Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from DJ and Campaign Manager Sondra: The Audible Snail.

A combination of upbeat dashed with a strong sense of skepticism. At times flippant (most times flippant). A little feminist, a little angry, a lot of love dancing with defiance. Some sweetness. That probably best fits my selections. 2017 was a hard year, for many people, but the music is getting louder, and so are our voices.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from DJ (Ear Candy, Friday mornings 9-12) Nicole Oppenheim.

Before I begin, can we all just agree that Kendrick Lamar made the best record of 2017? Yes? Good. What follows is a top ten list of all non-Kendrick records of the year. While all albums on this list are great, DAMN. was a masterpiece.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from DJ and Assistant Music Director Doug Mosurock.

This list covers new albums by current groups. Reissues and singles will be listed some other place. These are some of the records I spent time with and enjoyed in 2017. Hopefully you'll dig into some of these and get on my level. Time to break ruts and avoid easy choices.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from CHIRP Radui volunteer Al Gabor.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from DJ and Online Media Director Clarence Ewing.

My list this year is somewhat Euro-centric. Why is that? I don’t know. There’s just a lot of cool stuff going on in Europe, I guess.