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.
 
Click any linked column-heading to sort a table by that column. Click any album or song for an artist profile, or any voter for a voter profile.
 
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.
Cold Cave
Ranks
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2013 
2012 
2011#120 of 2725
2010 
2009#211 of 2591
2008#1749 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Cold Cave · Cherish the Light Years2011#12597910.8.653.845.037  
Annie Zaleski · Daniel Brockman · Ian Cohen · Jason Pettigrew · Jonathan Garrett · Ken Scrudato · Marcos Hassan · Michaela Drapes · Zach Kelly
Similar Albums
.1782Get Up Kids · There Are Rules  (2011)
.1782These New Puritans · Beat Pyramid  (2008)
.1482Pomegranates · One of Us  (2010)
.1272Fang Island · Fang Island  (2010)
.1112Memory Tapes · Seek Magic  (2009)
.0992Washed Out · Life of Leisure  (2009)
.0892Amanda Palmer · Who Killed Amanda Palmer  (2008)
.0892These New Puritans · Hidden  (2010)
.0742Pharmakon · Abandon  (2013)
.0682FFS · FFS  (2015)
.0592The Big Pink · A Brief History of Love  (2009)
.0592Twin Shadow · Forget  (2010)
.0562Cymbals Eat Guitars · Pretty Years  (2016)
.0522Nine Inch Nails · Hesitation Marks  (2013)
.0492The Horrors · Skying  (2011)
.0492Neon Indian · Psychic Chasms  (2009)
.0442Metz · Metz  (2012)
.0402The Hotelier · Goodness  (2016)
.0372Paramore · Paramore  (2013)
.0362Godspeed You! Black Emperor · Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!  (2012)
Cold Cave · Love Comes Close2009#26750510.0.735.624.052  
Heather Phares · Joe Colly · Joshua Mann · Nathaniel Hawks · Tony Rettman
Similar Albums
.0762Grouper · Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill  (2008)
.0612Salem · King Night  (2010)
.0572Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · Mature Themes  (2012)
.0532How to Dress Well · Love Remains  (2010)
.0432Oneohtrix Point Never · R Plus Seven  (2013)
.0392Vivian Girls · Vivian Girls  (2008)
.0322Micachu and the Shapes · Jewellery  (2009)
.0312Fuck Buttons · Tarot Sport  (2009)
.0202Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Cold Cave · "The Great Pan Is Dead"2011#10170.857
Adrien Begrand · Amrit Singh · Jayson Greene · Jeremy D. Larson · John Everhart · Jonathan Garrett · Tom Ewing
Similar Songs
.1402Florence & the Machine · "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"  (2009)
.1072Glasvegas · "Geraldine"  (2008)
.0722Purity Ring · "Fineshrine"  (2012)
.0582Soulja Boy Tell 'Em · "Zan With That Lean"  (2011)
.0482PJ Harvey · "The Words That Maketh Murder"  (2011)
.0442Girl Unit · "Wut"  (2010)
.0382Bon Iver · "Holocene"  (2011)
.0332Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
.0302Bat for Lashes · "Daniel"  (2009)
.0272Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
.0252EMA · "California"  (2011)
.0243Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"  (2010)
.0203BeyoncĂ© · "Countdown"  (2011)
Cold Cave · "Villains of the Moon"2011#62710 
Michael Daddino
Cold Cave · "Life Magazine"2009#14550.800
Heather Phares · Joe Silva · Jonathan Garrett · Mehan Jayasuriya · Raymond Cummings
Similar Songs
.0702The Knife · "Full of Fire"  (2013)
.0362Lil Wayne (ft. Cory Gunz) · "6 Foot 7 Foot"  (2011)
.0332Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
.0312Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Heads Will Roll"  (2009)
Cold Cave · "Love Comes Close"2009#33120 
A.S. Van Dorston · Kara Manning
Cold Cave · "The Trees Grew Emotions and Died"2009#33110 
 2008#45010 
Michael Crumsho · Zach Baron
Cold Cave · "Death Comes Close"2009#58510 
Tony Rettman
Similar Artists
.1763Icona Pop
.1623DJ Khaled
.1374These New Puritans
.1227Atlas Sound
.1223Frankie Rose
.1188Fuck Buttons
.1168Gang Gang Dance
.0994Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
.0977Cut Copy
.0945The Big Pink
.0943Teengirl Fantasy
.0925Crystal Castles
.0903SubRosa
.0903Tnght
.0885Converge
.0875The Horrors
.0814Battles
.0793Delorean
.0793SBTRKT
.0782Cat's Eyes
.0782Deadmau5 & Gerard Way
.0782FNU Ronnies
.0782Get Up Kids
.0782LoneLady
.0782Rosemary Krust
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com