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Staff List: The 50 Best Dance Tracks of 2024


Best Dance Songs of 2024: The 50 best releases of the year.

The New York artist again demonstrated that ability on his third studio album Black Sheep(out on Tokimonsta’s Young Art Records) and its positively simmering February single “Do Dat Baby.” A collaboration with the reliably excellent Dawn Richard, the track balances smooth production with Cakes’ elastic and unmistakable flow, where here celebrates his sex appeal while talking about “pics on the gram, got these boys try to ravage.” — K. Bain Industrial synths and an undeniable (and very baritone) vocal performance from Yan Wagner make this one pulse with desire, with the song also among the original productions Gesaffelstein played on the road this year, his stunning live show schooling audiences from Coachella to Brooklyn Mirage on the harder, sharper edges of electronic music. Image Credit: Courtesy Photo In the middle of the track list of Peggy Gou’s 2024 album I Hear You, “(It Goes Like) Nanana,” last year’s crossover smash that helped the South Korean producer level up her crowds, is placed next to “Lobster Telephone,” a spiritual follow-up that recaptures a lot of its predecessor’s slinkiness.

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