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Peter Zimmerman writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2024: Pete Zimmerman

CHIRP Radio Best of 2024Throughout 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-)

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MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks

#2 Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee (ANTI-)

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Waxahatchee Tigers Blood

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

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Hurray for the Riff Raff The Past is Still Alive

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

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Brigitte Calls Me Baby The Future Is Our Way Out

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

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This Is Lorelei Box for Buddy, Box for Star

#6 Harm's Way by Duck Ltd. (Carpark)

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Duck Ltd. Harm's Way

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

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The Lemon Twigs A Dream is All We Know

#8 Poetry by Dehd (Fat Possum)

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Dehd Poetry

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

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Good Looks Lived Here for a While

#10 Compassion by Rui Gabriel (Carpark)

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Rui Gabriel Compassion

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)

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