I, Phil Maq, will be filling in for Daddy G today, on “The Malt Shop,” between 2PM-4PM EST!!!
I, Phil Maq, will be filling in for Daddy G today, on “The Malt Shop,” between 2PM-4PM EST!!!
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.
Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
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.
Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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Wolf B. Reuter’s “A Devil Like Me” becomes his second #1 Weekly Faves Album!!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of November 5, 2023
1. A Devil Like Me—Wolf B. Reuter [7]
2. Good People—Bob Malone [6]
3. Radiophonic Supersonic—Dave Caruso [4]
4. Misfits—The Stone Souls [5]
5. Time Didn’t Matter—The Blueflowers [6]
6. Beyond Collaboration—Joedai Trobairitz and Troubadours (Joe Peters [Hall of Fame ] and Friends) [11]
7. Dark Matters—The Stranglers [4]
8. Banner Day—Signal Flags [3]
9. Words of Love—Allison Lupton [2]
10.Still—David LaMotte [5]
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New Key Album of the Week: Cherchez la Femme—Karyn Oliver
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Don’t forget to “like” my Phil Maq Facebook page!
This is 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.
Most of the songs heard on this list have been played on my radio show, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my show on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Albums” lists!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:
https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!
Here’s a link for my weekly Faves Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”:https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here:https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! : https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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Another handful of “Confetti” propels Sarah Morris back into this week’s #1 spot!!!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of November 5, 2023
1. Confetti —Sarah Morris (Hearts in Need of Repair) [7]
2. Day’s A-Fading—Billy Brandt [Hall of Fame] and The Sugaree’s (Riverside) [8]
3. Welcome to the Fuzz Fiesta—The Stone Souls (Misfits) [4]
4. Woodsmoke and Wine —Judy Banker (Buffalo Motel)[5]
5. I Like Coffee —Voxanna (Voxanna) [2]
6. This Perfect Day—Gary Browe (This Perfect Day) [2]
7. In the Blue Light—Wendy Webb (Moon on Havana) [NE]
8. West Virginia Rain—The Wildwoods (Foxfield Saint John)[NE]
9. Some Days —Matthew French (Two Sides) [6]
10.Jo—El (Language Warning)—Michael on Fire (Please Yourself) [6]
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Singer/Songwriter Joe Peters has been even busier than he normally is lately!
The Philby is my digital award for brilliant musical achievement!
And it’s getting past the point of closing the books on 2022.
However, that also means closing the books on Philby applications for 2023.
Sorta……
I do not have my list of releases together for 2023 yet, so there’s always the chance that something could grab my attention.
But the odds start going down after we pass September.
Still, every year I say that, and every year something makes it onto the list way after I expect to stop adding to the list.
In fact, I will continue asking for music to be considered until I know that door is absolutely closed. Probably sometime in April of 24. But there’s probably, at most, only a one percent chance that any item will make the list at that point.
I will throw out a last chance call for musicians and artists who may think I have their release.
If I haven’t played anything from it up to this point, I would suggest verifying with me just to be sure.
So, in a sense, I think of this post more as an opportunity for 2024 Philby consideration!
Ya just never know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Something unusual happens every year…………
Here is my final Last Unofficial Philby Best Albums of 2022 Countdown, #8!!!:
Just like with my Unofficial Hot 100 Songs Lists, the album lists will appear in reverse order until the Official list appears to give albums and artists in the lower slots some of the recognition they are also due!
A section on submissions will follow each Unofficial list!
