Not contemporary

[cosmicdolphin]

well i suppose i should stop submitting for all contemporary listings then and wait for a more classic sound request

Those don't really crop up enough to make it a regular occurrence. What you need to do is write to the listings that interest you and develop your ear for what today's music sounds like. You'll do that by finding current stuff you like and listening to it regularly.

[melodymessiah]

could the problem be that you don't like ANY of the current stuff?