2021 Philby Album Award Winners

Philby 100 Best Albums of 2021

 

  1. Collaboration—Warriors, Zombies, and Other Joedai Pilgrims [Best Album of the Year][Best Compilation Album][Best Collaborative Effort] 
  2. With Love from Lake Huron—Julianne Ankley [Best Pop Album][Best Country Album][Best Female Country Vocals][Best Album Cover]
  3. Near—Kate Hinote Trio [Best Album by a Trio][Best Songwriter Covers Album][Best Haunting Melodies][Best Haunting Female Vocals][Best Violin Album] 
  4. Another Sky—Kelly’s Lot [Best Acoustic Blues Album][Best Female Acoustic Blues Vocals]
  5. All the Ladies—Joanie Leeds [Best All Females Album-Ever][Best Kindie Album][Best Female Pop Vocals]
  6. Refuge—Sultans of String [Best World Album][Best International All Star Roster]
  7. Discount Cowboy—George Stephen Kelly [Best Country/Blues Album]
  8. Lullabies in an Ancient Tongue—Gerard Smith [Best Prog/Rock Album][Best Rock Guitar]
  9. Never Found a Way to Tame the Blues—Jon Shain [Best Folk/Blues Album]
  10. Robin Hood—Jan Krist [Best Female Americana Album]
  11. Looking for a Perfect Trip—Rod Johnson [Best Rock Story Songs]
  12. Trouble with a Capital T—Niecie [Best Blues Album][Best Female Blues Vocals]
  13. Chapter 3—The Legal Matters [Best Pop/Rock Album][Best Synthesizer]
  14. Old Ghosts and Lost Causes—Helene Cronin [Best Female Americana Story Songs][Best Female Americana Vocals]
  15. Downtime—Nick Piunti and The Complicated Men  [Best Rock/Pop Album]
  16. Ordinary Joe—The Joedai Warriors [Best Male Americana Story Songs]
  17. The Lucky One—Mark Jewett [Best Male Folk Album]
  18. In the Corner—Linda Hicks [Best Overlooked For Years Album][Best Female Folk Vocals]
  19. The Whole Half—Diamonds in the Rust [Best EP][Best Harmony Vocals]
  20. Whole Cloth—Bill Edwards [Best DIY Album]
  21. London Calling: A Toast to Julie London—Lyn Stanley [Best Big Band Album][Best Female Jazz Album][Best Arrangements]
  22. Bang at the Door—Donna Herula [Best Slide Guitar]
  23. Makin’ Honey—Lauren Crane [Best Female Folk Album][Best Female Folk Story Songs]
  24. Incognito—The Armoires [Best Internal Compilation Album] 
  25. Hour of the Wolf—Wolf B. Reuter [Best All Genre Album]
  26. Tonight at Johnnie’s Speakeasy—Jo Serrapere and The Wille Dunns [Best Live Album]
  27. Would It Be the Same (If I Still Loved You?)—The Dirk Kroll Band
  28. Iron City—Mike Latini
  29. Plantastic Voyage—Kenny Young and The Eggplants [Best Intergalactic Album][Best Pop/Rock Comedy Album][Best Animated Cover]
  30. The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing—Along Song Book—Matt Watroba [Best Folk Comedy Album]
  31. The Darkness and The Light—Mike Ward: Psychosongs
  32. Soul Doctor—Jimmy Carpenter [Best Saxophone Blues Album][Tightest Sounding Band Album]
  33. Between Here and There—Sarah Morris
  34. After You—Cold Tone Harvest
  35. Seven Stars Around the Moon—Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis [Best Album by a Duo]
  36. Before Me—Ben Levin
  37. Beside Me—Steve Taylor
  38. Gratitude—Eric Harrison
  39. There Is No Light Without the Dark—The Stan Laurels
  40. Plug in and Play—Tommy Z [Best Blues Guitar]
  41. The Stone Souls—The Stone Souls [Best New Artist]
  42. The St. Buryan Sessions—Sarah McQuaid
  43. This Is Dolph Chaney—Dolph Chaney
  44. Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular—Johnny Iguana [Best Piano]
  45. New Roaring Twenties—The Forty Nineteens
  46. Pieces Break—Jeff Karoub
  47. Trippin’ Dinosaurs—Rick Hromdka
  48. Wow and Flutter—Amilia K. Spicer
  49. On a Canvas Painted Blue—Ruth and Max Bloomquist
  50. Come Summer—Liz E. Brooks
  51. Victor V. Gurbo and Co—Victor V. Gurbo
  52. Lost and Found—Odds Lane [Best Blues/Rock Album]
  53. Tea and Tunes—Katherine Moller [Best Celtic Album][Best Fiddle Album]
  54. Zoom In—Ringo Starr
  55. The Outsider—Davy Knowles
  56. Chevy Town—Charlie Walmsley
  57. Ride the Wave—Jay Elle
  58. Be Here Now—Heather Pierson [Best New Age Album]
  59. At King Electric—Ray Bonneville
  60. Random Rex—Random Rex [Best Electronic Album]
  61. Not Made for Hire—The Bennett Brothers
  62. Someday Soon Somehow—Scott Fab
  63. Bent Frets—Mick Clarke [Best British Blues Album]
  64. Songs for An American Hero—Tom Alter [Best Political Album]
  65. Duel—The Satin Cowboy and The Seven Deadly Sins
  66. Thieves and Yesterday—Dan Bubien and The Delta Struts
  67. Life in the City—Turkuaz [Best R&B Album][Best Funk Album]
  68. What You Love Comes Along—Bad Camper
  69. Marty and Laura—Marty and Laura Kohn
  70. One of These Days—The Regulators
  71. Transitions D’eau—Mary Ann Kirt
  72. White Noise/White Lines—Kelsey Waldon
  73. Lockdown Live—Jeff Slate
  74. Bark and the Pack—Michael Snyder-Barker
  75. Free Yourself Up—Lake Street Dive
  76. Cowboys and Aliens—Trio of Awesuhm
  77. Organisms—The Doug McDonald Quartet [Best Instrumental Jazz Album]
  78. Into a World Bright and Beautiful—Sublunar Minds
  79. Deadbeat Grafitti—Black Pistol Fire
  80. Small Blues and Grooves—11 Guys Quartet [Best Instrumental Blues Album]
  81. Call the Shots—Suzi Moon [Best Female Punk Album]
  82. Closing Time—Chris Youlden [Best Reissue Album]
  83. Serious Issues—DeeCRACKS
  84. Nobody Told Me—John Mayall [Best All Star Cast]
  85. Whiskey—Thorton Creek
  86. Green Denim—Green Denim
  87. Lonesome for a Long Time—Pat Smilie
  88. The Wreckage—Carl Caballero
  89. MK II—Vandenberg’s MoonKings
  90. Vicious Kid—Kiss the Tiger
  91. The Big Sound of Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials—Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials
  92. Steel—Nell and Jim Band
  93. A Highway Cruise—J.P. Reali
  94. Fable Bait—Eve’s Twin Lover
  95. The Pirate—Michael Johnathon
  96. Spirit of ’74—Spirit of ’74
  97. Myths and Mortals—The New Zeitgeist
  98. Secondus—Travis Bowlin
  99. Things I Dream About—2Bit Palomino
  100. Seekers and Finders—Gogol Bordello [Best Male World Punk Album]