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Rookie of the Year: FKA twigs

Artwork by Kristin Frenzel (Buy prints + more) She’s only a year older than me, but I think I want to be FKA twigs when I grow up. After an extended prologue of beautiful, nightmarish videos...

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Top Live Acts of 2014

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Reunion of the Year: Slowdive

Artwork by Cap Blackard (Buy Prints + More!) After Slowdive and many of their ilk were given the cold shoulder (to put it lightly) by the British media in their original heyday, there now seems to be...

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Top 5 Music Videos of 2014

Each year, music videos are swept further into obscurity. They exist on the fringe, where they’re occasionally visited by the die-hard fan looking to satiate their pop culture appetite in ways an album...

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Readers’ Poll 2014

We’re a week into our 2014 Annual Report! Already, we’ve unveiled our Rookie of the Year, Live Acts of the Year, Reunion of the Year, Top Videos of the Year, and the Top 50 Songs of the Year. Over the...

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Top 50 Songs of 2014

It’s the first Friday of December, which means we’re a week into our 2014 Annual Report. But what better way to enjoy the weekend than with our Top 50 Songs of 2014? For this list, we handpicked the...

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Artist of the Year: Run the Jewels

Artwork by Jacob Livengood. (Buy Prints + More!) Photography by Heathen Kaplan. As a rule, Consequence of Sound’s Artist of the Year celebrates a singular act. From Kanye West to James Blake to Frank...

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Comedian of the Year: Cameron Esposito

Artwork by Cap Blackard. (Buy Prints + More!)  2014 has been a sobering year for comedy. While the interconnected world of sketch, improv, and standup has never been a stranger to darkness, whether it...

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Band of the Year: The War on Drugs

Artwork by Jacob Livengood (Buy Prints + More!). Photography by Cathy Poulton. I saw The War on Drugs, the retro-leaning but increasingly expansive Philly rockers who have been an ongoing concern for...

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Festival of the Year: Governors Ball Music Festival

Photography by David Brendan Hall. Considering New York City’s rich and deep history of sound, it seems like a natural location for a music festival. After witnessing the launch of Bonnaroo during...

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Top 50 Albums of 2014

Every year has its share of tragedies and darkness, but 2014 has felt particularly tough. On global, national, and community levels, death, devastation, and darkness have plagued the nightly news in a...

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Staff Lists: Top 10 Albums, Songs, and Films

The behind-the-scenes work on this year’s Annual Report was pretty simple. We voted, we came together, we made decisions, we ate Thai food. Within hours, our Albums, Songs, and Films of the Year lists...

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Top Concert Photos of 2014

A great photo doesn’t just capture an event, it takes you there. At Consequence of Sound, that power is so essential. Each year, we cover over two dozen music festivals, in addition to countless...

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Top 10 Cover Songs of 2014

Covers were the thing to do in 2014. Arcade Fire performed a new one each night. Jack White was fairly liberal in tossing out his two cents on the six-string. And Beck dolled up classics with funky new...

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Top 10 Late Night Performances of 2014

Insomniacs marveled this year as the late night scene evolved before their eyes. Over at NBC, Jay Leno stepped down (once again), handing The Tonight Show to Jimmy Fallon, who did the same with Late...

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The Year in Art 2014

Making art should always be exciting. There’s a charge that comes from finding answers in the work, whether it’s the flash of a planned concept being realized or the happy accident of spontaneity...

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Readers’ Poll 2014: The Results

Last month, we asked our readers to submit their own annual report and select the best of the year in both music and film. We received over 5,000 ballots, and today we’re pleased to share the results....

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