100.Beat This—The Aesthetics
99.Postcards From the Moon—Layla Frankel
98.You Need the Needs—The Needs
97.The Idealist—Flora Elmcolone
96.The Absolute Error—Mercury Ulia
95.Gonna Be Beautiful—Karney
94.Permission—Lady Lark
93.Maybe I Will See You at the End of the World—Sydney Sprague
92.The Supporting Character—Emily Kinney
91.Now With More Rockets—Rob Moss and Skin Tight Skin
90. Unleashed—Dog Sisters
89. Live at the Logan Street Sanctuary—Thunderwude
88.Kindness—Linda Marks
87.Done Come Too Far—Shemekia Copeland
86.Lago Ausente—Zoe Pollock
85.Queendom—Analea Brown
84.We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970—Various Artists
83.Smote Reverser—Oh Sees
82.Bloodline Maintenance—Ben Harper
81.The EastWest Sessions—Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers
80.Watershed—The Belle Curves
79.Relentless—Ilene Springer
78.Oval—The ContraZoom Mixtapes
77.Ladyship Warship—Ladyship Warship
76.The Legacy of Billy Bob Sr—Barker and Broski
75.A Thin Thread—Phil Yates and The Affiliates
74.September Songs of 2021—Roger Ponder
73.The Space Between Two Thoughts—Memphis Hawk
72.One Year in the Lesser Middle—Tom Alter
71.Second Hand Mojo—Second Hand Mojo
70.Better Days—Corndaddy
69.Phil Lee and Other Old Time Favorites—Phil Lee
68.Tanglewoods—The Empty Pockets
67.Earworms—Nick Frater
66.Vivus—John Barron and Rob Emmanuel
65.Novel Noel—Lyn Stanley
64.Digging Deeper Toward the Sky—Bill Price
63.Transitions de Bien—Mary Ann Kirt
62.Turning Stone—Dan Hazlett
61.Madison and Angelus—Bevin Luna
60.Big Wheel—Mick Clarke
59.Heroes and Legends—TJ George
58.Kismet—Kid Gulliver
57.Vessel—The Accidentals
56.Where and When—Kelly’s Lot
55.Watercolor—Gary Browe
54.Every Moment—Sigrid Christiansen
53.A Little Life—Liz Miller
52.No. 5—Solomon King and The Chosen
51.Anthems of Home—HuDost
50.Far Above and Far Away—After Blue
49.Light on the Horizon—Jerry Price
48.Superimpostion—Suburban Hi—Fi
47.The Turning Year—Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra
46.Ponder This—Roger Ponder
45.Black Box Theory—Gretchen’s Wheel
44.Planet A’Go—Go—Xposed 4Heads
43.The Ballad of Larry’s Neighbor—Billy W. Brandt (Seattle Jazz Artist)
42.Strings, Wings, and Curious Things—Sue Horowitz
41.From Those Sweet Ashes—Jeremy Facknitz
40.When You’re Leaving—Andrew Stonehome
39.Meat Bird in Beigeville—Judy Nazemetz
38.The Sweetwater Sessions—Jonatha Brooke
37.The Word From the Swamp—Beowolf Kingsley
36.West Wind—Ian McFeron
35.Lonesome Galaxy—The Volebeats
34.Radiophonic Supersonic—Dave Caruso
33.Pete, Woody, and Me: Keep the Flame Alive, Vol.1—Spook Handy
32.Toxic Swamp and Other Love Songs—Kenny Young and the Eggplants
31.Brother Johnny—Edgar Winter
30. Dockside Saints—Cary Morin
28.Banner Day—Signal Flags
27.Troubled Times—Mike Ward
26.Start at the End—Tamar Berk
25.Rise Again—Laura Rain and The Caesars
24.Travel Light—The Steve Taylor 3
23.The Mission Band—Billy Brandt
22.Vivid—Julianne Ankley
21.Baby, I’m Hollywood—Judith Hill
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Here’s a section on submissions:
I am accepting entries for Philby consideration!
The album selections are made from a sliding four year pool of music.
The pool for 2023 is 2021-2024.
One of the reasons that I use a multiple year submission scale is that just getting music out to the world is sometimes difficult for an artist.
A lot of them are not really wired for self promotion.
Making music is totally different than drumming up interest in it, especially for independent musicians.
Yes, there are promoters that can help with that. And nothing against promoters because they have a role to play. But they cost money, and the artist already had to pay to record the music, and may not be prepared for the process of promoting it.
After looking at how some other independent awards are handled, I figured a four year window allows me enough time to serendipitously run across someone’s music.
I have told this story several times, but I try very hard to listen to everything that is submitted.
Although I work on my list, starting literally on January 1st, using a four year sliding window, I carry over some of what would qualify from the prior years.
So, if you’ve made some music dating back as far as 2019, I will accept that music for consideration.
If you have something older than 2019, send that, too, but identify the release date. I’m always looking for GREAT music.
For the Philbys, I’m looking for full albums.
However, if you only have a single, I’ll accept that, too. Don’t forget that I also have a Philby Hot Songs list, and more artists are releasing singles these days.
But please don’t send me an incomplete album if you have one.
So, please don’t edit for me.
I dislike that and I might not even check out the item. I don’t know why anyone would only send selected songs instead of their whole work of art for consideration.
Please don’t send me links to listen to music. That’s not how I listen to music. And I probably won’t listen to it if you send me a link to stream it. Either send me the album to download or request my mailing address to send a physical copy.
Every year I say that if your item came out later than May, it may not end up on this year’s list. So it’s possible that submissions entered now may only be considered for 2021. (It sounds so good to think of 2020 being finished!)
However, this year will be totally different than other years. I have not received any where near the amount of releases that I normally do.
It might be an excellent year to send a submission.
I will accept any genre of music. I like a variety of styles, even on the same album!
So, please e-mail your mp3s, and please make sure it is an mp3 only, to phil@philmaq.com.
If you want a physical address or have other questions, please e-mail me at the same address. Because selections will be considered for more than a single year, there isn’t an expiration date at the present.
If you want someone who will actually listen to your music, I am that person.
