURORA Aknes is a Norwegian artist who has been growing her “warriors and weirdos”, as she calls her fans, since 2012. 2022 is the year of her 3rd album, ‘The Gods We Can Touch‘, which includes this wonder, ‘A Dangerous Thing‘, and which deals with shame, desire and morality, all overlaid with Greek mythology.

There’s no better way to kick off 2022 than with a track full of emotion. hippymigué declares himself a converted rapper. Thanks to this conversion he now fuses flamenco with Pop rhythms, achieving authentic wonders like this ‘Mundos Bonitos‘, or ‘La Atalaya‘ that we already included in the best of 2021.