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Eric Wiersema writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2020: Eric Wiersema
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2020. Our next list is from Sub DJ Eric Wiersema.
2020 was, without a doubt, a complete dumpster fire of a year. For the past 9 months a global pandemic has run rampant taking far too many innocent lives and destroying far too many livelihoods in the process.
It is definitely a challenging time to be a music lover as well. The days of summer music festivals and taking in shows at small, intimate, independent venues feel like a distant memory. An alarming percentage of these venues are also in danger of closing, further dampening independent musicians’ career prospects.
Despite these insurmountable odds, the artists that we hold near and dear to our hearts came through. 2020 offered a plethora of great music from all genres and made getting through this shitshow of a year just a little bit easier. I listened to well over 100 new releases this year and here are the albums that I thought were a cut above the rest.
Peter Zimmerman writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2020: Pete Zimmerman
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2020. Our next list is from DJ (Saturdays 3pm - 6pm) Pete Zimmerman.
On Wednesday, March 11th I was with my wife at SPACE in Evanston to take in a show by singer-songwriter Tyler Ramsey. While we were waiting for the show to start, I received a notification on my phone that said the NBA would be canceling the remainder of the season. Little did I know that that Tyler Ramsey show would be the last concert I would attend in 2020.
As the months progressed and we spent most of our time at home, I found myself listening to the music that was made closest to our home. Support local music and support your local record store.
Joe Held: Rebellious Jukebox writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2020: Joe Held
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2020. Our next list is from DJ and Record Donations Co-Manager Joe Held.
Even though 2020 was a difficult year in many ways, there was a wealth of great music released! Here are ten albums I liked a lot.
algabor writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2020: Al Gabor
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2020. Our next list is from volunteer Al Gabor.
Matt Barr writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2020: Matt Barr
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2020. Our next list is from DJ Matt Barr.
Alongside all the stress and heartbreak, 2020 delivered huge helpings of good music. I found myself buying and listening to more new records (and Bandcamp downloads) this year than ever before. And yet, there are still so many 2020 releases I haven’t gotten to yet, or didn’t have time to fully absorb.
In the end, I’ve listed the albums that pleased me the most...so far.