If you want some recognition for working hard and baring your soul, that might be me, too. I can’t make any promises, but I will listen to your music.
If you are reading this and are not a musician but know someone who is, please forward this to them.
Good luck to all who participate!
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My weekly radio show “Theme Attic,” can be heard Wednesdays, 12PM-4PM ET!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
It almost always includes a weekly countdown of my favorite albums or songs and some shows feature two countdowns!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse on my website!
Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
#Unofficial2022PhilbyBestAlbumsUpdate #Philby #Philbys #2022UnofficialPhilbys
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.
Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
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.
Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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When it comes to this week’s top spot, “Time Didn’t Matter” to The Blueflowers for their third #1 Weekly Faves Album!!! (This is also Kate Hinote’s (lead singer of The Blueflowers) fourth #1 Weekly Faves Album: One was with the Kate Hinote Trio!!!!)
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of October 29, 2023
1. Time Didn’t Matter—The Blueflowers [5]
2. Good People—Bob Malone [5]
3. A Devil Like Me—Wolf B. Reuter [6]
4. Radiophonic Supersonic—Dave Caruso [3]
5. Still—David LaMotte [5]
6. Misfits—The Stone Souls [4]
7. Beyond Collaboration—Joedai Trobairitz and Troubadours (Joe Peters [Hall of Fame] and Friends)[10]
8. Dark Matters—The Stranglers [3]
9. Nicollette—Nicollette Sullivan [2]
10.Two Sides—Matthew French [10]
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New Key Album of the Week: Bona Fide—Judy Banker
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Don’t forget to “like” my Phil Maq Facebook page!
This is 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.
Most of the songs heard on this list have been played on my radio show, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my show on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Albums” lists!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:
https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse!
Here’s a link for my weekly Faves Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”:https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here:https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! : https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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“Woodsmoke and Wine” is the backdrop for Judy Banker’s fourth #1 Weekly Faves song!!!!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of October 29, 2023
1. Woodsmoke and Wine —Judy Banker (Buffalo Motel)[4]
2. Confetti —Sarah Morris (Hearts in Need of Repair) [6]
3. Day’s A-Fading—Billy Brandt [Hall of Fame] and The Sugaree’s (Riverside) [7]
4. Hard Working Woman—Vanja Sky (Bad Penny) [3]
5. Jo—El (Language Warning)—Michael on Fire (Please Yourself) [5]
6. Welcome to the Fuzz Fiesta—The Stone Souls (Misfits) [3]
7. Take a Shot—SUIMAH (Sound Under Influence) [2]
8. This Perfect Day—Gary Browe (This Perfect Day) [NE]
9. I Like Coffee—Voxanna (Voxanna) [NE]
10.Some Days —Matthew French (Two Sides) [5]
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Don’t forget to like my Phil Maq page! Thank you!
The Philby is my digital award for brilliant musical achievement!
I am down to my last two Unofficial Philby Countdown Updates for 2022!
This is my latest Unofficial Philby Best Albums of 2022 Countdown #7!!!:
Just like with my Unofficial Hot 100 Songs Lists, the album lists will appear in reverse order until the Official list appears to give albums and artists in the lower slots some of the recognition they are also due!
A section on submissions will follow each Unofficial list!
100.Beat This—The Aesthetics
99.Postcards From the Moon—Layla Frankel
98.You Need the Needs—The Needs
97.The Idealist—Flora Elmcolone
96.The Absolute Error—Mercury Ulia
95.Gonna Be Beautiful—Karney
94.Permission—Lady Lark
93.Maybe I Will See You at the End of the World—Sydney Sprague
92.The Supporting Character—Emily Kinney
91.Now With More Rockets—Rob Moss and Skin Tight Skin
90. Unleashed—Dog Sisters
89. Live at the Logan Street Sanctuary—Thunderwude
88.Kindness—Linda Marks
87.Done Come Too Far—Shemekia Copeland
86.Lago Ausente—Zoe Pollock
85.Queendom—Analea Brown
84.We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970—Various Artists
83.Smote Reverser—Oh Sees
82.Bloodline Maintenance—Ben Harper
81.The EastWest Sessions—Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers
80.Watershed—The Belle Curves
79.Relentless—Ilene Springer
78.Oval—The ContraZoom Mixtapes
77.Ladyship Warship—Ladyship Warship
76.The Legacy of Billy Bob Sr—Barker and Broski
75.A Thin Thread—Phil Yates and The Affiliates
74.September Songs of 2021—Roger Ponder
73.The Space Between Two Thoughts—Memphis Hawk
72.One Year in the Lesser Middle—Tom Alter
71.Second Hand Mojo—Second Hand Mojo
70.Better Days—Corndaddy
69.Phil Lee and Other Old Time Favorites—Phil Lee
68.Tanglewoods—The Empty Pockets
67.Earworms—Nick Frater
66.Vivus—John Barron and Rob Emmanuel
65.Novel Noel—Lyn Stanley
64.Digging Deeper Toward the Sky—Bill Price
63.Transitions de Bien—Mary Ann Kirt
