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Jason Moody writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Jason Moody
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ/Graphic Designer Jason Moody.
I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane by Allegra Krieger (Double Double Whammy)
Chris Siuty writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Chris Siuty
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ Chris Siuty: Friday Night Freak Out!.
No particular order. This year was a tough one to narrow down, because so much great music came out! It's the most new music I've consumed in a very long time and the albums I thought would be on this list back in May are surprisingly absent. That isn't commentary on the quality of those albums, but the overall quality of the year in releases. While the world falls apart around us, here are my favorite albums of 2023.
Silences by Medicine (Laner Archival Services)
I've been a Brad Laner fan since hearing Shot Forth Self Living back in high school. I can honestly say that Medicine has a damn-near perfect discography without a single stinker in the bunch. This album is some great psychedelic shoegaze/dream pop in the same vein as their previous releases. Medicine will always be towards the top of any year end list for me.
Paul Anderson writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Paul C. Anderson
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from volunteer Paul C Anderson.
Radical Romantics by Fever Ray (Rabid)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Barry Owen
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our first list is from Board Member Barry Owen.
The Land, The Water, The Sky by Black Belt Eagle Scout (Saddle Creek)
Powerful record
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio’s Top Ten Albums of 2022
This December, as we are inclined to do every year, CHIRP Radio has been sharing our thoughts on the albums that captured our attention in 2022.
The records listed below are just a small sample of the 250+ albums our volunteers cited for this year, but they are the most-mentioned ones, and for very good reasons.
Amidst a great collection of newcomers and veteran players, the top spot on this year’s survey goes to a duo from the Isle of Wight that formed in 2019 and whose debut album has got people paying attention on both sides of the Atlantic.
Best wishes from all of us to all of you for 2023 and beyond!
#1 Wet Leg by Wet Leg (Domino)
This album is packed with catchy, droll earworms that made me feel happy and clever just listening to it. The music videos are fantastic. I want to hang out with Wet Leg. I want to know what the Isle of Wight is like. They are a culmination/reflection of so much great post-punk and pop that it's NO WONDER it ended up being my favorite release of 2022.
The nonsense opinions swirling around that this band is somehow fake and didn't write their songs because they emerged fully-formed is 100% misogyny. No one would say that about a male-identified-fronted outfit. So if that's you, look within. Meanwhile I'll be over here partying with Wet Leg in the living room, dancing on the chaise and pretending to drink warm beer. --Matt Garman