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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2022. Our next list is from DJ Eddie Sayago.
2022 was a remarkable year for music. Some artists released some of their finest works this year.
While most publications and writers will sing the praises of a handful of popular musicians, I follow give flowers to the homegrown talent. This year’s list of my favorite albums highlight all local artists or folks who have begun their musical journey in Chicago.
#1 Last Spa On Earth by Divino Nino (Winspear)
Best songs on the album: All of them. There are no skips here. The Top 5 songs are “XO”, “Tu Tonto”, “Nos Soltamos”, “Ecstasy” and “Mona”
#2 Exes & Hexes by Bev Rage and the Drinks (What’s For Breakfast?)
Best songs on the album: also no skips here but the ones I truly enjoyed the most: “Machines Get Cleaned”, “Hollywood Beach”, “Confidence”, “Perfect Guy”, “Permanent Receptionist”
#3 The Afterlove by Emily Blue (Self-released)
Best songs on the album: “7 Minutes” (the best love pop song of the year), “San Junipero”, “Me Without U”, “See You In My Dreams”
#4 Blue Skies by Dehd (Fat Possum)
Best songs on the album: “Bad Love”, “Bop”, “Memories”, “Waterfall”, “Palomino”
#5 It Was A Home by KAINA (City Slang)
Best songs on the album: “Casita”, “Apple”, “It Was A Home”, “Good Feeling”
#6 Emotional Creature by Beach Bunny (MOM+POP)
Best songs on the album: “Oxygen”, “Karaoke”, “Weeds”, “Deadweight”
#7 Versions of Modern Performance by Horsegirl (Matador)
Best songs on the album: “Anti-glory”, “Beautiful Song”, “Option 8”
#8 Intrusive Thoughts by Raequan Scott (Self-released)
Best songs on the album: “If You Just (Spend It One Night)”, “Whiskey & Wine”, “Share My Love”
#9 Cyclorama by Ariel Zetina (Local Action)
Best songs on the album: “Cyclorama”, “Chasers”, “Slab of Meat”
#10 Dress For The Future by 8-bit CrEEps (Self-released)
Best songs on the album: “Graveyard Thinker”, “Clerical Pop”, “Madness”
Honorable Mentions
Top 10 songs of the year:
1-Lizzo “About Damn Time”
2-Beyonce “Break My Soul”
3-Divino Niño “XO”
4-Beach Bunny “Oxygen”
5-Soccer Mommy “Shotgun”
6-Amber Mark “FOMO”
7-Emily Blue “7 Minutes”
8-Bev Rage & The Drinks “Hollywood Beach”
9-Wet Leg “Wet Dream”
10-(tie) Dehd “Bad Love”
10-(tie) Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Spitting On The Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)”
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