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Phil’s Faves: Songs, February 14, 2016

Posted on February 21, 2016 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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8 out of 10 artists on this week’s countdown feature women singers! Two of the songs are cover versions!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of February 14, 2016

1. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
2. Here Comes Your Man—Space Heater
3. You and I—Oak City Roots
4. Sabre—Tooth and Bone—Surfer Blood
5. Superlungs, My Super Girl—Jillian Rae
6. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
7. It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
8. Baby It’s You—The Last Internationale
9. White Doves—Angela Perley and The Howlin’ Moons
10.Look Away—Stars
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, February 7, 2016

Posted on February 16, 2016 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, it’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of February 7, 2016

1. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
2. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
3. Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
4. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
5. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
6. Eventually—Space Heater
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. Come and Find It—Jill Suttie
9. Window on the World—John McKinley
10.Drift Away—Lasting Effect
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, February 7, 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by PhilMaq

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of February 7, 2016

1. Sabre—Tooth and Bone—Surfer Blood
2. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
3. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
4. It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
5. Here Come Your Man—Space Heater
6. You and I—Oak City Roots
7. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
8. Superlungs, My Super Girl—Jillian Rae
9. In Your Bones—Meghan Rose
10.Baby It’s You—The Last Internationale
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 31, 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by PhilMaq

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 31, 2016

1. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
2. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
3. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
4. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
5. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
6. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
7. Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
8. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
9. Window on the World—John McKinley
10.Eventually—Space Heater
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Phil’s Faves; Songs, January 31, 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by PhilMaq

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 31, 2016

1. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
2. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
3. It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
4. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
5. Slave—The BoDeans
6. Not the One—Raina Randolph
7. Sabre—Tooth and Bone—Surfer Blood
8. You and I—Oak City Roots
9. Here Come Your Man—Space Heater
10. Waterfall—Ex—Hex
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 24, 2016

Posted on February 13, 2016 by PhilMaq

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 24, 2016

1. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
2. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
3. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
4. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
5. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
6. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
9. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
10.Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
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The Best Albums of 2015

Posted on January 25, 2016 by PhilMaq

It was an incredible year for music! Once again, I listened to thousands of albums and I had to trim several hundred of them to keep the list at 100! So without further delay, these are the PHILBY ALBUM WINNERS for 2015. Just remember that even at album 100, there are thousands of albums on the other side of that number. Each one is an artistic work of art, no matter what the genre is. The musicians were artists at the top of their game! Hope you find something you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!

1. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers (BEST ALBUM)

2. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys (BEST ANGST ALBUM)

