Joe Held: Rebellious Jukebox writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Joe Held

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ and Manager of Record Donations Joe Held (Rebellious Jukebox).

The Last Rotation Of Earth by BC Camplight (Bella Union)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((World War)) by Jaimie Branch (International Anthem)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Black Classical Music by Yussef Dayes (Brownswood/Nonesuch/Warner)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Head of the Slug Club by Gretel Hänlyn (VLF)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Why Does the Earth Give Us People To Love? by Kara Jackson (September)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

[LOCAL]

Motorbike by Motorbike (Feel It)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Vs. the Worm by Ovef Ow (What's for Breakfast)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

[LOCAL]

Prize by Rozi Plain (Memphis Industries)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Half Eaten By Dogs by The Serfs (Trouble in Mind)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Good Living Is Coming For You by Sweeping Promises (Feel It)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Honorable Mentions

And here are many more excellent albums from 2023 which deserve recognition, but didn’t make it to my top ten favorites…

- Alabaster DePlume - Come With Fierce Grace (International Anthem)
- Rudy De Anda - Closet Botanist (Karma Chief)
- King Ayisoba - Work Hard (Glitterbeat)
- Corker - Falser Truths (Feel It/Future Shock)
- Drop Nineteens - Hard Light (Wharf Cat)
- Everything But the Girl - Fuse (Buzzin’ Fly)
- FACS - Still Life In Decay (Trouble in Mind) [Local]
- Fruit LoOops - You’re Somebody’s World (Torn Light)
- Girl Ray Prestige (Moshi Moshi)
- Hotline TNT - Cartwheel (Third Man)
- Joey Joesph - Triple Fantasy … Taking it Easy (Eyebrow Palace)
- Jungle - Volcano (Caiola)
- London Brew - S/T (Concord)
- Miss Grit - Follow the Cyborg (Mute)
- Róisín Murphy - Hit Parade (Ninja Tune)
- Lael Neale - Star Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
- Carlos Niño & Friends - (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire (International Anthem)
- Alogte Oho and His Sounds of Joy - O Yinne! (Philophon)
- Dave Okumu and the Seven Generations – I Came From Love (Transgressive)
- Frankie Rose – Love As Projection (Slumberland/Night School)
- Say She She - Silver (Karma Chief)
- Snõõper - Super Snõõper (Third Man)
- The Tubs - Dead Meat (Trouble in Mind)
- Daniel Villarreal - Lados B (International Anthem) [Local]
- Jamila Woods – Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar) [Local]
- Yves Tumor - Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) (Warp)