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George Graham's Best of 2022 Albums List

These albums were selected by Mixed host George Graham from the over 500 albums and EPs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.

The list is arranged chronologically.

* designates Homegrown Music Artists.
Recordings featured on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website.


Elbow

Flying Dream 1

Polydor

01/03/22

Jill Haley *

Wrapped in Light

independent

01/05/22

Furrows

Fisher King

independent

01/07/22

Aoife O’Donovan

Age of Apathy

independent

01/18/22

Fleet Foxes

A Very Lonely Solstice

Anti-

01/18/22

Janis Ian

The Light at the End of the Line

Rude Girl

01/24/22

Eric Gales

Crown

Provogue

01/26/22

Elvis Costello & the Imposters

The Boy Named If

Capitol

01/27/22

Matt Hannah

House of Illusion

independent

01/31/22

Anais Mitchell

Anais Mitchell

BMG

02/01/22

Cosmic American Derelicts

The Twain Shall Meet

Soundkeeper

02/02/22

The Sully Band

Let’s Straighten It Out!

Blue Elan

02/03/22

John Mayall

The Sun Is Shining Down

Forty Below

02/04/22

Slambovian Circus of Dreams

A Very Unusal Head

Storm King

02/04/22

Rupert Wates

For the People

independent

02/07/22

Dana Cooper

I Can Face the Truth

Dog Eared

02/07/22

Duke Robillard

They Called It Rhythm and Blues

Stony Plain

02/08/22

Rob Heath

Biggest Moments

independent

02/09/22

Keller Williams

Grit

independent

02/14/22

The Gravel Project

Many Miles Ahead

independent

02/15/22

Alan Walker *

Something Up My Sleeve

Aunt Mimi’s

02/22/22

Sugaray Rayford

In Too Deep

Forty Below

02/23/22

Shred Kelly

Like a Rising Sun

Devil Duck

02/23/22

Daniel Walzer

Essence of Now

independent

02/24/22

Ajay Mathur

Talking Loud

Yakketeeyak

03/03/22

The Other Favorites

Unamericana

independent

03/04/22

Carla Ulbrich *

Twang

independent

03/07/22

Judy Collins

Spellbound

independent

03/07/22

The Weather Station

How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars

independent

03/08/22

Danielia Cotton

Good Day

independent

03/18/22

Club D’Elf

You Never Know

independent

03/21/22

Andy Rothstein Band

Truth Against the World

independent

03/25/22

The Weight Band

Shines Like Gold

independent

03/30/22

Larry McCray

Blues without You

Keep the Blues Alive

03/30/22

Hoodoo Gurus

Chariots of the Gods

Universal

03/30/22

James Kahn

>By the Risin’ of the Sea – Shanties for Our Time

independent

04/01/22

Midlake

For the Sake of Bethel Woods

ATO

04/11/22

Jon Fuller *

When Did you Get So Damn Scared

independent

04/11/22

100 Mile House

Love and Leave You

Fallen Tree

04/12/22

Ian McFeron

West Wind

independent

04/13/22

Water Street

All We Tried to Be

independent

04/13/22

Dana Fuchs

Borrowed Time

Ruff Shod

04/14/22

Matt Andersen

House to House

independent

04/19/22

Robin Trower

No More Worlds to Conquer

Provogue

04/21/22

Trombone Shorty

Lifted

Blue Note

04/22/22

The String Cheese Incident

Into the Blue (EP)

SCI Fidelity

04/25/22

Michael Whalen

Imaginary Trains

independent

04/26/22

Flock of Dimes

Head of Roses: Phantom Limb

Sub Pop

04/26/22

Willie Stratton

Drugstore Dreamin’

independent

04/27/22

Seth Swirsky

Songs from the Green Couch

Lolipop

04/28/22

Mike Stevens

Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music

Stony Plain

05/04/22

Edgar Winter

Brother Johnny

Quarto Valley

05/04/22

Paris Combo

Quesaco?

