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As the year finally winds down its final days, the attention for many companies turns to the new year and the new crop of records already planned for the first quarter of the year. As attentions turn to thew new year and its new albums, attention should also remain on the current year’s albums. This year produced so many standout records from across the musical universe. From rock and hard rock to pop to neo-soul and more, the offerings presented to audiences were many to say the very least. Keeping that in mind, any critic will agree assembling the list of the year’s top new albums overall is a chore, but one that must happen. This year’s top new albums are mainstream and independent alike, at least on this critic’s list.

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations easily made their way onto this critic’s final musical year-ender list with their new album 50 Foot Woman as did Slipknot, Sara Potenza and even Joel Ross. Again, this list was anything but easy to assemble, but it did finally come together. It is presented here complete with five honorable mention titles. Without any further ado, here for your consideration is Phil’s Picks’ 2019 Top 10 New Albums.

PHIL’S PICKS 2019 TOP 10 NEW ALBUMS

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations — 50 Foot Woman
Devin Townsend — Empath
Slipknot — We Are Not Your Kind
Joel Ross — Kingmaker
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis — Jazz & Art
Lakou Mizik — HaitiaNola
Diana Panton — Cheerful Little Earful
Am I Dead Yet? — Am I Dead Yet?
Carlos Santana — Africa Speaks
The Magpie Salute — Highwater II
Tedeschi Trucks Band — Signs
The Sh-Booms — The Blurred Odyssey
Sara Potenza — Sara Potenza
Wargirl — Wargirl
Hootie & The Blowfish — Imperfect Circle

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The old year is almost gone and the new year is on the way. With the countdown to the calendar change nearing its annual end, critics are preparing their annual year-ender lists or have already posted said “Best Of” lists. This critic has waited a while to make sure as many albums and EPs have been considered, and now with less than two weeks left in the year, the time is right to offer the first of many “Best Of” lists.

Opening this year’s multitude of year end “Best Of” lists from Phil’s Picks is the year’s top new independent albums. Independent can mean acts signed to independent labels — of which there are many — and those who are straight up unsigned. This year’s list presents a variety of acts and sounds, not the least of which is Hannah Williams & The Affirmations’ new album 50 Foot Woman. Also featured in this year’s list is the surprisingly enjoyable self-titled album from Am I Dead Yet. Its mix of David Bowie, Pink Floyd and other similar acts makes its musical content strong in its own right. The addition of its lyrical content adds even more interest to its whole. Hard rock band Bad Blood is also featured in this year’s list with its self-titled debut. These are just some of the acts featured in Phil’s Picks 2019 Top 10 New Independent Albums. It should be noted that while the list is the “Top 10,” it features five additional honorable mention titles for a grand total of 15 albums, as in every past year.

It should be noted that the choices featured on this list were not easy. The honorable mention titles are not bad albums. They are all good in their own way. It was just that difficult to choose, as every listed album had its own positives. Some had more positives than others. Now with all that said here for your consideration is Phil’s Picks 2019 Top 10 New Independent Albums.

PHIL’S PICKS 2019 TOP 10 NEW INDEPENDENT ALBUMS

1.Hannah Williams & The Affirmations — 50 Foot Woman

2. Am I Dead Yet? — Am I Dead Yet?

3. Bad Blood — Bad Blood

4. The Sh-Booms — The Blurred Odyssey

5. Aree And The Pure Hearts — Never Gonna Die

6. Wargirl — Wargirl

7. Lullwater — Voodoo

8. Sara Potenza — Road To Rome

9. Corroded — Bitter

10. Awake At Last — The Change

11. Blacktop Mojo — Under The Sun

12. Stone Leaders — Stone Leaders

13. Dark Station — Down in The Dark

14. Them Guns — From The Shadows

15. Damn Your Eyes — Kill The Outside

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