2004 Pazz & Jop Poll

The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll, which compiles the top 10 albums and singles from more than 700 critics (and to which I contributed), is up. Rather predictably, Kanye West's "The College Dropout" and Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" won Best Album and Single, respectively.

Editor Robert Christgau's lead essay is rather good, but the Comments section showcases some rather impressive (and frequently vulgar) bits of informal criticism.