January 27, 2024 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #697)

9:01 AM Sinéad O'Connor • He Prayed • Throw Down Your Arms • That's Why There's Chocolate and Vanilla

9:05 AM Prince • La, La, La Means I Love U • Emancipation • NPG

9:08 AM Etherwolf • A Perfect Storm • Etherwolf • self-released

9:14 AM Pernice Brothers • December in Her Eyes • Who Will You Believe • New West

January 20, 2024 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #696)

9:00 AM Jim Croce • Time in a Bottle (demo) • Lost Time in a Bottle • Cleopatra

9:02 AM SZA • Love Language • SOS • Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA

9:05 AM See Jazz • Laika • Is This Anything? • Flower Sounds

9:12 AM Kali Uchis • Tu Corazon Es Mio... • Orquídeas • Geffen

January 13, 2024 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #695)

8:59 AM Gina Birch • Wish I Was You • I Play My Bass Loud • Third Man

9:03 AM Romy • Love Her • Mid Air • Young

9:07 AM Mode Hexe • MARZ18 • Norphonic • Love All Day

9:14 AM Elephonic • Wonderin' • Elephonic • Get Hip

January 6, 2024 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #694)

9:01 AM Feist • Borrow Trouble • Multitudes • Interscope

9:05 AM Jorja Smith • GO GO GO • falling or flying • FAMM

9:07 AM Chicken Happen • My Turn • Chicken Happen IV • self-released

9:14 AM Yusuf/Cat Stevens • Pagan Run • King of a Land • BMG/Cat-O-Log/Dark Horse

December 23, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #693)

6:00 AM Graham Parker & The Goldtops • The Music of The Devil • Last Chance to Learn The Twist • Big Stir

6:04 AM Liv.e • Gardetto • Girl in the Half Pearl • In Real Life

6:07 AM Barbara Manning • A Heart Needs a Home • Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow • Ba Da Bing

6:14 AM Photon Band • Set it Free (The Energy) • Pure Photonic Matter, Vol. 2 • Darla

My favorite albums of 2023

Another year, another 200+ (more like 250+) albums that I listened to at least once, and many of those I listened to multiple times. There was just so much good and great music out there. This list represents the records I enjoyed the most, the ones that I felt compelled to keep playing. As per usual, after you start getting down to the late 20s or early 30s on the list, the differences between the albums aren’t all that great, and the difference between, I dunno, 79 and 47 isn't all that great. All of them are swell. Moreover, if your album isn’t on the list, I’m sure I liked it. And if you're wondering why I didn't have this or that acclaimed album on the list, it was likely one of the many albums I didn't get around to listening to. As one critic said, best of lists aren't meant to be definitive, but are more like recommendations. In that spirit, I hope you find some things you like on here.

December 16, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #692)

9:00 AM Japanese Breakfast • Posing In Bondage • Jubilee • Dead Oceans

9:04 AM Steve Goodman • Talk Backwards • Artistic Hair • Red Pajamas

9:06 AM BJ The Chicago Kid • Crazy Love • Gravy • RCA

9:13 AM Luna • Satellite of Love • single • Double Feature