In the 18th spot of Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll is ‘Red Eyes’ by Philadelphia indie band The War on Drugs.

I find that this critics poll splits into three general categories. There are the obvious entries — the big hits that dominated radio, by the like of Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith and so on. Then you have the rap, R&B and experimental tracks that only a critic can love… songs with no discernible redeeming value (let alone melody).

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