Here Are 22 Albums For All You 22-Year-Olds

Jackson Browne – Late For The Sky

You Need It Because: Browne understood how awkward it is to try and move on from flings and hookups to “mature relationships”.

 

Japandroids – Celebration Rock

You Need It Because: You get your ass kicked around so much in your early 20’s, you’ll need a reminder that life, especially when you’re still this young, is still amazing. Also, loud life-affirming guitar anthems are hard to come by, and this album has eight of them; if they (your friends, family, co-workers, whoever) try to slow you down, tell them all to go to hell.

 

John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

You Need It Because: By 22 you should have a basic knowledge of jazz, and Miles Davis’s Kind Of Blue, Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Time Out, and Charles Mingus’s Ah Um should all be on your iTunes. John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme is just a starting point.

 

John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band

You Need It Because: Lennon, more than any other pop star, knew when to cry (“Mother”), when to get pissed off (“I Found Out”), and when to know that everything is going to be ok in the end (“Hold On”).

 

LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver

You Need It Because: When the party ends, and all the drugs are wearing off and you’re looking back on your life, you should be able to say that you wouldn’t trade one stupid decision for another five years of life.