The Top 52 Montreal Songs of 2022

30. Les Louanges, “Pigeons”

The sound of a brisk, rainy spring day spent comfortably inside a bougie Villeray café.

29. Cam Maclean, “Shy Companion”

The sound of walking hand-in-hand with your snookums along the Old Port in mid-summer.

28. Magi Merlin, “Pissed Black Girl”

The sound of one of Montreal’s most promising young acts starting to come into her own.

27. Jonathan Personne, “Rock & roll sur ton chemin”

The sound of being devoted to old music — think ‘70s classic rock — that makes you feel alive, even if it’s a bit pathetic (his words).

26. Sorry Girls, “Breathe”

The sound of taking a hot air balloon ride at sunset (just like in the video), looking down at the ant-like world below.

25. Pierre Kwenders, “Heartbeat”

The sound of the most recent Polaris Prize winner making perhaps the year’s most hypnotic, insatiably sensual jam.

24. Maky Lavender and DJ UNPIER, “Robot”

The sound of one of the city’s most dynamic young emcees rapping over classic ‘90s house piano stabs.

23. Gulfer, “Greetings”

The sound of a short-and-sweet math rock/emo song tailor-made for boozy nights at Casa.

22. La Securité, “Suspens”

The sound of a rowdy, sweat-soaked dance-punk party at a venue like Turbo Haüs in mid-winter.

21. Patrick Holland, “Losing Touch”

The sound of what happens when you make a beat combining the best parts of Hall & Oates and Tame Impala, and glide over that beat effortlessly while singing.