Metacritic/EOY Aggregate: 2024 New Music: Electronica/Dance

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Ranking

  1. Nala Sinephro: Endlessness (Warp) {102}: 45:20, Bc:+, BPM:16*, C:3, Cl:20, CS:44, DJM:+, DW:71, Ex:49, G:30*, GQ:+, JC:+, LBF:6, LI:11, LQ:14, NPR:+, O:*, OC:29, P:10, Pf:5*, Pf_r:41, PW:14, RT:53, RA:21, Sg:23, Sk:19*, Spk:4, StL:5*, Tr:14, Tu:13, U:25*, UPC:37, VF:4; am:+*, am_j:+, bb6:+, bp:9, bv_j:+, crk:22, jadh:9, jaga:+, jak:7, japa:2, jcb:5, jnc:9, jpfr:8, jth:5, ny_p:10, pm_j:+, sg_j:+, vcjs:4, vct:6, vjpk:4, vtcl:7, vtho:4, vwh:10, vwh_j:1 -- A:82/10, TH:***
  2. Jamie XX: In Waves (Young) {86}: AD:*, BB:48, BPM:*, Cl:17*, CS:28, D:26*, DIY:*, Ev:*, Ex:50*, G:44*, GQ:+, IT:*, KC:3, LBF:*, LI:12, Mj:*, MO:13*, NME:*, NT:*, OC:15, Oo:18, Pf_r:20, PM:8*, PW:18, Ri:22, RSUK:+, RT:22, SC:*, ST:37, STi:25, StL:*, T:*, TO:6, Tr:30, U:*, Up:+, UPC:41, UR:37, XCI:69**; am:+*, am_e:+, bb_d:+, ec:+, tr_e:+, v_ja:2, v_sh:10, vdr:1, vhp:7, vmjm:5, vpc:8, vsmo:3, xjdc:*, xsm:27 -- A:82/25, TH:A-
  3. Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud (Hijinxx/Island) {62}: 45:11, AD:*, Cl:59*, Cmp_U:15, D:8*, DIY:16*, DJM:+, EWi:+, Ex:+, Fld:42, G:15*, LW:15*, Ne:*, NME:4*, Okp:+, P:96, PW:26, RSUK:+*, RT:56, Sg:+, So:5, ST:70, XCI:**; am:+*, am_e:+, ra:*, vasp:6, vjr:6, vwh:5, xjdc:*, xsp:* -- A:80/17, MT:A, TH:A-
  4. Jlin: Akoma (Planet Mu) {51}: ACL:7, C:49, DJM:+, DW:14, EWi:+, Ex:*, Pf:25*, PM:18*, PO:19, Qt:+, RA:23, Sk:*, Sl:44, So:20, SpL:15**, Tr:10, U:57*, VF:15, Yb:35; am:*, am_e:+, bl:5, pf_e:+, ra:*, sg_e:6, sg_x:+, tr_e:+, vda:5, xme:10, xsm:44 -- A:79/9, MT:***, TH:***
  5. Floating Points: Cascade (Ninja Tune) {47}: Ex:46, FO:*, LBF:*, LI:81, Mj:63*, MO:11*, Ne:46*, O:*, O:13, Pf:*, Pf_r:53, RS:83, RT:54, Sg:32, Sl:36, Tr:5, U:46*, WM:16; am:+*, am_e:+, atl:4, bb_d:+, crk:18, g_e:5, tr_e:+, verb:9, vmrv:2, xjdc:*, xpb:18 -- A:82/11, TH:A-
  6. AG Cook: Britpop (New Alias) {35}: Cl:52*, D:23*, DIY:*, DW:51, Dz:12, Em:11, Ex:42, GQ:+, LBF:*, LIL:47, NME:*+, Pf_r:71, Rf:22, Sg:+, Sk:*, Sl:15*, So:9, TO:8; bb6+, vcs:9, vg:+, vu:+ -- A:87/9, TH:**
  7. Caribou: Honey (Merge/City Slang) {31}: AD:*, Bc:+, BV_i:24, Cl:*, DIY:*, Ex:5*, Fa:30, FO:*, LI:49, MO:*, Pf_r:72, RT:40, Tr:33, Tu:22, UR:48; am:*, am_e:+, bb_d:+, tr_e:+ -- A:71/16, TH:**
  8. Four Tet: Three (Text) {26}: ACL:4, BV:+, BV_i:39, Cl:42*, DW:46, Ex:38*, HV:+, Pf_r:84, Sg:38, Tr:+; am_e:+, bb_d:+, ra:*, xjdc:* -- A:73/8, MT:**, RX:**, TH:***
  9. Justice: Hyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because Music) {21}: BB:28, KC:1, LI:7, MO:*, NME:*, Pf_r:789, RT:94, Sk:*, U:*, Up:+, V:+; bb_d:+, ra:*, v_sh:9, vsma:7 -- A:68/20, TH:B
  10. Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate (Dirty Hit) {21}: 45:29, Cl:46, DJM:+, Fa:44, G:*, GQ:+, NME:43*, Pf_r:96, PM:65*, PO:65, RSUK:+, U:*, Up:+, Up_h:27; bb_d:+, tmr:+, up_sh:27, vabe:8, vksh:9 -- A:74/9
