We asked music critics from across the industry to participate in a new music critics survey, in the hope of bridging together the community. 44 45 points Chris Christine & The Queens, Because Critics who voted for this album Al Shipley 1 Andy Hermann 2 Heather Phares 3 Cyrena Touros 5 Kristen S. Hé 5 Alex Macpherson 7 Stephen Thomas Erlewine 9