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Gomez & Cleo writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2022: Stephen Perkins
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from volunteer Stephen Perkins.
2022 has been an exciting year both for the debut of recorded material and live concerts from both new and so-called legacy acts.
With CHIRP once again being at the forefront of creating community in and around Chicago and music, many of us have enjoyed a welcome respite after almost two years of Covidity in 2020 and 2021 dampened our spirits to varying degrees. I ventured out to a larger extent and had the opportunity to see acts including Kraftwerk, Moderat, Adia Victoria, Oh Sees, Amyl and the Sniffers, Blondie, The Damned, Deadmau5, L7 and countless others and Pitchfork where Dry Cleaning stole the show.
Made of the Earth by Nightshift (Trouble in the Mind)
A Scottish, avant-pop unit, Nightshift has dropped Made of the Earth. Nightshift features Eothen Stearn (2 Ply and Difficult), Chris White (Spinning Coin), Andrew Doig aka Robert Sotelo of Order of the Toad and Georgia Harris (Slippy & Pelvis). Their sound can be described as hypnotic, polyrhythmic, emotive, and at times noisy, while the themes that they address are humanistic while embracing an optimistic and utopian view, as they explore confusion and the absurdities of life.
trombone.alex writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2022: Alex Leong
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from volunteer Alex Leong (a.k.a. trombone.alex).
Mint Chip by Kamikaze Palm Tree (Drag City)
Perhaps an acquired taste, Kamikaze Palm Tree provide a healthy dose of dance beats, dissonance, and WTF?
Shelby writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2022: Shelby Hagstom
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from Live Music Events Coordinator Shelby Hagstrom.
#1 Dance Fever by Florence and the Machine (Polydor Records)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2022: Barry Owen
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from Board Member Barry Owen.
I listen to CHIRP, Kidzbop and everything else, in about that order these days so I don’t get to listen to or see as much as I used to. But these albums were on regular rotation for me this year.
These picks are not ranked, but Wet Leg was definitely the most played around my house this year. So much so that my 5 & 3-year-olds regularly requested the “underwear song” aka Chaise Longue. Just hope they weren’t listening to or memorizing some of the albums other lyrics…
Artist of the year and show of the year for me was Low and their show at Metro early in the year. RIP Mimi Parker. Can’t wait to see everyone else’s lists and discover some great albums!
Wet Leg by Wet Leg (Domino)
Erin Thomas writesCHIRP Radio’s Best of 2022: Erin Thomas
Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from volunteer Erin Thomas.
#1 Blue Rev by Alvvays (Polyvinyl and Transgressive)
