VOTE: Offie Mag Readers’ Project of the Year Award 2025

The Offie Mag Readers’ Project of the Year Award is so back. Voting is now open.

Our famed Readers’ Project of the Year goes to the project that our readers have enjoyed the most in 2025. We’ve made the shortlist, all you lot have to do is pick what wins. And yes, that is what our award looks like.

It was no mean feat to whittle down our favourite albums, mixtapes and EPs into a 19-project list, and due to the impossible task of ranking subjective art into any kind of order, we're relieved to be passing over the responsibilities to you, our incredible subscribers, playlist listeners and casual readers, once again.

How to vote

From our shortlist of 19 EPs, mixtapes and albums released by independent artists and record labels in 2025, you have to pick your favourite three. Some of you might know the whole list, some of you might only know one or two, so take your time to have a listen and familiarise yourself with the projects. You've got until December 6th when the voting will be closed.

Tune in to OFFIE RADIO on December 8th to hear the results.

THE OFFIE MAG AWARDS 2025: READERS' PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

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• Allexa Nava – No Language (released in February via Jazz:Refreshed)

• Anysia Kym & Tony Seltzer – Purity (released in September via 10k)

• BODUR – MAQAM (released in March via PACE)

• cktrl – spirit (released in September via Sounds of Wonder / R&R)

• Dreamcastmoe – The Lost Tapes, Vol.3 (released in June via Rhythm Section International)

• James Massiah – Bounty Law (released in May via ineedssound)

• Jianbo – Everything For The Family (released in July via Eastern Margins)

• keiyaA – hooke’s law (released in November via XL Records)

• Khadija Al Hanafi – !OK! (released in January via Fada Records)

• KOKOROKO – Tuff Times Never Last (released in July via Brownswood Recordings)

• Lauren Duffus – Cans Gone Warm (released in June via AMF Collective)

• Rome & Floetic – blaccboibrit (released in August via Self Released)

• Steven Julien – TIME (released in March via Apron Records)

• Takuya Matsumoto – Vertical Stories (released in August via Vibes and Pepper Records)

• username – LOOK WHAT YOU DID (released in August via LIKEWISE)

• Voice Actor & Squu – Lust (1) (released in January via Stroom)

• Wraith9 – Designer (released in April via Phantom Audio)

• Yetsuby – 4EVA (released in March via Pink Oyster)

• YL & Subjxct 5 – RRR & 2oo4 presents… Only Ones Taxin’ (released in June via RRR Music Group / 2oo4)

Remember, get your votes in.