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Caroline writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2024: Caroline Pendleton

CHIRP Radio Best of 2024Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from DJ and Volunteer Coordinator Caroline Pendleton.

 

#1 Keeper of the Shepherd by Hannah Frances (Ruination)

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Hannah Frances Keeper of the ShepherdAn intricate odyssey; a song cycle; an album smacking of wisdom beyond the artist's years. Can't wait to see where Hannah Frances goes next.

#2 Chak Chak Chak Chak by Julián Mayorga (Glitterbeat)

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Julián Mayorga Chak Chak Chak ChakDid you ever listen to Duck Stab and think to yourself, "this could use a dose of cumbia"? Man, have I got the record for you.

#3 Cool World by Chat Pile (The Flenser)

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Chat Pile Cool WorldDanker, uglier, louder, and somehow more compulsively listenable than God's Country, which is really saying something.

#4 Bite Down by Rosali (Merge)

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Rosali Bite DownMaybe the finest alt-country release of the year (my apologies to Waxahatchee and Sturgill)

#5 Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt (Mexican Summer)

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Jessica Pratt Here in the PitchSounds like a ghost's attempt at making brill building pop.

#6 Umbilical by Thou (Sacred Bones)

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Thou UmbilicalThe gnarliest to ever do it are back with acidic swamp metal, or whatever the hell they make down in Louisiana.

#7 Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (Realistik Studios)

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Cindy Lee Diamond JubileeSound's like a ghost's attempt at dabbling in every genre. Otherworldly!

#8 Viewfinder by Wendy Eisenberg (American Dreams)

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Wendy Eisenberg ViewfinderImprovisational jazz guitar concept album about the experience of getting Lasik.

#9 WeirdOs by O. (Speedy Wunderground)

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O. WeirdOsWhat if Lisa Simpson joined Primus?

#10 Behold by Parsnip (Upset the Rhythm)

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Parsnip BeholdReviving the psychedelic chamber pop tradition in the vein of the Zombies or Slapp Happy.

Honorable Mentions

Honorable mentions to Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter's SAVED! for being a late-2023 favorite I didn't hear until this year, and to Chappell Roan for putting out honest-to-god danceable pop music in a year marked by anxiety, full of tortured poets and self-aggrandizing tracks about being in your own head at the club. Get into your dang body and dance already, jeez louise!

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