  11. Sophie: Sophie (Transgressive) {20}: DJM:+, LBF:31*, MO:*, O:*, RC:*, RS:*, RT:1; am:*, am_e:+, bb_d:+, bl:10, g_e:8, vml:6 -- A:69/19, TH:**
  12. Skee Mask: Resort (Ilian Tape) {18}: C:9, GB:8, Spk:33; am:*, am_e:+, pf_e:+, sg_e:2, tr_e:+, xjdc:* -- A:78/2, TH:A-
  13. Bolis Pupul: Letter to Yu (Deewee) {17}: AD:*, Fld:46, LI:22, MO:*, NT:*, O:*, Pf:*+, PM:*, Tu:24; am:*, am_e:+, ra:*, tmr:+ -- A:77/11, TH:***
  14. Fred Again . .: Ten Days (Atlantic) {16}: Cl:*, D:*, DW:88, HP:47, NME:*, ST:24, XG:21; bb_d:+, vsb:3 -- A:68/10, RX:A-, TH:**
  15. Loidis: One Day (Incienso) {16}: DJM:+, DW:69, Pf:42, RA:1; pf_e:+, sg_e:4, tgl:+, tr_e:+ -- A:79/2, TH:***
  16. DJ Anderson do Paraíso: Queridão (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {15}: EWi:+, Fa:10, G:+, Qt:52, RA:6, Sl:20; odm:9, pf_e:+, vdcm:9, vfk:7 -- TH:B
  17. Peggy Gou: I Hear You (XL) {14}: BB:+, Ex:*, I:*, KC:28, LBF:*, LI:43, MO:*, O:*, RT:38, Sk:*, T:*; bb_d:+, vcpa:2 -- A:75/12
  18. Nicolás Jaar: Archivos de Radio Piedras [Piedras 1/2] (Other People) {13}: LBF:*, Pf:*, Pf_r:87, PW:41, SMH:+++, So:18, VF:16; vac:4 -- A:79/3
  19. Avalanche Kaito: Talitakum (Glitterbeat) {12}: CE:4, FO:36, Qt:+; ysp:* -- MT:**, TH:***
  20. Dlala Thukzin: Finally Famous Too (Dlala) {12}: EWi:27, SpL:4, ST:10; xpb:+ -- TH:***
  21. Masayoshi Fujita: Migratory (Erased Tapes) {11}: ACL:10, FO:41*, Mj:*, PM:*, StL:*, U:*; am:*, am_e:+ -- A:80/7
  22. De Schuurman: Bubbling Forever (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {10}: C:21, CE:116, RA:2 -- TH:A-
  23. Iglooghost: Tidal Memory Exo (LuckyMe) {10}: Bc:+, Dz:7, Ne:28*, Spk:39; bl:3, ra:* -- A:74/4
  24. Squarepusher: Dostrotime (Warp) {10}: AD:*, U:*; am:*, am_e:+, bl:1 -- A:78/4, TH:***
  25. Two Shell: Two Shell (Young) {10}: DIY:*, Dz:20, GQ:+, NME:*, StL:31, Tu:18 -- A:74/4, TH:**
  26. Porij: Teething (Play It Again Sam) {9}: Cl:*, D:*, DIY:*, LBF:*, NME:*, RC:*, T:* -- A:75/8, TH:**
  27. Tim Reaper & Kloke: In Full Effect (Hyperdub) {9}: C:23, DJM:+, G:*, RA:17, YW:28; am:+*, am_e:+ -- A:100/1
  28. Verraco: Breathe . . . Godspeed (Timedance -EP) {9}: Pf:*, Qt:+, RA:11; sg_e:5 -- A:82/1, TH:***
  29. Andreas Gerth & Carl Oesterheit: Music for Unknown Rituals (Umor Rex) {8}: CE:3 -- TH:A-
  30. Jon Hopkins: Ritual (Domino) {8}: AD:*, Ex:*, LQ:*, Mj:*, MO:28*, RC:*, UR:* -- A:75/15
  31. Underworld: Strawberry Hotel (Virgin Music) {8}: AD:*, Mj:*, MO:34*, O:*, Qt:64, RC:*, U:* -- A:79/9
  32. Armbruster: Can I Sit Here (Dear Life) {7}: jva:1, tgl:+ -- TH:***
  33. Heavee: Unleash (Hyperdub) {7}: DJM:+; am:*, am_e:+, ln:2, pf_e:+, tr_e:+ -- A:78/2, TH:B
  34. Kiasmos: II (Erased Tapes) {7}: -- G:*, FO:*, Mj:*, MO:*, RT:46; am:*, am_e:+
  35. Skee Mask: ISS010 (Ilian Tape) {7}: DW:56, Qt:71, RA:14; sg_e:2 -- A:74/1, TH:*
