AOTY 2022 : STAFF PICKS
12.30.2022
We asked our staff to share their favorite albums released this year, and they didn’t disappoint!
Check out what everyone at The Masquerade has been listening to in 2022
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
Chosen by: Brian (Owner)
Old Crow Medicine Show – Paint This Town
Chosen by: Greg (All of the above)
Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
Chosen by: Camilla (Marketing Manager)
The Garden – Horseshit on Route 66 There
Chosen by: Tasha (Marketing & Promotions Coordinator)
Divino Niño – Last Spa on Earth
Chosen by: Sam (Marketing & Promotions Coordinator)
PUP – THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND
Chosen by: Elena (Talent Buyer)
King Buffalo – Regenerator
Chosen by: Howie (Operations Manager)
Hot Water Music – Feel The Void
Chosen by: Irina (Operations Manager)
alt-J – The Dream
Chosen by: Madison (Operations & Hospitality Manager)
Omar Apollo – Ivory
Chosen by: Kenny (Production Manager & Audio Engineer)
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Chosen by: Jared (Graphic Designer)
Ethel Cain – Preacher’s Daughter
Chosen by: Cleo (Box Office Manager)
Jessie Reyez – YESSIE
Chosen by: Kelly (Hospitality Coordinator & Office Admin)
Cave In – Heavy Pendulum
Chosen by: Justin (Bartender)
Bad Omens – THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND
Chosen by: Chace (Door Staff) & Ashley (Promoter Rep & Merch Seller)
Knocked Loose – A Tear in the Fabric of Life
Chosen by: Riley (Door Staff) & Austin (Security)
The Soft Moon – Exister
Chosen by: Harmony (Bartender)
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Chosen by: Randy (Event Staff)
The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention
Chosen by: Tomas (Audio Engineer)
Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
Chosen by: Ian (Lighting Designer)
Counterparts – A Eulogy for Those Still Here
Chosen by: Johnathan (Event Staff) & Riley (Door Staff)
Pool Kids – Pool Kids
Chosen by: Christopher (Audio Engineer)
Nick Hakim – COMETA
Chosen by: James (Audio Engineer)
Dayseeker – Dark Sun
Chosen by: Joe (Local Booking) & Mason (Door Staff)
MILKBLOOD – DREAM SLOW
Chosen by: Stone (Lighting Designer)
Shadow of Intent – Elegy
Chosen by: Zai (Door Staff)
The Black Angels – Wilderness of Mirrors
Chosen by: Erin (Bartender)
Prince Daddy & The Hyena – Prince Daddy & The Hyena
Chosen by: Syd (Door Staff)
Architects – the classic symptoms of a broken spirit
Chosen by: Nick (Bartender)
Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive
Chosen by: Anders (Event Staff)
Spite – Dedication To Flesh
Chosen by: Christian (Event Staff)
Crowbar – Zero And Below
Chosen by: Kat (Bartender)
Municipal Waste – Electrified Brain
Chosen by: Lily (Event Staff)
W.A.C.K. – Why Waste Art on Gutter Trash???
Chosen by: Daniel (Event Staff) & Ezra (Event Staff)
Stray From The Path – Euthanasia
Chosen by: Cheyenne (Door Staff)
The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist
Chosen by: RC (Event Staff)
Motionless In White – Scoring The End Of The World
Chosen by: Kelly (Runner & Promoter Rep)
Drifter – Drifter
Chosen by: Stella (Bartender)
Symptoms – Welcome To my Storm
Chosen by: Brody (Audio Engineer)