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Suggested Listening ’23: Chris Pyle

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It’s that time again! WOUB Culture asked people involved in music and arts across WOUB’s coverage area what they’ve been listening to this year. Check out their answers on WOUB Culture all through December.

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Chris Pyle is a local music geek that eats, sleeps, and lives music. He is also the owner of Donkey Coffee. 

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Chris Pyle’s favorite albums of 2023 

1.   Come Around by Carla dal Forno
Moody, sparse, Joy Division, Twin Peaks, reverb, post punk, mysterious.

2.   Sundial by Noname
Visionary, poet, hiphop, deep, social justice, complex, Ethical, Nina Simone.

3.   Last Days of A Dying Sun by Rain Parade
Paisley Underground, melodic, jangly, classic, Big Star

4.   Girl With Fish by feeble little horse
Punk, young, 90’s, DIY, Breeders, shoegaze, relationships.

5.   Animals by Kassa Overall
Jazz, hiphop, Shabazz Palaces, A Love Supreme, cutting edge, mental health, percussion.

6.   In This Town by The Laughing Chimes
Jangle pop, harmonies, brilliant, R.E.M., local, lo-fi, melody.

7.   More Photographs by Kevin Morby
Mortality, melancholy, The Band, family, photos, acoustic.

8.   Weathervanes by Jason Isbell
Americana, deep, spiritual, rock, Country, one of the best living songwriters in America.

9.   Echos of The South by Blind Boys of Alabama
Old school Black Gospel, harmonies, Mavis Staples, love, inspiration, real.

10. Album by boygenius
Girl power, thoughtful, Indie rock, harmonies, friendship, Wilco.

Honorable Mentions:  Hollow Hand, Lonnie Holley, Yo La Tengo, Kara Jackson, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Woods, Jenny Lewis, Mitski.