  36. Actress: Statik (Smalltown Supersound) {6}: DJM:+; pf_e:+, ra:*, sg_e:8, tr_e:+ -- TH:*
  37. Bullion: Affection (Ghostly International) {6}: GB:35, NME:*, Pf:*; am:*, am_e:+, ra:* -- A:80/4
  38. Burial: Dreamfear/Boy Sent From Above (XL -EP) {6}: DW:89, GB:24, S:*; am:*, xjdc:* -- A:80/3, TH:*
  39. Djrum: Meaning's Edge (Houndstooth -EP) {6}: DW:63, Pf:48*; pf_e:+ -- A:83/1, TH:**
  40. Ezra Feinberg: Soft Power (Tonal Union) {6}: C:38, G:*, Mj:*, P:34, U:*; bb6:+ -- A:80/3
  41. I Jordan: I Am Jordan (Ninja Tune) {6}: DJM:+, W:*; am:_e:+, bb6:+ra:* -- TH:*
  42. Xylitol: Anemones (Planet Mu) {6}: Qt:30; am:*, am_e:+ -- TH:***
  43. Taylor Deupree: Sti.ll (Nettwerk/12k) {5}: ACL:16; am:*, am_e:+, s_t:+
  44. Dialect: Atlas of Green (RVNG) {5}: BPM:*, Qt:13, W:18 -- A:80/1
  45. Ghost Dubs: Damaged (Pressure) {5}: DJM:+, Mj:67*, PO:130, Tu:27 -- A:77/2
  46. Gum.mp3: Black Life, Red Planet (Gum Studio) {5}: RA:18; tr_e:+, vjr:4
  47. Hieroglyphic Being: Quadric Surfaces (Viernulvier) {5}: CE:11 -- TH:***
  48. KRM & KMRU: Disconnect (Phantom Limb) {5}: C:43, Cl:*, Mj:*, W:42; bl:7 -- A:81/3
  49. Midland: Fragments of Us (Graded) {5}: Cl:*, DJM:+, RA:20, RS_c:25 -- A:82/2
  50. Sam Morton: Daffodils & Dirt (XL) {5}: GB:22, Mj:*, MO:*, O:*, U:* -- A:76/5
  51. Polygonia: Da Nao Tian Gong (Polygonia) {5}: RA:5, YW:104
  52. Seefeel: Everything Squared (Warp -EP) {5}: LBF:*, Pf:*, Pf_k:21, U:*; pf_e:+ -- A:80/4
  53. Syclops: Black Eye (Bubble Tease Communications) {5}: RA:8; pf_e:+, tgl:+
  54. Tashi Wada: What Is Not Strange? (RVNG Intl) {5}: Qt:16, U:*; sg_x:7 -- A:79/2
  55. Ciel & CCL: Tilda's Goat Stare (Naff) {4}: RA:13, VF:25, YW:78
  56. Daisy Moon: System Creak (Peach Discs -EP) {4}: VF:35 -- TH:***
  57. Dengue Dengue Dengue!: Agita2 (Club Romantico -EP) {4}: CE:12 -- TH:**
  58. Arushi Jain: Delight (Leaving) {4}: Mj:*, U:*; pm_b:12, ra:* -- TH:B-
  59. Chuck Johnson: Sun Glories (Western Vinyl) {4}: PM:", U:54; am:*, sg_x:+ -- A:77/4
  60. Fergus Jones: Ephemera (Numero Group) {4}: DJM:+, GB:32, Qt:100, VF:38
  61. Praktika: Balani Factory (Blanc Manioc) {4}: CE:8, ST:67
  62. Pye Corner Audio: The Endless Echo (Ghost Box) {4}: U:75; am:*, am_e:+ -- A:85/2
  63. Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions (Plz Make It Ruins) {4}: Cl:*, Em:39, G:+, S:* -- A:77/5
  64. Adam Wiltzie: Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal (Kranky) {4}: Mj:*, U:*; am:*, am_e:+ -- A:75/5
  65. Brijean: Macro (Ghostly International) {3}: KC:14; am:* -- A:71/4
  66. Oliver Coates: Throb, Shiver, Arrow of Time (RVNG) {3}: GTV:38, Sk:*, U:* -- A:75/3
  67. Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv & Galen Tipton: You Like Music (Ghost Diamond) {3}: Ne:30*, SLi:+ -- A:80/1
  68. Gyrofield: These Heavens (XL -EP) {3}: RA:7
  69. Hakushi Hasegawa: Mahōgakkō (Brainfeeder) {3}: am:*, am_e:+, atw:+ -- A:70/3