3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb (BEST POP ALBUM)
4. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame] (BEST CELTIC ALBUM)
5. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds (BEST “BIG SOUND” ALBUM)
6. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers (BEST NOIR ALBUM)
7. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant (BEST INVENTIVE ALBUM)
8. The Instrumentals—Mick Clarke (BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)
9. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs (BEST ROCK ALBUM)
10. New Flower, Volume 2—Seth and May (BEST ALL GENRE ALBUM)
11. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies (BEST HARMONIES)
12. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons (BEST ROCK EP)
13. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson (BEST OLD SCHOOL ALBUM)
14. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs (BEST GARAGE BAND ALBUM)
15. My Good Side/My Bad Side—Shwizz (BEST JAZZ/ROCK)
16. 16 Winters—G.S. Harper (BEST REAL COUNTRY ALBUM)
17. Healing Waters—Michael on Fire (BEST FOLK/ROCK ALBUM)
18. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame] (BEST SOLO BEATLE ALBUM)
19. Steve Earle—Terraplane (BEST BLUES ALBUM)
20. Searching for Neverland—Annie and Rod Capps (BEST FOLK ALBUM)
21. Standing in the Breach—Jackson Browne (BEST LYRICS)
22. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin and The Wayward Ones (BEST FEEL GOOD ALBUM)
23. No More Heroes—Victims of Circumstance (BEST SKA ALBUM)
24. Hand in Hand—Richie Furay (BEST “ALMOST POCO” ALBUM)
25. Yes Indeed!—Kenny Parker (BEST LOCAL BLUES ALBUM)
26. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils (BEST COUNTRY/ROCK ALBUM)
27. Some Gotta Lose—Phil Lee (BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM)
28. Ionia—Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys (BEST AMERICANA ALBUM)
29. Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital—These Curious Thoughts (BEST CONCEPT ALBUM)
30. EP1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders (BEST LOCAL ROCK EP)
31. It Tastes a Little Sweeter—Pill Hill
32. Storytone—Neil Young
33. Eclectic—Eric Johnson and Mike Stern
34. I Can’t Stop—Bodeans
35. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
36. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanson
37. Without You—Downriver Dan
38. Suddenly—Fubar
39. Meshugana!—Joanie Leeds & The Night Lights (BEST ETHNIC ALBUM)
40. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
41. 1000 Palms—Surfer Blood
42. Nelo—Nelo
43. Made Violent—Made Violent
44. Come and Find It—Jill Suttie
45. The Daredevil Kid—Craig Moreau (BEST CANADIAN REAL COUNTRY ALBUM)
46. In Lust We Trust—MPV
47. Rips—Ex—Hex
48. Fistful of Hollow—Swingin’ Utters
49. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
50. The Whiskey Charmers—The Whiskey Charmers
51. Second Hand Heart—Dwight Yoakam
52. Bad Sports—Miniboone
53. Illustrated Bird—The Hangabouts
54. Minimal Gods—Happy Family
55. An’ When I Die—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
56. No Cities to Love—Sleater-Kinney
57. Chris Emmerson—Chris Emmerson
58. Holy Bones—Mary Bue
59. Tilted World—The Relatives
60. Prisoner—Matt Besey
61. Youngstown Milk Run—The Prime Ministers
62. The Monsanto Years—Neil Young + Promise of the Real
63. Core—Arjun
64. Country EP No.1—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
65. Temptress—The Hot Moms
66. Standard Skies—David Bierman Overdrive
67. Rain or Shine—George Taylor
68. Under a Red Sky Night—Martin Tourish (BEST ACCORDION ALBUM)
69. Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
70. Yaga—Liquid Monk
71. I Want to Grow Up—Colleen Green
72. 72 El Segundo Blvd—The Old Shatterhand
73. Dylan Sires and Neighbors—Dylan Sires and Neighbors
74. The Gasoline Gypsies—The Gasoline Gypsies
75. Ha Ha Heart—Donora
76. Super Sexxxy Sounds—Astronauta Pinguim (BEST BRAZILIAN ALBUM)
77. Way Down South—Igor Prado Band (BEST BLUES COLLABORATION ALBUM)
78. Playland—Johnny Marr
79. A Friend Too Long—Lac La Belle (BEST DETROIT FOLK ALBUM)
80. It’s High Time—Karl W. Davis & The Sweetpeas
81. Music in Search of a Movie—Deane Nesbitt, Jr (BEST DRAMATIC MUSIC)
82. No One Is Lost—Stars
83. Live—Gary Clark Jr. (BEST LIVE ALBUM)
84. What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World—The Decemberists
85. Accidental Truths—Spiraling Suns
86. The Last Shot Got Him—Scott Ainslie (BEST SOLO BLUES/FOLK ALBUM)
87. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
88. Lights Out—Bishop Allen
89. Rude Beggar—Nash Albert
90. Whole Sun—Pigpen Theater Company
91. Dumb Music for Smart People—Xposed 4Heads
92. Proper Villains—Stone Clover
93. Room to Run—Jack Tempchin
94. Dusk—Mod Orange
95. My Drinking Problem—McSpillin
96. In This Mess—Toy Guitar
97. 3—Tritone Paradox
98. For the Winter—Brenda Xu
99. Better Off Worse—Mental Health Day
100.Straight Shots—Telamor

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 24, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 24, 2016

1. Slave—The BoDeans
2. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
3. Not the One—Raina Randolph
4. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
5. Rory and The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
6. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
7. It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
8. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
9. Sabre—Tooth and Bone—Surfer Blood
10. You and I—Oak City Roots
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 17, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 17, 2016

1. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
2. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
3. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
4. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
5. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
6. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
9. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
10.Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 17, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 17, 2016

1. Not the One—Raina Randolph
2. Rory and The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
4. Slave—The BoDeans
5. Criminal Style—Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys
6. Red Letter Day—Courtney Yasmineh
7. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
8. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
9. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
10.It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
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