Here are my favorites from this year:
Favorite book: Casanova 20 or, Hot World by Davey Davis. This book is beautiful. I love Davey (I am fortunate to be friends with them) and I love their writing
Records (in alphabetical order):
- Addison Rae - Addison
- Catharsis - Hope Against Hope
- Condumb - s/t ep
- Mem//brane - s/t lp
- Oklou - Choke Enough (Harvesy Sky may be one of my favorite songs written since Call your Girlfriend)
- Ultimate Disaster - …For Progress (gun to my head this mayyyyy be top of the list)
Best set: KRIEGSHÖG @ Earthdom November 17. Idk if I’ll ever see a set better than this

Favorite Demofest submission (so far): Edige - demo 1

https://2025.demo-fest.org/egide-demo/

I did just remember the Urin set I saw in March. Not as good but the most surprisingly good set I saw. Didn’t know what to expect and it was so fucking good