Consequence of Sound

Consequence of Sound
Type of site
 Music and film news and reviews
Website consequenceofsound.net
Alexa rank 4,859 globally, 1,295 in US[1]
Launched 2007
Current status Active

Consequence of Sound (CoS) is a Chicago-based online magazine[2] featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music and movies. In addition, the website also features the Festival Outlook micro-site, which serves as an on-line database for music festival news and rumors.

The site was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young—who now has the role of the site's CEO and publisher—and it has a combined staff of over 50 writers, editors, graphic designers, and photographers. Michael Roffman is the President and Editor in Chief, Matt Melis is the Editorial Director, Adam Kivel is the Executive Editor, Philip Cosores is the Deputy Editor, Collin Brennan, Nina Corcoran, and Lior Phillips are Associate Editors, Dominick Suzanne-Mayer is the Film Editor, and Ben Kaye is the News Editor.

Consequence of Sound is listed as one of the most influential music websites by Technorati.[3] In 2010, About.com ranked Consequence of Sound the year's best music blog, based on "Technorati rankings and the online buzz throughout the year".[4] In the Spring of 2014, Style of Sound calculated that Consequence of Sound charted as the No. 2 Most Influential Music Blog.[5]

A popular feature of Consequence of Sound is the Festival Outlook, posting rumors regarding bands playing music festivals. However, it has caused some controversy. In 2009, CoS reported that Paul McCartney and The Killers would headline the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival prior to its lineup announcement.[6] In 2010, CoS reported that Muse, Jay-Z, and Gorillaz would headline the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival prior to its lineup announcement. In October 2015, Consequence of Sound broke the news of LCD Soundsystem's impending reunion, and also was the first publication to report on LCD Soundsystem and Guns N' Roses headlining performances at Coachella 2016.

In February 2012, the website launched a long form writing section, Aux.Out. In March 2012, the website launched its first-ever mobile app at South by Southwest.

The website takes its name from the Regina Spektor song, "Consequence of Sounds".[7]

Annual Report

Top 50 Albums

Year Artist Album Top 5 Albums Ref.
2008 TV on the Radio Dear Science [8]
2009 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion (album) [9]
2010 Vampire Weekend Contra [10]
2011 St. Vincent Strange Mercy [11]
2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange [12]
2013 Kanye West Yeezus [13]
2014 The War On Drugs Lost in the Dream [14]
2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly [15]
2016 Beyoncé Lemonade [16]

Artist and Band of the Year

Year Artist Ref. Band Ref.
2010 Kanye West [17] The Roots [18]
2011 James Blake [19] Foo Fighters [20]
2012 Frank Ocean [21] Death Grips [22]
2013 Kanye West [23] Arcade Fire [24]
2014 Run the Jewels [25] The War on Drugs [26]
2015 Kendrick Lamar [27] Tame Impala [28]

Top 25 Films

Year Film Top 5 Films Ref.
2014 Under the Skin [29]
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road [30]

Performance, Filmmaker and Composer of the Year

Year Performance Ref. Filmmaker Ref. Composer Ref.
2014 Jenny Slate [31] Dan Gilroy [32] Mica Levi [33]
2015 Michael Shannon [34] George Miller [35] Disasterpeace [36]

Top 100 Ever

Category Artist Album/Song Top 10 Ref.
Album The Beatles Abbey Road [37]
Song The Beach Boys "God Only Knows" [38]
Singers Michael Jackson [39]

References

  1. ↑ "Site Information for consequenceofsound.net". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Ulaby, Neda (December 29, 2014). "Mary Timony Brings 'Understated Swagger' To Ex Hex". NPR. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Technorati". Technorati. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Best Blogs 2010 - Top 10 Best Blogs of 2010". Weblogs.about.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Most Influential Music Blogs". Style of Sound. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  6. ↑ Ching, Albert (2009-01-23). "Coachella 2009". Blogs.ocweekly.com. OC Weekly. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  7. ↑ "Regina Spektor premieres stirring new song "Black and White " — listen". Consequence Of Sound. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  8. ↑ "The Top 100 Albums of 2008". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Top 100 Albums of 2009". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Top 100 Albums of 2010". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2012". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2013". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  14. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2014". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 Dec 2014.
  15. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 Dec 2015.
  16. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 Nov 2016.
  17. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Kanye West". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "Artist of the Year: The Roots". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Artist of the Year: James Blake". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Foo Fighters". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Frank Ocean". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Death Grips". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Kanye West". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  24. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Arcade Fire". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  25. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Run the Jewels". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Artist of the Year: The War on Drugs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Kendrick Lamar". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Artist of the Year: Tame Impala". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Top 25 Films of 2014". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 Dec 2014.
  30. ↑ "Top 25 Films of 2014". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 Dec 2015.
  31. ↑ "Performance of the Year: Jenny Slate". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  32. ↑ "Filmmaker of the Year: Dan Gilroy". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "Composer of the Year: Mica Levi". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  34. ↑ "Performance of the Year: Michael Shannon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  35. ↑ "Filmmaker of the Year: George Miller". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  36. ↑ "Composer of the Year: Disasterpeace". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  37. ↑ "Top 100 Albums Ever". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  38. ↑ "Top 50 Songs Ever". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  39. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 Nov 2016.

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