How City Pages Writers Voted in the Pazz + Jop Poll: The Best Music of 2014

The cover of this year's Pazz + Jop issue.
In case you missed it, the Village Voice has once again rounded up the opinions of hundreds of music critics for the Pazz & Jop issue. The tabulated results for the best music of 2014 will shock, delight, and confuse you.
Below you will see the names of scribes who contributed in this year's poll who are at least tangentially related to City Pages or the Twin Cities. Click on each name to see what we liked best from last year -- and don't be surprised to see more than a couple local acts listed!
Frequent City Pages Contributors:• Reed Fischer, City Pages music editor
• Erik Thompson, City Pages clubs editor
• Drew Ailes
• Jonathan Garrett
• Peter Gerstenzang
• Keith Harris
• Chaz Kangas
• Jack Spencer
Alumni:
• Jeff Gage
• Will Hermes
• Michaelangelo Matos
• Britt Robson
Minnesota Critics:
• Jon Bream
• Walt Dizzo
• Ross Raihala
• Chris Riemenschneider
• Jon Jon Scott
• Mac Wilson
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