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.
Howlin' Rain
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#389 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008#311 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Howlin' Rain · The Russian Wilds2012#370252      
Dave Gil de Rubio · Tony Rettman
Howlin' Rain · Magnificent Fiend2008#281354      
Brent Burton · Dan Epstein · David Fricke · Linda Leseman
Similar Albums
.1763The Sword · Gods of the Earth  (2008)
.1672Krallice · Years Past Matter  (2012)
.0503Baroness · The Blue Record  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Howlin' Rain · "Phantom in the Valley"2012#44910 
Mike Greenhaus
Similar Artists
.1672Simon Scott
.0983The Sword
.0903Black Crowes
.0862Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
.0862Tedeschi Trucks Band
.0782Red Hot Chili Peppers
.0672Portugal. The Man
.0622Krallice
.0542New York Dolls
.0512Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
.0383Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
.0333Baroness
.0332Regina Spektor
.0292Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
.0272Dawes
.0252Leon Bridges
.0252Steve Gunn
.0232Alejandro Escovedo
.0222Broken Bells
.0202Blitzen Trapper
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com