This is a statistical index to the Village Voice Pazz & Jop music critics poll, generated in the process of its tabulation for the last few years.
 
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Some explanation of the various esoteric metrics:
Similarity is calculated for albums, songs and artists based on voter overlap, and for ballots and voters based on album+song+artist overlap. The ballot and voter scores are weighted by album/song/artist popularity.
Wild Beasts
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#142 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011#337 of 2725
2010 
2009#159 of 2591
2008#656 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Wild Beasts · Present Tense2014#13184516.8.7251.000.000 .298
Daniel Kreps · Doug Wallen · Jordan Cronk · Kim Taylor Bennett · Mac Randall
Similar Albums
.0652Autre Ne Veut · Anxiety  (2013)
.0612Actress · R.I.P.  (2012)
.0452Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light  (2012)
.0432Oneohtrix Point Never · R Plus Seven  (2013)
.0332Gang Gang Dance · Eye Contact  (2011)
.0213Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool  (2016)
Wild Beasts · Smother2011#348304      
David Goldstein · David Greenwald · Heather Phares · Matthew Perpetua
Similar Albums
.0722Kills · Midnight Boom  (2008)
.0672Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Wig Out at Jagbags  (2014)
.0513Spoon · Transference  (2010)
.0442Deerhunter · Fading Frontier  (2015)
.0273Robyn · Body Talk  (2010)
.0213The xx · The xx  (2009)
.0212Disclosure · Settle  (2013)
.0212Savages · Silence Yourself  (2013)
.0202New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers  (2014)
Wild Beasts · Two Dancers2009#1468699.6.6081.000.0001.000 
Brandon Bussolini · Brian Orloff · Jason Harper · Jim Fouratt · John Everhart · Joshua Glazer · Matthew Perpetua · Saul Austerlitz · Steve Forstneger
Similar Albums
.1482Whitest Boy Alive · Rules  (2009)
.0992Veils · Sun Gangs  (2009)
.0892Meshell Ndegeocello · Comet, Come to Me  (2014)
.0892Sam Amidon · I See the Sign  (2010)
.0812A$AP Rocky · Long.Live.A$AP  (2013)
.0604Miguel · Wildheart  (2015)
.0562Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0562R.E.M. · Collapse Into Now  (2011)
.0492Of Montreal · Skeletal Lamping  (2008)
.0422Phosphorescent · Muchacho  (2013)
.0413Kurt Vile · Wakin on a Pretty Daze  (2013)
.0363Fever Ray · Fever Ray  (2009)
.0362Laura Marling · Once I Was an Eagle  (2013)
.0362Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Real Emotional Trash  (2008)
.0343Deerhunter · Microcastle/Weird Era Continued  (2008)
.0332Julia Holter · Have You in My Wilderness  (2015)
.0332Surfer Blood · Astro Coast  (2010)
.0312Walkmen · You & Me  (2008)
.0294Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca  (2009)
.0294Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest  (2009)
Wild Beasts · Limbo, Panto2008#579152      
Jessica Suarez · John Aizlewood
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Wild Beasts · "Mecca"2014#55810 
Daniel Kreps
Wild Beasts · "Wanderlust"2014#55810 
Bob McMahon
Wild Beasts · "Albatross"2011#35520 
Brian Orloff · David Goldstein
Similar Songs
.0482The xx · "Crystalised"  (2009)
.0412Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"  (2014)
Wild Beasts · "Bed of Nails"2011#35520 
@Discographies · Jim Fouratt
Similar Songs
.0702Killer Mike · "Reagan"  (2012)
Wild Beasts · "All the King's Men"2009#58510 
Sam Ubl
Wild Beasts · "Hooting & Howling"2009#58510 
A.S. Van Dorston
Similar Artists
.1254Junior Boys
.1203Bear in Heaven
.1125Actress
.1075Liars
.1044Wolf Parade
.10210Hot Chip
.0997Cut Copy
.0975Chairlift
.0922Icona Pop
.0883Major Lazer
.08412Tame Impala
.0836Fever Ray
.0834Jeremih
.0832Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks
.0832Drones
.0832Little Scream
.0814Rhye
.0794Santigold
.0794Spiritualized
.0786Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com