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V89 DJs voted, and here are the long awaited results:

  1. Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee (Realistik Studios)
  2. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
  3. Geordie Greep – The New Sound (Rough Trade)
  4. Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk (Mom + Pop)
  5. Clairo – Charm (Clairo Records)
  6. Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future (4AD)
  7. Julia Holter – Something In The Room She Moves (Domino)
  8. Waxahatchee – Tiger’s Blood (Anti-)
  9. The Softies – The Bed I Made (Father/Daughter)
  10. Xiu Xiu – 13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips (Polyvinyl)
  11. Fievel Is Glauque – Rong Weickness (Fat Possum)
  12. Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer (Dead Oceans)
  13. Justice – Hyperdrama (Ed Banger / Because)
  14. Frances Chang – Psychedelic Anxiety (Ramp Local)
  15. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD” (Constellation)
  16. Charif Megarbane – Hamra/Red (Habibi Funk)
  17. Fontaines D.C. – Romance (XL Recordings)
  18. Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch (Mexican Summer)
  19. John Leventhal – Rumble Strip (Rumble Strip)
  20. Phantogram – Memory of a Day (Neon Gold)
  21. Pretty Sick – Streetwise EP (Dirty Hit)
  22. Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us (Columbia)
  23. Nala Sinephro – Endlessness (Warp)
  24. Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Souvenirs (Mississippi)
  25. Kim Gordon – The Collective (Matador)
  26. Chanel Beads – Your Day Will Come (Jagjaguwar)
  27. The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend (Slumberland)
  28. Fat White Family – Forgiveness is Yours (Domino)
  29. Lip Critic – Hex Dealer (Partisan)
  30. Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)
  31. Juana Luna – Canciones en Blanco y Negro (Folkalist)
  32. G. Cook – Britpop (New Alias)
  33. Chat Pile – Cool World (The Flenser)
  34. Friko – Where we’ve been, Where we go from here (ATO)
  35. glass beach – plastic death (Run For Cover)
  36. La Luz – News Of The Universe (Sub Pop)
  37. Astrid Sonne – Great Doubt (Escho)
  38. Crumb – AMAMA (Crumb)
  39. Kamasi Washington – Fearless Movement (Young)
  40. MGMT – Loss of Life (MGMT / Mom + Pop)
  41. Iglooghost – Tidal Memory Exo (LUCKYME)
  42. Rogér Fakhr – East of Any Place (Habibi Funk)
  43. Dark Chisme – Dark Chisme (Self Released)
  44. Gouge Away – Deep Sage (Death Wish)
  45. Linda Smith – Nothing Else Matters (Captured Tracks)
  46. Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
  47. Men Seni Suyemin – BELIEVE (2MR)
  48. Molchat Doma – Belaya Polosa (Sacred Bones)
  49. Floating Points – Cascade (Ninja Tune)
  50. C Turtle – Expensive Thrills (Blitzcat)

Our DJs were also tasked with voting for album superlatives, including best picks for each genre, favorite events from throughout the year, and our coveted “DJ of the Year” award! Check them out below:

Best 7-inch: The Gabys – The Gabys II (Fruits & Flowers)

Best Blues: Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)

Best Compilation: Various Artists – 10 (Music From Memory)

Best Debut: Geordie Greep – The New Sound (Rough Trade)

Best Electronic: Floating Points – Cascade (Ninja Tune)

Best EP: Her New Knife – chrome is lullaby (Julia’s War)

Best Experimental: Xiu Xiu – 13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips (Polyvinyl)

Best Folk: Jessica Pratt – Here In The Pitch (Mexican Summer)

Best Hip Hop: Little Simz – Drop 7 (Forever Living Originals)

Best Jazz: Nala Sinephro – Endlessness (Warp)

Best Latin: Juana Luna – Canciones en Blanco y Negro (Folkalist)

Best Local: Sleepybug – Sleepybug (Self Released)

Best Metal: Uboa – Impossible Light (The Flenser)

Best Punk: Mannequin Pussy – I Got Heaven (Epitaph)

Best Reissue: Broadcast – Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp)

Best Sonic Safari: Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Souvenirs (Mississippi)

Best Soul/Funk/RnB: NxWorries – Why Lawd? (Stones Throw)

Best World: Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice (Matador)

Most Annoying: Still House Plants – If I don’t make it, I love u (Bison)

Most Disappointing: MGMT – Loss of Life (MGMT / Mom + Pop)

Best Comeback: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World (Fiction / Capitol)

Best Album Art: Iglooghost – Tidal Memory Exo (LUCKYME)

Worst Band Name: Geordie Greep

Most Consistent Label: Efficient Space

Best Specialty Show: Sunday Evening Jazz

Best Region for Music: Northeastern United States

Best Local Show: Real Cool Time Records 2nd Anniversary Show ft. Upchuck and Love Hut (3-29-2024)

Best In-Studio Performance: Frances Chang

DJ of the Year: DJ Tom

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