Best of 2013 Poll for Emerging Los Angeles Artists: FINAL RESULTS!

Deli Nation,

Our Year End Poll for Emerging Los Angeles Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we pulled it off with remarkable flair! Kudos to Moses Sumney for winning it! 2013 was an exciting and inspiring year for LA’s music scene. No one encompassed that more fully than Moses Sumney. We are glad to be able to give him the honor of winning the title. 

Here’s how it all went down. First, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ Los Angeles scene experts (our jury, list at the bottom) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.

If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music Los Angeles produced in the year 2013, this list is all you need. Enjoy!

BEST OF 2013 POLL FOR EMERGING LA ARTISTS
– FINAL RESULTS –
 
ARTIST
J
W
R
OS
TOT
 
1
Moses Sumney
9
 
0.002
 
9.002
2
Body Parts
5
2
0.011
 
7.011
icon
3
Fever The Ghost
6
 
0.004
 
6.004
icon
4
So Many Wizards
 
 
1.5
3
4.5
icon
5
Dream Boys
3
1
0.003
 
4.003
icon
6
Youth Code
4
 
0.002
 
4.002
icon
7
The Cold and Lovely
3
 
1
 
4
icon
8
Javier Dunn
3
 
0.055
 
3.055
icon
9
Criminal Hygiene
1
2
0.011
 
3.011
icon
10
Holychild
3
 
0.007
 
3.007
icon

11 

Traps PS
3
 
0.006
 
3.006
12
Cosmonauts
3
 
0.004
 
3.004
icon
 
Kelela
3
 
0.004
 
3.004
icon
 
Mike Kijanski
3
 
0.004
 
3.004
icon
 
Tropic Of Cancer
3
 
0.004
 
3.004
icon
16
The Black Tibetans
3
 
0.003
 
3.003
icon
17
Avid Dancer
 
3
0.002
 
3.002
icon
 
Marvel the GR8
3
 
0.002
 
3.002
icon
19
Gavin Turek
3
 
0.001
 
3.001
icon
 
Rough City
3
 
0.001
 
3.001
icon
 
Sanglorians
 
3
0.001
 
3.001
22
Blind Owl
3
 
0
 
3
icon
 
Inner Wave
1
 
2
 
3
icon
24
The Futures League
 
 
0.5
2
2.5
icon
25
The Filthy Souls
2
 
0.031
 
2.031
icon
26
Alessandro Cortini
2
 
0.007
 
2.007
icon
 
Ballerina Black
2
 
0.007
 
2.007
icon
28
LA Font
2
 
0.006
 
2.006
icon
29
VUM
1
1
0.004
 
2.004
icon
 
Wide Streets
2
 
0.004
 
2.004
icon
31 
Among Savages
2
 
0.002
 
2.002
icon
32
Cayucas
2
 
0.001
 
2.001
icon
 
Clear Plastic
2
 
0.001
 
2.001
icon
 
The Alarm Science
2
 
0.001
 
2.001
icon
35
Lo-Fang
2
 
0
 
2
icon
 
May McDonough & Company
 
 
0.5
1.5
2
icon
37
Queen Caveat
1
 
0.12
 
1.12
icon
38
Mina Knock
 
 
0.112
1
1.112
icon
39
Ivory Deville
1
 
0.067
 
1.067
icon
40
Diane Coffee
1
 
0.043
 
1.043
icon
 
Froth
1
 
0.043
 
1.043
icon
42
Spaceships
1
 
0.015
 
1.015
icon
43
Dark Furs
1
 
0.014
 
1.014
icon
44
Skin Town
1
 
0.008
 
1.008
icon
45
James Supercave
1
 
0.006
 
1.006
icon
46
Dustin and the Explosions
1
 
0.002
 
1.002
icon
 
Zak Waters
1
 
0.002
 
1.002
icon
48
Madi Diaz
1
 
0.001
 
1.001
icon
 
Obliterations
1
 
0.001
 
1.001
icon
50
FMLYBND
 
 
0
1
1
icon
51
Playthings
 
 
0
1
1
icon
Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers,
R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions

List of Jurors: Neil Schield (Origami Vinyl), Scott McDonald (Aquarium Drunkard), Molly Kodros (The Satellite), Kate Stimac (The Fold), Victor (LosAnjealous), Phil Jaurigui (Swing House Studios), Britt Witt (Indie Rock Reviews), Dan Frazier (Free Bike Valet), Matt Draper (Impose), Brandon (Supergoodmusic.com), Shane Carpenter (LA Record), Zane & Mahssa (Mount Analog), Betty (Grimy Goods), Kelsey Mitchell (The Fold), Ashly Montgomery (The Viper Room), Sean Healy (Key Club), Greg (The 704), Vince (The Airliner) + a few who prefer to stay anonymous..

Hope you’ll find some awesome new artists you weren’t aware of!

The Deli’s Staff