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Alt Root Weekly Top Ten 5/27/2026
Steering into the #1 spot on the Top Ten for Wednesday May 27, 2026, Angela Perley invites you to “Pineview Inn” with a new single. Joe Abbott joins Cat Clyde on our list with the new single “You Never Knew My Heart, and on a late May 2026 tour of Canada. Tift Merrit readies her first album in a decade, Sugar (due 06-26-26), and offers an advance listen with “Everyday Singing” as it celebrates the resilience of womanhood. With a new album, The Landfill (due 06-12-26), Fruit Bats the use the landscape of the Midwest to finger-point at “That Damn Sun” while The Kearns Family wave a banner for change using Desert Folk as a podium in “Tiny Piece of Sky”. Swamp Dogg partners with Gary U.S. Bonds for the Soul shouts of Waka Waka Waka” from the upcoming (06-19-26) Swamp Doog release Swamp. Nathan Evans Fox puts the experience of looking closely at the career choices of working musicians in “Little Bit of Shine” from his upcoming (05-29-26) release, Heirloom while Northern Hollow puts a hefty backbeat underneath their single, “Closer to the Shade” and Duane Betts plays musical heritage into “Best Wishes” from his upcoming (06-12-26) Idle of Hope release. BenSimon provides a cinematic ending to this week’s chart with the symphonic close-out tune “So Damn Lucky” for the Top Ten for Wednesday May 27, 2026.
01 Pineview Inn – Angela Perley (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Pineview Inn” by Angela Perley from AMAZON
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02 You Never Know My Heart – Joe Abbot, Cat Clyde (single available on Baby Horse Records)
Listen and buy “You Never Know My Heart” by Joe Abbot, Cat Clyde from AMAZON
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03 Everyday Singing - Tift Merritt (from the album Sugar available on One Riot Records)
Sugar by Tift Merritt will be available on June 26, 2026
Listen and buy “Everyday Singing” by Tift Merritt from AMAZON
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04 That Goddamn Sun – Fruit Bats (from the album The Landfill available on Merge Records)
The Landfill by Fruit Bats will be available on June 12, 2026
Listen and buy “That Goddamn Sun” by Fruit Bats from AMAZON
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05 Tiny Piece of the Sky – The Kearns Family (single available on Goat Mountain Music)
Listen and buy “Tiny Piece of the Sky” by The Kearns Family from AMAZON
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06 Waka Waka Waka ft. Gary U.S. Bonds – Swamp Dogg (from the album Swamp available on S-Curve Records)
Swamp by Swamp Dogg will be available on June 19, 2026
Listen and buy “Waka Waka Waka” ft. Gary U.S. Bonds by Swamp Dogg from AMAZON
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07 Little Bit of Shine - Nathan Evans Fox (from the album Heirloom available as Free Dirt Records)
Heirloom by Nathan Evans Fox will be available on May 29, 2026
Listen and buy “Little Bit of Shine” by Nathan Evans Fox from AMAZON
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08 Closer to the Shade – Northern Hollow (single available on Crane Ridge Records)
Listen and buy “Closer to the Shade” by Northern Hollow from AMAZON
09 Best Wishes – Duane Betts (from the album Isle of Hope available on Forrest Lane/Sun Label Group)
Isle of Hope by Duane Betts will be available on June 12, 2026
Listen and buy “Best Wishes” by Duane Betts from AMAZON
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10 So Damn Lucky – BenSimon (single available on Phillip BenSimon Music)
Listen and buy “So Damn Lucky” by BenSimon from AMAZON
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01 Pineview Inn – Angela Perley (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Pineview Inn” by Angela Perley from AMAZON
Visit the Angela Perley website for more band and purchase information
02 You Never Know My Heart – Joe Abbot, Cat Clyde (single available on Baby Horse Records)
Listen and buy “You Never Know My Heart” by Joe Abbot, Cat Clyde from AMAZON
Visit the Joe Abbot website for more band and purchase information
03 Everyday Singing - Tift Merritt (from the album Sugar available on One Riot Records)
Sugar by Tift Merritt will be available on June 26, 2026
Listen and buy “Everyday Singing” by Tift Merritt from AMAZON
Visit the Tift Merritt website for more band and purchase information
04 That Goddamn Sun – Fruit Bats (from the album The Landfill available on Merge Records)
The Landfill by Fruit Bats will be available on June 12, 2026
Listen and buy “That Goddamn Sun” by Fruit Bats from AMAZON
Visit the Fruit Bats website for more band and purchase information
05 Tiny Piece of the Sky – The Kearns Family (single available on Goat Mountain Music)
Listen and buy “Tiny Piece of the Sky” by The Kearns Family from AMAZON
Visit The Kearns Family website for more band and purchase information
06 Waka Waka Waka ft. Gary U.S. Bonds – Swamp Dogg (from the album Swamp available on S-Curve Records)
Swamp by Swamp Dogg will be available on June 19, 2026
Listen and buy “Waka Waka Waka” ft. Gary U.S. Bonds by Swamp Dogg from AMAZON
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07 Little Bit of Shine - Nathan Evans Fox (from the album Heirloom available as Free Dirt Records)
Heirloom by Nathan Evans Fox will be available on May 29, 2026
Listen and buy “Little Bit of Shine” by Nathan Evans Fox from AMAZON
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08 Closer to the Shade – Northern Hollow (single available on Crane Ridge Records)
Listen and buy “Closer to the Shade” by Northern Hollow from AMAZON
09 Best Wishes – Duane Betts (from the album Isle of Hope available on Forrest Lane/Sun Label Group)
Isle of Hope by Duane Betts will be available on June 12, 2026
Listen and buy “Best Wishes” by Duane Betts from AMAZON
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10 So Damn Lucky – BenSimon (single available on Phillip BenSimon Music)
Listen and buy “So Damn Lucky” by BenSimon from AMAZON
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