Philpot sprouted from a flower shop in Dugger Indiana. Their median age is 20. 'Bitch Be The World', their second CD, was released in July 2005 by Applehead Records. It charted on 130 college and alternative radio stations in the USA and Canada Summer 2006.

In August 2006 Philpot signed with Toucan Cove Entertainment/Universal Records, for whom they recorded their new album, 'Hate Writes Better Than Love', set for release in March 2007. Bill Klatt (Days of the New, Rolling Stones, Queens of the Stone Age, Sneaker Pimps, etc) recorded, mixed and produced the record with Philpot lead singer Kentz Ward. Their recordings and live performances across the nation have garnered them critical acclaim.

WD Dechert of Zink Magazine says: 'Singer Kentz Ward is the most charismatic front man since Axl Rose....' JR Taylor, New York Press, observes: 'A band this great in a location so obscure would usually toil in sad obscurity, but this band deserves a shot, especially since the Brian Jonestown Massacre dropped the ball. '

Alan Haber of WEBR, Fairfax, Virginia, says: 'Rocking bluesy and emotive music....songs that hit squarely in the sweet spot; they meet their targets head on. ..Sounding like a cross between Liam Gallagher and Kurt Cobain, Ward invests his soul and makes every note of these songs count.' And Joey Reynolds of WOR Radio observes: 'I have jock ear. I feel like I did when I encountered Freddy Mercury or The Beatles.' Caleb Smith and Josh Kennedy of Philpot are endorsed by Mills Acoustics. Arthur Ready plays Ludwig drums.and from CITYBEAT (Cincinatti)?Philpot (Dugger, Ind.) ?Rock ?'Indiana sextet Philpot, whose average ages nearly match the current drinking age, comes from the same rural area that spawned young Axl Rose a few years ago, so perhaps it's no surprise that Zink Magazine hailed Philpot vocalist Kentz Ward as the greatest frontman since Rose (they threw in Kurt Cobain as well). Heady praise indeed. Is Philpot sowing the seeds of the new Classic Rock? See for yourself. Dig It: The classicism of The Beatles, Doors and Led Zeppelin and the neo-classicism of Blur, R.E.M. and Oasis.'