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Paul LaScolea writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2023: Paul LaScolea
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ-in-Training Paul LaScolea.
#1 Indiana Jones by Boldy James & Rich Gains (RRC Music)
#2 Maps by billy woods & Kenny Segal (Backwoodz Studioz)
#3 Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers (Ninja Tune)
#4 Red Moon In Venus by Kali Uchis (Geffen Records)
#5 SCARING THE HOES by Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA (AWAL, Peggy)
#6 Desolation's Flower by Ragana (The Flenser)
#7 My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross by ANOHNI and the Johnsons (Secretly Canadian)
#8 villagers by Califone (Jealous Butcher Records)
#9 Vs. the Worm by Ovef Ow (What's for Breakfast? Records, Oort Cloud)
These Chicago legends put on the most fun live show of the year. Many balloons were exploded.
#10 O Monolith by Squid (Warp Records)
Honorable Mentions
Honorable mention, albums:
Vayda- breeze
Danny Brown- Quaranta
Strange Ranger- Pure Music
Clark- Sus Dog
New Age Doom- There Is No End
Favorite Songs of 2023 (in no order):
Julie Byrne- Hope’s Return
Kali Uchis- I Wish You Roses
Young Fathers- Holy Moly
Yaya Bey- Exodus the North Star
Lonnie Holley- Mount Meigs
Westside Gunn ft. Stove God Cooks- Kitchen Lights
Boldy James & Rich Gains- Electric Blue
Conway the Machine ft. Westside Gunn- Quarters / Brucifix
Squid- Siphon Song
Danny Brown- Y.B.P.
Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA- Garbage Pale Kids
Curren$y ft. Jermaine Dupri- SoSo Jets
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal- Babylon by Bus
Jess Williamson- Time Ain't Accidental
The Smile- Bending Hectic
Kieran Hebden & William Tyler- Darkness, Darkness
Vayda- ten
Armand Hammer- The Gods Must Be Crazy
Jonathan Rado- For Who the Bell Tolls For
L’Rain- New Year’s UnResolution
Debby Friday- SO HARD TO TELL
Hotline TNT- Protocol
Ragana- Pain
Ovef Ow- Fauxtography
MJ Lenderman- Knockin’
Tirzah- F22
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ- Honey
The Clientele- Chalk Flowers
Sampha- Dancing Circles
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