  70. James Devane: Searching (Umeboshi) {3}: sg_e:1
  71. Logic1000: Mother (Because Music) {3}: Cl:*, NME:*; ra:* -- A:72/4
  72. LustSickPuppy: Carousel From Hell (self-released) {3}: Ne:40*, SLi:37 -- A:76/2
  73. Monolake: Studio (Imbalance Computer Music) {3}: Mj:*; bl:2 -- A:75/2
  74. Snow Strippers: Night Killaz Vol. 2 (Surf Gang -EP) {3}: Dz:9 -- A:68/1
  75. Suss: Birds & Beasts (Northern Spy) {3}: Mj:*, U:*; pm:b:9 -- A:72/5
  76. Transmission Towers: Transmission One (É Soul Cultura/Mr Bongo) {3}: ln:1
  77. Ulla & Ultrafog: It Means a Lot (Motion Ward) {3}: DJM:+, DW:34; tbl:+
  78. 36: Dreamloops () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  79. Actress: Daren J. Cunningham () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  80. Félicia Atkinson: Space as an Instrument (Shelter Press) {2}: Fa:25, LI:87 -- A:74/1
  81. Black Decelerant: Reflections, Vol. 2: Black Decelerant () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  82. Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea: Reveries () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  83. DJ Lycox: Guetto Star (Principe) {2}: CE:115; pf_e:+ -- A:77/1
  84. Doc Sleep: Cloud Sight Fade () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  85. Donato Dozzy: Magda (Spazio Disponibile) {2}: C:23, DJM:+ -- A:73/1
  86. GiGi FM: Movimiento (Sea~réne) {2}: sg_e:3
  87. LP Giobbi: Garcia (Remixed) (Round) {2}: -- TH:**
  88. Patrick Holland: Infra (Verdicchio Music Publishing) {2}: DJM:+, Sp:* -- A:90/1
  89. Joshua Idehen: Mum Does the Washing (Big Wednesday -EP) {2}: KC:30, XCI:*
  90. Akira Kosemura & Lawrence English: Selene (Temporary Residence) {2}: pm_b:15, sg_x:6
  91. Lapsed Pacifist: Hypatia (A Strangely Isolated Place) {2}: pm_b:3
  92. Machinedrum: 3FOR82 (Ninja Tune) {2}: bb_d:+, tr_e:+
  93. Mizu: Forest Scenes (NNA Tapes) {2}: PM:*+ -- A:84/2
  94. Moby: Always Centered at Night (Mute) {2}: Sp:* -- A:68/10, MT:C+, TH:*
  95. More Eaze: Lacuna and Parlor (Mondoj) {2}: SC:13
  96. μ-Ziq: Grush () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  97. Peverelist: Pulse Echo (Livity -EP) {2}: pf_e:+, sg_e:9
  98. Photay: Windswept () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  99. Kane Pour: The Last Wave (Sound as Language) {2}: pm_b:4
  100. Priori: This but More (NAFF) {2}: DJM:+; tr_e:+ -- A:74/2
  101. Róis: Mo Léan (self-released) {2}: Mj:*, Qt:24 -- A:80/1
  102. RXM Reality: No. 1 in the World () {2}: am:*, am_e:+
  103. Saapato: On Fire Island (Sound as Language) {2}: pm_b:2
  104. Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance: Jinxed by Being (Drag City) {2}: PW:50; tr_f:+ -- A:68/2
  105. Skrilla: Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (Priority) {2}: PW:16
  106. John Summit: Comfort in Chaos (Experts Only/Darkroom) {2}: Em:41; bb_d:+
  107. Lechuga Zafiro: Desde los Oídos de un Sapo (Tra Tra Trax) {2}: C:39, DJM:+ -- A:77/1
