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Alt Root Weekly Top Ten 7/29/2026
This is your grandma’s Rock’n’Roll; mean, lean, and meant to leave a scar as Ray Wylie Hubbard rightfully sits at the peak position picking his guitar and pointing fingers with “Look What the Cat Drug In”. The cut, from the upcoming (08-21-26) Reel 2 Reel 4 Real, leads the way into the Top Ten for Wednesday July 22, 2026, joining new music from Richard Thompson with the same snarl when he delivers “Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking” from his upcoming (10-16-26) release, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes. Jim James (solo, My Morning Jacket) beckons “Come Again” with a tune from his upcoming (08-28-26) release, Wowed Out, The Jayhawks sing about an “American Midnight” from their upcoming (08-28-26) album, Sanctuary Park, and Jack Barksdale is extremely excited to share the story of his incoming monetary stream in a new single, “The Scam Song”. Buddy Miller is set to release his first solo album in fifteen years with a self-titled release (due 09-11-26), and is joined by Dan Penn for an advance listen covering The Temptations with “Don’t Look Back”. The Swiss-Ecuadorian sibling duo, Hermanos Gutiérrez, offer the title track to their upcoming (09-25-26) release Los Ojos Del Cóndor as High Carbon Steel lose out in a three-way battle with “That Ain’t My Truck”. Sturgill Simpson as Johnny Blue Skies shares opinions in “Ain’t That a Bitch” as Noel McKay makes a musical request with “The Midas Touch” from his upcoming (09-25-26) release, Songs About Bad People, on the Top Ten for Wednesday July 29, 2026.
01 Look What the Car Drug In – Ray Wylie Hubbard (from the album Reel 2 Reel 4 Real available on WylieWorld Music/Soundly Music)
Reel 2 Reel 4 Real by Ray Wylie Hubbard will be available on August 21, 2026
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02 Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking – Richard Thompson (from the album Hippies, Thugs and Heroes available on New West Records)
Hippies, Thugs and Heroes by Richard Thompson will be available on August 16, 2026
Listen and buy “Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking” by Richard Thompson from AMAZON
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03 Come Again – Jim James (from the album Wowed Out available on ATO Records)
Wowed Out by Jim James will be available on August 28, 2026
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04 American Midnight – The Jayhawks (from the album Sanctuary Park available on SHAM/Thirty Tigers)
Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks will be available on August 28, 2026
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05 The Scam Song – Jack Barksdale (single available on Cloverdale Records)
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06 Don’t Look Back ft. Dan Penn – Buddy Miller (from the album Buddy Miller available on New West Records)
Buddy Miller by Buddy Miller will be available on September 11, 2026
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07 Los Ojos Del Cóndor – Hermanos Gutiérrez (from the album Los Ojos Del Cóndor available on Easy Eye Sound)
Los Ojos Del Cóndor by Hermanos Gutiérrez will be available on September 25, 2026
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08 That Ain’t My Truck – High Carbon Steel (from the album RERUNS available on Butter Bean Records)
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09 Ain’t That a Bitch – Johnny Blue Skies (from the album Mutiny After Midnight available on High Top Mountain/Atlantic Records)
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10 The Midas Touch – Noel McKay (from the album Songs About Bad People available on McKay Records)
Songs About Bad People by Noel McKay will be available on September 25, 2026
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01 Look What the Car Drug In – Ray Wylie Hubbard (from the album Reel 2 Reel 4 Real available on WylieWorld Music/Soundly Music)
Reel 2 Reel 4 Real by Ray Wylie Hubbard will be available on August 21, 2026
Listen and buy “Look What the Car Drug In” by Ray Wylie Hubbard from AMAZON
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02 Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking – Richard Thompson (from the album Hippies, Thugs and Heroes available on New West Records)
Hippies, Thugs and Heroes by Richard Thompson will be available on August 16, 2026
Listen and buy “Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking” by Richard Thompson from AMAZON
Visit the Richard Thompson website for more band and purchase information
03 Come Again – Jim James (from the album Wowed Out available on ATO Records)
Wowed Out by Jim James will be available on August 28, 2026
Listen and buy “Come Again” by Jim James from AMAZON
Visit the Jim James website for more band and purchase information
04 American Midnight – The Jayhawks (from the album Sanctuary Park available on SHAM/Thirty Tigers)
Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks will be available on August 28, 2026
Listen and buy “American Midnight” by The Jayhawks from AMAZON
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05 The Scam Song – Jack Barksdale (single available on Cloverdale Records)
Listen and buy “The Scam Song” by Jack Barksdale from AMAZON
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06 Don’t Look Back ft. Dan Penn – Buddy Miller (from the album Buddy Miller available on New West Records)
Buddy Miller by Buddy Miller will be available on September 11, 2026
Listen and buy “Don’t Look Back” ft. Dan Penn by Buddy Miller from AMAZON
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07 Los Ojos Del Cóndor – Hermanos Gutiérrez (from the album Los Ojos Del Cóndor available on Easy Eye Sound)
Los Ojos Del Cóndor by Hermanos Gutiérrez will be available on September 25, 2026
Listen and buy “Los Ojos Del Cóndor” by Hermanos Gutiérrez from AMAZON
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08 That Ain’t My Truck – High Carbon Steel (from the album RERUNS available on Butter Bean Records)
Listen and buy “That Ain’t My Truck” by High Carbon Steel from AMAZON
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09 Ain’t That a Bitch – Johnny Blue Skies (from the album Mutiny After Midnight available on High Top Mountain/Atlantic Records)
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10 The Midas Touch – Noel McKay (from the album Songs About Bad People available on McKay Records)
Songs About Bad People by Noel McKay will be available on September 25, 2026
Listen and buy “The Midas Touch” by Noel McKay from AMAZON
Visit the Noel McKay website for more band and purchase information
