Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from DJ (Saturdays 2 pm - 4 pm) Pete Zimmerman.

As Michael Azerrad said, "It's *always* a fantastic year for music. It just depends on how much attention you're paying."

#1 Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman (ANTI-)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#2 Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee (ANTI-)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#3 The Past is Still Alive by Hurray for the Riff Raff (Nonesuch)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#4 The Future Is Our Way Out by Brigitte Calls Me Baby (ATO)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#5 Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This Is Lorelei (Double Double Whammy)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#6 Harm's Way by Duck Ltd. (Carpark)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#7 A Dream is All We Know by The Lemon Twigs (Captured Tracks)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#8 Poetry by Dehd (Fat Possum)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#9 Lived Here for a While by Good Looks (Keeled Scales)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#10 Compassion by Rui Gabriel (Carpark)

BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Honorable Mentions

The Next 40:

Friko "Where we've been, Where we go from here" (ATO)
Sharp Pins "Radio DDR" (self-released)
The Umbrellas "Fairweather Friend" (Slumberland)
Finom "Not God" (Joyful Noise)
Current Joys "East My Love" (Secretly Candadian)
Pale Waves "Smitten" (Dirty Hit)
Rosali "Bite Down" (Merge)
Humdrum "Every Heaven" (Slumberland)
Wishy "Triple Seven" (Winspear)
Klark Sound "What is Music" (Public Access Group)
Hovvdy "Hovvdy" (Arts & Crafts)
Vampire Weekend "Only God was Above Us" (Columbia)
Fontaines D.C. "Romance" (XL)
Dent May "What's for Breakfast?" (Carpark)
Maggie Gently "Wherever You Want to Go" (self-released)
The Lostines "Meet the Lostines" (Gar Hole)
Space Gators "Hungry Creatures" (self-released)
Desert Liminal "Black Ocean" (Fantastique)
Sam Evian "Plunge" (Flying Cloud)
Impulsive Hearts "Fit 4 The Apocalypse" (Cavity Search)
Sofie Royer "Young-Girl Forever" (Stones Throw)
Real Estate "Daniel" (Domino)
Khruangbin "A LA SALA" (Dead Oceans)
Rocky Valentines "Erase" (Velvet Blue)
Combo Daguerre "Fracassines" (Barbès)
Royel Otis "PRATTS & PAIN" (OURNESS)
Futurebirds "Easy Company" (Duotone)
gglum "The Garden Dream" (Secretly Canadian)
Minor Moon "The Light Up Waltz" (Ruination)
Sprints "Letter to Self" (Slang City)
Camera Obscura "Look to the East, Look to the West" (Merge)
Soccer Mommy "Evergreen" (Loma Vista / Concord)
Nilüfer Yanya "My Method Actor" (Ninja Tune)
Mannequin Pussy "I Got Heaven" (Epitaph)
Queen of Jeans "All Again" (Memory)
Steve Dawson "Ghosts" (Pravda)
Adrienne Lenker "Bright Future" (4AD)
Father John Misty "Mahashmashana" (Sub Pop)
MINISKIRT "Paint it Rad" (self-released)
Hannah Frances "Keeper of the Shepherd" (Ruination)