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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ Owen "Kiwi Brunch."
A year with less standout faves than usual for me, but some surprises that bear repeated listening. Rodney Crowell has delivered one of his best, The Chills remix puts the album where it should have been decades ago, and...
Sundae Painters by The Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket Records)
Sadly the last album to feature The Cleans Hamish Kilgour
Mug by Dolph Chaney (Big Stir Records)
Another gem from Chicago local, who's a lovely guy to boot!
Our Place In The Stars by Silk Cut (self-released)
Kiwi band delivers another gem
The Chicago Sessions by Rodney Crowell (New West)
Perhaps Rodneys best album, recorded and produced in Chicago with Jeff Tweedy. A gem
i/o by Peter Gabriel (Real World)
Decades in the making, Gabriel delivers a solid if not ground-breaking release, available in 3 different mixes depending on your mood. Well worth a listen
As The North Attracts The Needle by Paul McLaney (AAA Records)
Another gem from prolific NZ artist who also dabbles in Shakespearean music for the Popup Globe in Auckland
Before And After by Neil Young (Reprise)
Songs taken from his recent West Coast US tour, often quite different than original arrangements, but a lovely listen
Dreaming Over You by The Loving Arms (self-released)
Great pop from this NZ band of deep pedigree
Father's Day by Gerald Dowd (Pee Wee League)
Chicago stalwart with a lovely country-tinged listen
Brave Words by The Chills (Fire)
Long-overdue remix and revisit of The Chills 1987 debut album, sounding as it should
Honorable Mentions
A few bubbling under:
Ebony Lamb - Ebony Lamb, from NZ
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
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