  108. Zuli: Lambda (Subtext) {2}: DJM:+; pf_e:+ -- A:79/1
  109. 1tbsp: Megacity1000 (Sumoclic) {1}: Em:40 -- A:70/1
  110. Actress: Д​а​р​е​н Д​ж​. К​а​н​н​і​н​г​е​м (Smalltown Supersound) {1}: YW:111
  111. Aja: Ajasphère Vol. II (Grand Musique Management) {1}: pm_b:8
  112. J. Albert: I Want to Be Good So Bad () {1}: pf_e:+
  113. Tristan Arp: A Pool, a Portal (Wisdom Teeth) {1}: DJM:+
  114. Karl Bartos: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Tapete) {1}: Sp:* -- A:65/6
  115. Brothertiger: Fundamentals, Vol. V (self-released) {1}: pm_b:7
  116. The Bug: Machine (Pressure) {1}: tr_e:+
  117. Carrier: In Spectra (self-released) {1}: pf_e:+
  118. CCL: Plot Twist (!K7) {1}: sg_e:7
  119. Eris Drew: Raving Disco Breaks Vol. II: Rock the House (T4T LUV NRG) {1}: pf_e:+ -- A:77/1
  120. Earthen Sea: Recollection (Kranky) {1}: tr_e:+
  121. Elori Saxl: Earth Focus (Western Vinyl) {1}: wp:10 -- A:70/1
  122. Joe Goddard: Harmonics (Domino) {1}: tr_e:+
  123. Gyrofield: A Faint Glow of Bravery (Metalheadz) {1}: Spk:35 -- A:76/1
  124. Hainbach: Breve (Seil) {1}: bl:9
  125. Halogenix: Passions () {1}: DJM:+
  126. Catherine Christer Hennix: Further Selections From the Electric Harpsichord (Blank Forms) {1}: VF:33
  127. HHY and the Macumbas: Bom Sangue Mau (Horror Vector) {1}: tr_e:+
  128. Holy Tongue & Shackleton: The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now (AD 93) {1}: Qt:44
  129. Kassian: Supercontinent (-EP) {1}: Cl:* -- A:80/1
  130. Leonce: System of Objects (Morph Tracks) {1}: DJM:+
  131. Nick León & Coral Morphologic: Projections of a Coral City (Balmat) {1}: pm_b:6
  132. Loukeman: Sd-2 (SD Music Group) {1}: GB:30 -- A:70/1
  133. Low End Activist: Municipal Dreams (Sneaker Social Club) {1}: VF:43
  134. Machine Girl: MG Ultra (Future Classic) {1}: Bc:+ -- A:67/2
  135. Elijah Minnelli: Perpetual Musket (FatCat) {1}: Qt:28
  136. More Eaze & Kaho Matsui: Computer & Recording Works for Girls (Full Spectrum) {1}: PO:143
  137. Michael A. Muller: Mirror Music (Deutsche Grammophon) {1}: pm_b:10 -- A:69/1
  138. Numa Gama: A Spectal Turn (Bié) {1}: sg_e:10
  139. Perdurabo: Magnetar () {1}: Cl:* -- A:80/1
  140. Peverelist: Pulse Phase (Livity -EP) {1}: sg_e:9
  141. Potatohead People: Eat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz) {1}: odb:*
  142. Regal86: Unearthed Vol. II *100 Trax* (Nola Bel) {1}: RA:24
  143. Nick Schofield: Ambient Ensemble (Backward Music) {1}: pm_b:11
  144. Shigeto: Cherry Blossom Baby () {1}: am:*, am_e:+
  145. Shxcxchcxsh: ......t (Northern Electronics) {1}: tr_e:+
  146. Silent EM: Real Life (DKA) {1}: tr_e:+
  147. Upsammy: Strange Meridians (Topo2) {1}: pf_e:+ -- A:78/1
  148. World of White Ice: Who Can Pave the Ocean for Me? (self-released) {1}: pm_b:14
  149. Wu-Lu: Learning to Swim on Empty (Warp) {1}: Qt:35