July 21, 2018 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #392)

Trainee Sarah did the first two sets of the 10:00 a.m. as indicated below (and she did a great job).

9:01 AM SZA • Drew Barrymore • Ctrl • Top Dawg

9:04 AM Wye Oak • I Know the Law • Shriek • Merge

9:08 AM John Coltrane • Nature Boy • Both Directions at Once • Impulse!

July 14, 2018 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #391)

9:00 AM Marianne Faithfull • Past, Present and Future • Horses and High Heels • Naive

9:03 AM Frank Ocean • Bad Religion • Channel Orange • Def Jam

9:06 AM Andy Pratt • Lincoln Avenue • Further Disruption • self-released

July 7, 2018 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #390)

9:00 AM Sparks • Popularity • Sparks in Outer Space • Atlantic

9:04 AM Portishead • Strangers • Dummy • Go! Disc

9:08 AM Snail Mail • Full Control • Lush • Matador

Mid-year Top 40 albums of 2018

This is a pretty loose ranking of my favorite records of the year. The first eight or so are records I know will rank highly at the end of the year. From there, the rest of these are all good, but my estimation of each could rise or fall considerably over the next few months. Anyway, this has been a really good year for music so far, based on this and some of the many fine records that, as I'm typing this, I realize could have made the list.

1. Superchunk – What a Time to Be Alive
2. Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
3. Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
4. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 – Black Times
5. Neko Case – Hell-On

June 30, 2018 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #389)

9:00 AM Finn Brothers • Last Day of June • Finn • Discovery

9:03 AM Mahalia Jackson • He's Got The Whole World In His Hands • The Essential Mahalia Jackson • Columbia/Legacy

9:06 AM V.V. Lightbody • Jawbones • Bathing Peach • Midwest Action

June 23, 2018 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #388)

9:01 AM k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang • A Sleep with No Dreaming • Sing it Loud • Nonesuch

9:04 AM Bronski Beat • Smalltown Boy • The Age of Consent• London

9:09 AM Andy Pratt • Thrift Store Girl • Further Disruption • self-released

June 2, 2018 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #387)

9:01 AM The Magnetic Fields • I Have The Moon • The Charm of the Highway Strip • Merge

9:04 AM Millie Jackson • Summer (The First Time) • Caught Up • Spring

9:09 AM La Luz • Floating Features • Floating Features • Hardly Art

9:14 AM Father John Misty • Mr. Tillman • God's Favorite Customer • Sub Pop

9:17 AM Charlie Rich • There Won't Be Anymore • Ultimate Collection • Hip-O

9:19 AM Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois • Night MXCMPV1 P74 • Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois • Timesig/Planet Mu

9:24 AM Stereo Venus • Scarlett • Close to the Sun • Sudden Hunger

9:30 AM Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater • Nashville Blues • Cool Blues Walk • Bullseye Blues & Jazz

9:32 AM R.E.M. • We Walk • Murmur • I.R.S.

9:35 AM Nedelle Torrisi • Good Love • Only for You • Frenchkiss

9:40 AM John Parish • Sorry for Your Loss • Bird Dog Dante • Thrill Jockey

9:43 AM Beach House • Pay No Mind • 7 • Sub Pop

9:47 AM Ken Stringfellow • When U Find Someone • Soft Commands • Yep Roc

9:50 AM Artson • We Ain't Done • Brave Star • Death Valley Entertainment

9:55 AM Canasta • Reading The Map Upside Down • The Fakeout, The Tease And The Breather • RWIM Chicago

10:00 AM Paul McCartney • Looking at Her • NEW • Hear Music

10:03 AM Kid Sister • You Ain't Really Down • Ultraviolet • Downtown

10:06 AM Courtesy • Hey • HEY • Moon Glyph

10:13 AM Neko Case • Gumball Blue • Hell-On • Anti-

10:17 AM The Byrds • Time Between • Younger Than Yesterday • Columbia

10:19 AM Sonido Gallo Negro • Tolú • Mambo Cósmico • Glitterbeat

10:22 AM Amber Mark • All the Work • Conexão • PMR/Interscope

10:27 AM Depeche Mode • Precious • Playing the Angel • Mute

10:31 AM Eleanor Friedberger • The Letter • Rebound • Frenchkiss

10:35 AM The Vertebrats • Left in the Dark • A Thousand Day Dream • Parasol

10:40 AM Modern Studies • It's Winter • Welcome Stranger • Fire

10:44 AM Earth, Wind & Fire • On Your Face • Spirit • Columbia

10:48 AM Kuwaisiana • Gashxi • Chapter 1 • self-released

10:51 AM Smoking Popes • Pure Imagination • Destination Failure • Capitol

10:56 AM Wussy • Skip • What Heaven Is Like • Shake-It

11:00 AM Spoon • The Fitted Shirt • Girls Can Tell • Merge

11:04 AM Mano Negra • La Vida (La Vida me da Palo) • Casa Babylon • Virgin Latino

11:06 AM Parquet Courts • Wide Awake • Wide Awake! • Rough Trade

11:11 AM Poptone • Go! • Poptone • Cleopatra

11:16 AM Super Neutral • Your Little Still Life • Your Little Still Life/Geek Speedball • self-released

11:19 AM Spooky Tooth • Society's Child • It's All About • Island

11:23 AM Sheer Mag • Just Can't Get Enough • Need to Feel Your Love • Wilsuns Recording Company

11:27 AM SSION • 1980-99 (featuring Patty Schemel and Sky Ferreira) • O • Dero Arcade

11:31 AM Peach Kelli Pop • Black Magic • Gentle Leader • Mint

11:33 AM Lauryn Hill • Lost Ones • The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill • Ruffhouse

11:40 AM T-Bone Burnett • I Can Explain Everything • The Criminal Under My Own Hat • Columbia

11:43 AM LITHICS • Excuse Generator • Mating Surfaces • Kill Rock Stars

11:45 AM Queen • Sheer Heart Attack • News of the World • Elektra

11:49 AM Dirty Looks • Take a Life • Dirty Looks • Stiff

11:54 AM Cheer-Accident • I'm Just Afraid • Fades • Skin Graft