Six Degrees

05/09/22

Charlie Musselwhite

Mississippi Son

Alligator EP

05/10/22

Kenny Neal

Straight from the Heart

Ruf

05/10/22

Abbie Gardner

Dobrosinger

independent

05/12/22

Jeverson

Jeverson

FGM

05/13/22

Lyle Lovett

12th of June

Verve

05/16/22

Bonnie Raitt

Just Like That

Redwing

05/18/22

Alonzo Spirit Band

Aloha Blvd

Di-Tone

05/18/22

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective Meets Dee Alexander

On the Way to Be Free

Jmarq

05/19/22

C.Duncan

Alluvium

Bella Union

05/24/22

Janiva Magness

Hard to Kill

Fathead

06/07/22

Johnny Sansone

Into Your Blues

independent

06/07/22

Railroad Earth *

All for the Song

independent

06/10/22

Andrew Bird

Inside Problems

Loma Vista

06/14/22

Debbie Deane

Red Ruby Stars

Ropeadope

06/16/22

Steve Wood

Junk Drawer

independent

06/17/22

Dream Syndicate

Untraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions

Fire

06/21/22

Mapache

Roscoe’s Dream

independent

06/21/22

Pharis and Jason Romero

Tell ‘em You Were Gold

Smithsonian Folkways

06/28/22

Skunk Baxter

Speed of Heat

Renew

07/01/22

Big Little Lions

Happy Accident

Fallen Tree

07/05/22

Rogers and Butler

Brighter Day

Think Like a Day

07/05/22

Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow

Ready for the Times

independent

07/06/22

Umphrey’s McGee

Asking for a Friend

Nothing Too Fancy

07/11/22

Ballroom Thieves

Clouds

Nettwerk

07/12/22

Lucy Kaplansky

Last Days of Summer

independent

07/12/22

Xander and the Peace Pirates

Order Out of Chaos

BFD

07/15/22

Lettuce

Unify

independent

07/18/22

Dan Navarro

Horizon Line

independent

07/20/22

Nolen Sellwood

Otherwise

New Folk

07/22/22

Lera Lynn

Something More Than Love

Ruby Range

07/22/22

New Potato Caboose

It Ain’t a Thing

independent

07/25/22

Shemekia Copeland

Done Come Too Far

Alligator

08/01/22

Ben Harper

Bloodline Maintenance

Chrysalis

08/05/22

Gilbert O’Sullivan

Driven

BMG

08/10/22

Alan Williams

Currents

Blue Gentian

08/12/22

Joe Jencks

The Coming of the Years

Turtle Bear

08/12/22

Empty Pockets *

Outside Spectrum

independent

08/17/22

Ian Lake

What It Is

independent

08/17/22

Joe Marcinek Band

5

Vintage Legacy

08/18/22

Loudon Wainwright III

Lifetime Achievement

independent

08/22/22

Mason Via

New Horizon

Mountain Fever

08/23/22

Tyler Edwards

A Falling Sky

independent

09/01/22

Freedy Johnston

Back on the Road to You

Forty Below

09/14/22

Anthony Arya

Circles and the Flames

independent

09/21/22

Mommyheads

Genius Killer

independent

09/23/22

Jimmy Hall

Ready Now

Keeping the Blues Alive

09/23/22

Jesca Hoop

Order of Romance

Memphis Industries

09/26/22

Ringo Starr

EP3

independent EP

09/26/22

Todd Rundgren

Space Force

Cleopatra

10/10/22

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

O Glory

independent

10/11/22

King of Foxes

Twilight of the Empire

Crystal Baby

10/13/22

Rory Block

Ain’t Nobody Worried

Stony Plain

10/17/22

Amanda Cook

Changes

Mountain Fever

10/19/22

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run

In Dreams I Go Back

Mountain Fever

10/19/22

Richard X. Heyman

67,000 Miles an Album

Turn Up

10/20/22

Sloan

Steady

Yep Roc

10/21/22

Jake Blount

The New Faith

Smithsonian Folkways

10/24/22

Acute Inflections

Let Go

independent

10/26/22

Crystal Shawanda

Midnight Blues

True North

10/28/22

Sam Bush

Songs of John Hartford

independent

10/31/22

Julian Taylor

Beyond the Reservoir

Howling Turtle

10/31/22

David Ogilvy

A Scottish American Songbook

independent

11/01/22

Jared Rabin

Chasing the Light

independent

11/01/22

Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen

various artists

Blue Note

11/02/22

3 Pairs of Boots

Mighty Love

independent

11/02/22

Greg Hatza & Enayet Hossain *

Talking Hands

Aimrec

11/03/22

Vieux Farka Toure et Khruangbin

Ali

Dead Oceans

11/03/22

Duncan Sheik

Claptrap

Anti-Fragile

11/07/22

Euforquestra

While We Still Got Time

Color Red

11/11/22

Rose’s Pawn Shop

Punch Drunk Life

KZZ

11/14/22

Lee Fields

Sentimental Fool

Daptone

11/17/22

The Foreign Landers

Travelers Rest

independent

11/21/22

Billy Strings

Me and Dad

independent

11/25/22

Vanessa Collier

Live at Power Station

Phenix Fire

11/29/22

RJ LeBlanc

Heyday

Bent River

12/2/22


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