The '022 Doomy Awards presented by 3am Revelations
If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of years, you will probably know that I don’t like lists. And at the top of the list of lists I don’t like is Year End Lists. Usually you’ll just glance at them, maybe agree, maybe disagree, maybe complain... then completely forget about them and go about your day. Besides, who actually enjoys ranking art? So as is now tradition, that's where The Doomy Awards come in. In lieu of a “best of” list, I give you the award show you were waiting for (whether you knew it or not).
The '022 Doomy Awards presented by 3am Revelations
Awarded for Outstanding Musical Musicianship
in the Field of Music
These awards take a look at this year in music and honour the deserving songs, albums, and artists in the form of goofy award categories, as chosen by me (Kirk). And even though some awards may be a little silly, these are legitimately some of my favourite songs and albums of the year. Whenever possible, all artist links are to their bandcamp pages or direct websites, where you can/should go listen to and purchase these songs & albums!
So without further ado, and in no particular order...
Best Plot Twist
"But I loved you in all of the ways I know how
Though I cannot be yours to keep"
"Keeper" by Skye Wallace, off the album Terribly Good
Best Insult in a Song
"The wheel’s turning but the hamster’s dead"
"Dans l'jus" by Lisa LeBlanc, off the album Chiac Disco
Best Song to Send to Someone You Want to Cut Out of Your Life
"You're Not The Worst" by Housewife, off the EP You'll Be Forgiven
Best Pun in a Song Title
"Negative Thot" by Common Deer, off the album MAXIMALIST
Best Song About the Nearly-Abandoned Northern Settlement of Uranium City, SK
"CANDU" by The Rural Alberta Advantage, off the EP The Rise
Best Cold War Melodrama
"Ostalgie (Für C. Bischoff)" by Frontperson, off the album Parade
The Ashtray Rock Award for Best Song Named After a Sentimental Location
"Capelton Hill" by Stars, off the album From Capelton Hill
Best Anthem for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl
"In The Dark" by Blonde Diamond, off the album Magnetic Strangers
Best Soundtrack for Unwillingly Falling Down an Internet Rabbit Hole
"Doomscroller" by Metric, off the album Formentera
Best Soundtrack for Driving Down a Dark, Desolate Road Late at Night
"Long Way Down" by iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson | Tehoh’ahake, off the album Mother Love
Best Reimagining of Older Songs Using a String Quartet
The Garden by Basia Bulat
Most Upbeat Song About Drifting Away From All Your Friends as You Get Older
"All My Friends Are Dead" by Dan Moxon, off the album All My Friends
Best Song to Put on Repeat After Your Plans Have Cancelled
"All My People" by Dan Mangan, off the album Being Somewhere
Best Song to Put on Repeat After You Cancel Your Plans
"Sorry, I'm a trash bag, I really wanna see you
But I got lot of shit that's going on"
"Trashbag" by Deanna Petcoff, off the album To Hell With You, I Love You
Best Song About Making it Through the Last Couple Years
"You can hurt me for free
Circa 2020
But come 2021
You’ll have to carve me away"
"Chisel Chisel Stone Stone" by Spencer Krug, off the album Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One
Most Cathartic Song of 2022
"Lucky Few" by Tim Baker, off the album The Festival
Best Shoutout to an East Van Movie Theatre
"Meet Me at the Rio" by Dear Rouge, off the album Spirit
Best Shoutout to an East Van Mall
"I feel the quarters in my pocket I feel powerful
Yeah, I’m headed to the payphonе down at Kingsgate mall"
"Hitman" by Little Destroyer, off the album 1134
Best Video Filmed in an East Van Mall
"Teenage Tears" by Arkells (ft. Tegan and Sara), off the album Blink Twice
Below is a playlist of all the winners, but if you like what you hear then please use the links above to buy directly from the artist’s bandcamp page or website!