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

My tastes became more omnivorous than ever in 2018. It was a year in which the constant chatter of the outside world made me look inward more than ever and while limiting to 10 is always difficult, I think the selections below speak to where my head's been at this year.

#1   Trouble Anyway by Rosali (Spinster Sounds/Scissor Tail)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#2   Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun by Ben Lamar Gay (International Anthem)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#3   Beautiful You by Khotin (Khotin Industries)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#4   Deeper Woods by Sarah Louise (Thrill Jockey)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#5   The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine (Oh Boy)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#6   Shamal Wind by Chip Wickham (Lovemonk)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#7   People Are My Drug by Phil Cook (Psychic Friends)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#8   Starter Home by Doug Paisley (No Quarter)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#9   Olden Yolk by Olden Yolk (Trouble in Mind)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#10   Ghost Forests by Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore (Three Lobed)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Albums by:

Christina Vantzou, Eiko Ishibashi, Mountain Movers, Totally Mild, Richard Thompson, The Dead Tongues, Marie/Lepanto, Andrew Bryant, Mikkel Metal, Fluxion, Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, Shinichi Atobe, Lawrence, Kelly Moran, Shuta Hasunuma & U-Zhaan, Oneohtrix Point Never, Hamid Drake, Penelope Trappes, Gilberto Gil, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Cavern of Anti-Matter, Ill Considered, Deepchord

EPs & 12" singles by:

Terr, Zombies in Miami, Joan Shelley, Route 8, Edmondson, Moscoman, Laurel Halo, Shan, Transformations