Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from Board Member Barry Owen.
Wow this was hard! I’ve probably got about 25 albums that I listened to a lot this year, but these 10 were my favorites (at least they are now!).
Could’ve easily made this an all-Chicago list this year - what a great time for Chicago music! Thanks to all the CHIRP DJs who turned me on to many of these records and artists!!
There was a lot to parse through this year and it wasn't always of great quality. I can't confidently say that some artists performed better than their previous records (including one on this list). However, I did listen to the greatest diversity of genres this year, a feat that seems to keep one upping it self each year.
I put this list off as long as possible because even into December, there are releases I'm looking forward to. I also got into many albums that were not released in 2024. To name a few: D'Angelo's Black Messiah, Rufus Wainwright's Poses, Pavement's Terror Twilight, Pearl Jam's Yield, and among many 21st century releases.
I managed to pick the CHIRP No. 1 record last year but don't expect any of these albums to crack the top 10 this year.
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from volunteer Stephen Rynkiewicz (aka DJ Rynk).
The Chicago Public Library offers every album in my 2024 Top 10 on CD or vinyl. I'm recognized on sight at my local branch, which was my cue to redirect some music-discovery energy to CHIRP.
Throughout December,