I’ve been writing for The Rockpit for five years now and this year they’ve given me my own list! So I wanted to do something a little differently: this year I wanted to give you an alternative Top 20 of albums that were primarily either self-financed, crowd-funded or independently released but I also added in some cool new releases from bands that seem to have dropped off our radars over the last feww years and who are still putting out quality material. There was some damned good independent music out there in 2016 so give them a chance and give your ears a treat!
1. SHOTGUN SAWYER – THUNDERCHIEF
Release Date: August 13th 2016
2. TRIGGERMAN – ATOMIC ROCK NUMBER 79
Release Date: July 2016
3. LOST HOLLYWOOD – WHAT LIES BENEATH
Release Date: August 12th 2016
4. SHOTGUN RODEO – THE NEW STANDARD
Release Date: September 16th 2016
Release Date: February 19th 2016
Release Date: July 29th 2016
Release Date: April 23rd 2016
8. KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – GENERATION GOODBYE
Release Date: July 8th 2016
9. CONQUEST – UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Release Date: 2016
10. LEE AARON – FIRE AND GASOLINE
Release Date: March 25th 2016
11. RAGE OF ANGELS – THE DEVILS NEW TRICKS
Release Date: February 5th 2016
Release Date: January 22nd 2016
13. RICK SPRINGFIELD – ROCKET SCIENCE
Release Date: February 19th 2016
14. LAST IN LINE – HEAVY CROWN
Release Date: February 19 2016.
15. RESURRECTION KINGS – RESURRECTION KINGS
Release Date: January 29th 2016
16. BLOOD RED SAINTS – SPEEDWAY
Release Date: December 4th 2015
Release Date: March 25th 2016
18. THE TREATMENT – GENERATION ME
Release Date: March 28th 2016
19. RICKY WARWICK – WHEN PATSY CLINE WAS CRAZY (AND GUY MITCHELL SANG THE BLUES) + HEARTS ON TREES
Release Date: February 26th 2016
20. MAGNUM – SACRED BLOOD DIVINE LIES
Release Date: February 26th 2016