+spatze.com record of the year 2017:
Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister – Planetarium (2017) – 4AD
Runners-up:
Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens – Smalltown Supersound
Blanck Mass – World Eater – Sacred Bones
Brainwaltzera – Poly-Ana – Film
Forest Swords – Compassion – Ninja Tune