THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE MASCOT TEAM
The end of the year is upon us, and that can only mean one thing if you're an avid music listener. Best of lists, of course!
Here at Mascot, we listen to A LOT of music, and that's not even including the times we listen to the albums we released on our labels. Check out the Top 3 lists of some of the Mascot employees. You may be surprised what we listen to!*
Dennis - International Product Manager
1. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
2. Hermanos Gutiérrez - EL Bueno Y El Malo
3. Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar
Dionne - Video Editor / Graphic Designer
1. Marcus King - Young Blood
2. Mitski - Laurel Hell
3. J-Hope - Jack in the Box
Evert - General Manager
1. Marcus King - Young Blood
2. The Slackers - Don't Let The Sunlight Fool Ya
3. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Hunter - Digital Marketing Coordinator
1. Spoon - Lucifer on The Sofa
2. Charli XCX - Crash
3. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Lauren - International Product Manager
1. Parkway Drive - Darker Still
2. Willow - <COPINGMECHANISM>
3. NOTHING MORE - SPIRITS
Lee - UK Head of Press
1. Bob Vylan - The Price of Life
2. Yard Act - The Overload
3. A Place to Bury Strangers - See Through You
Marcel - Webstore Dude & Digital Setup Manager
1. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Crooked Tree
2. Toxik - Dis Morta
3. Blood Incantation - Timewave Zero
Nusse - Nordic Label Manager
1. Samantha Fish - Faster
2. Sun’s Signature - EP
3. Kevin Corby - This Is A Photograph
Pat - Italy Label Manager
1. Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point
2. Archspire - Bleed The Future
3. The Smile - Open The Floodgates
Paul - Manager, Promotion & Administration
1. Slipknot - The End, So Far
2. Architects - The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit
3. Bad Omens - THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND
Rikkert - Director of International & Digital Business
1. Alexisonfire - Otherness
2. Banji - Freshcakes
3. The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta
Roy - Graphic Designer
1. Tallah - The Generation of Danger
2. The Post War - Anecdoche
3. Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morale & The Big Steppers
Simone - Sales and Production Manager
1. Rammstein – Zeit
2. Stromae – Multitude
3. Marc Anthony – Pa’lla Voy
Steve - UK Label Manager
1. Bob Vylan - The Price of Life
2. Rammstein - Zeit
3. Alter Bridge - Pawns and Kings it is then
Stu - A&R
1. Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus, Black Problems
2. Father John Misty - Chloe & the Next Century
3. Buddy Guy - The Blues Don’t Lie
Tracy - Audience Engagement Manager
1. Machine Gun Kelly - Mainstream Sellout
2. Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever
3. Bad Omens - THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND
Wouter - Digital Marketing Manager
1. Blood Incantation - Timewave Zero
2. Hermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El Malo
3. RKL - Live In A Dive
* We haven't included any Mascot albums, because it's impossible to favor one artist over the other. We love them all equally!