Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from DJ Matt Garman.

Busy year! Here's what I managed to get into in 2018:

#1   Now Only by Mount Eerie (P.W. Elverum & Sun)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#2   Room 25 by Noname (Self-Released)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#3   Masana Temples by Kikagaku Moyo (Guruguru Brain)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#4   Prom Queen by Beach Bunny (Self-Released)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#5   12 by Sloan (Yep Roc)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#6   Understanding by Mirah (Absolute Magnitude/K)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#7   Orquesta Akokán by Orquesta Akokán (Daptone)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#8   Black Panther: The Album by Various Artists (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#9   boygenius EP by boygenius (Matador)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#10   Be the Cowboy by Mitski (Dead Oceans)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Favorite Singles/Songs

Anderson .Paak - "Bubblin"

Cat Power - "Black"

Childish Gambino - "This Is America"

Cumulus - "Sing To Me"

Death Cab for Cutie - "Summer Years"

Janelle Monae - "Make Me Feel"

Joey Purp - "Elastic"

John Mayer - "New Light"

Jorja Smith - "Teenage Fantasy"

Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton - "Say Something"

Nas and Kanye - "Cops Shot the Kid"

Favorite Vinyl Reissues

1. Digable Planets - Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (Modern Classics)

2. The Posies - Frosting on the Beater / Amazing Disgrace (Omnivore)

3. Bikini Kill - The Singles (Bikini Kill)

4. Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour (Parlophone)

5. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (Sony)

10 Best Live Sets I Saw

1. Mirah @ Schubas

2. Paul Simon @ United Center

3. Beach Bunny @ DC Torium

4. Ovef Ow @ Virgin Hotel

5. Public Practice @ Hideout

6. Jay Som and Justus Proffit @ Schubas

7. Flasher @ Hideout

8. Melkbelly @ Bottle

9. Kodakrome @ The Burlington

10. Alien Thing @ Schubas

An Opaque List of What Defined 2018 for Me

Interning

Working

Graduating

Stopping

Dreaming

Therapy

Dating

Friendship

No PhD

Pizza

Shows