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I second the following nominees:
1. Drake: pretty sure i have to put this on again now.
2. FlyLo: his best arrangments yet, in terms of his tactful using of silence vs. beat dropping and off-kilter samples to propel momentum of the track; while not every track is perfect, we see FlyLo turning into a master of his craft.
3. Lorn: his jazz influence creeps in and makes his industrial house and grime organic and woody
4. David Byrne and St. Vincent: I think RB puts it perfectly. It's all about those horns!
Not making my list:
1. Frank Ocean: the only good songs on that record are the buttery "Thinkin Bout You" and the Stevie Wonder rip-off "Sweet Life" -- past that, the best part of the record is the Playstation sound at the beginning.
2. XX = BORXXING
bitch. don't kill my vibe.