62.Turning Stone—Dan Hazlett
61.Madison and Angelus—Bevin Luna
60.Big Wheel—Mick Clarke
59.Heroes and Legends—TJ George
58.Kismet—Kid Gulliver
57.Vessel—The Accidentals
56.Where and When—Kelly’s Lot
55.Watercolor—Gary Browe
54.Every Moment—Sigrid Christiansen
53.A Little Life—Liz Miller
52.No. 5—Solomon King and The Chosen
51.Anthems of Home—HuDost
50.Far Above and Far Away—After Blue
49.Light on the Horizon—Jerry Price
48.Superimpostion—Suburban Hi—Fi
47.The Turning Year—Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra
46.Ponder This—Roger Ponder
45.Black Box Theory—Gretchen’s Wheel
44.Planet A’Go—Go—Xposed 4Heads
43.The Ballad of Larry’s Neighbor—Billy W. Brandt (Seattle Jazz Artist)
42.Strings, Wings, and Curious Things—Sue Horowitz
41.From Those Sweet Ashes—Jeremy Facknitz
40.When You’re Leaving—Andrew Stonehome
39.Meat Bird in Beigeville—Judy Nazemetz
38.The Sweetwater Sessions—Jonatha Brooke
37.The Word From the Swamp—Beowolf Kingsley
36.West Wind—Ian McFeron
35.Lonesome Galaxy—The Volebeats
34.Radiophonic Supersonic—Dave Caruso
33.Pete, Woody, and Me: Keep the Flame Alive, Vol.1—Spook Handy
32.Toxic Swamp and Other Love Songs—Kenny Young and the Eggplants
31.Brother Johnny—Edgar Winter
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Here’s a section on submissions:
I am accepting entries for Philby consideration!
The album selections are made from a sliding four year pool of music.
The pool for 2023 is 2021-2024.
One of the reasons that I use a multiple year submission scale is that just getting music out to the world is sometimes difficult for an artist.
A lot of them are not really wired for self promotion.
Making music is totally different than drumming up interest in it, especially for independent musicians.
Yes, there are promoters that can help with that. And nothing against promoters because they have a role to play. But they cost money, and the artist already had to pay to record the music, and may not be prepared for the process of promoting it.
After looking at how some other independent awards are handled, I figured a four year window allows me enough time to serendipitously run across someone’s music.
I have told this story several times, but I try very hard to listen to everything that is submitted.
Although I work on my list, starting literally on January 1st, using a four year sliding window, I carry over some of what would qualify from the prior years.
So, if you’ve made some music dating back as far as 2019, I will accept that music for consideration.
If you have something older than 2019, send that, too, but identify the release date. I’m always looking for GREAT music.
For the Philbys, I’m looking for full albums.
However, if you only have a single, I’ll accept that, too. Don’t forget that I also have a Philby Hot Songs list, and more artists are releasing singles these days.
But please don’t send me an incomplete album if you have one.
So, please don’t edit for me.
I dislike that and I might not even check out the item. I don’t know why anyone would only send selected songs instead of their whole work of art for consideration.
Please don’t send me links to listen to music. That’s not how I listen to music. And I probably won’t listen to it if you send me a link to stream it. Either send me the album to download or request my mailing address to send a physical copy.
Every year I say that if your item came out later than May, it may not end up on this year’s list. So it’s possible that submissions entered now may only be considered for 2021. (It sounds so good to think of 2020 being finished!)
However, this year will be totally different than other years. I have not received any where near the amount of releases that I normally do.
It might be an excellent year to send a submission.
I will accept any genre of music. I like a variety of styles, even on the same album!
So, please e-mail your mp3s, and please make sure it is an mp3 only, to phil@philmaq.com.
If you want a physical address or have other questions, please e-mail me at the same address. Because selections will be considered for more than a single year, there isn’t an expiration date at the present.
If you want someone who will actually listen to your music, I am that person.
If you want some recognition for working hard and baring your soul, that might be me, too. I can’t make any promises, but I will listen to your music.
If you are reading this and are not a musician but know someone who is, please forward this to them.
Good luck to all who participate!
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My weekly radio show “Theme Attic,” can be heard Wednesdays, 12PM-4PM ET!
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
It almost always includes a weekly countdown of my favorite albums or songs and some shows feature two countdowns!
There’s plenty of other musical things to browse on my website!
Here’s the link to the complete history of all the Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/!
Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/!
Another list that you might find interesting is my list for “The Most Awesomest Songs of the Day”: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/!
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than the awesome songs, have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”:https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
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