Best of 2022 (Chris)
Another year in the books. We’d be lying if we said things were back to being totally good, but it felt nice to get back out to shows this year and be amongst the music-loving community again. As we always do, we’re using the end of the calendar year to collect the music that we loved from this year. The music that got us dancing, the music that got us through hard times, the music that broke through and resonated even after years of listening to thousands of albums of new music. Below you’ll find Chris’s favorite albums and shows of 2022. We hope you’ll find something you like or maybe something new to check out. Onward!
Top 20 Albums of 2022
Fontaines DC – Skinty Fia
Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance
Grace Ives – Janky Star
Yard Act – The Overload
The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention
Working Men’s Club – Fear Fear
The Comet Is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Beach House – Once, Twice Melody
Been Stellar – Been Stellar EP
Black Midi – Hellfire
Ethel Cain – Preacher’s Daughter
Just Mustard – Heart Under
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
Sorry – Anywhere But Here
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
Charley Crockett – The Man From Waco
Momma – Household Name
Mitski – Laurel Hell
Best Concerts of 2022
5/7 Fontaines DC at First Avenue
5/13 Amyl and The Sniffers at Fine Line
11/27 Jockstrap at 7th Street Entry
8/30 Shame at Fine Line
9/17 Momma at Turf Club
6/15 La Femme at Turf Club
3/14 Mitski at The Palace
3/18 Sparks at Fitzgerald
9/21 Pavement at The Palace
2/17 Lucy Dacus at First Avenue
12/9 Lemonheads w Juliana Hatfield / Bass Drum of Death at First Avenue
10/15 King Princess at The Palace
11/23 Sorry at 7th Street Entry
2/3 Remi Wolf / Grace Ives at First Avenue
3/28 Genesis Owusu at Turf Club
3/31 Nation of Language / The Wants at Turf Club
4/2 Geese at Turf Club
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