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Alt Root Weekly Top Ten 01/22/2025
A love of fast-food wrote the lyrics for Lilly Hiatt as she lands in the peak position with “Kwik-E-Mart” from her upcoming (01-31-25) release, Forever, for the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday January 15, 2024. Of the song, Lilly shared her thoughts that ‘being a troubadour, you spend a lot of time snacking out of gas stations. My husband and I also love to go to shows then get little treats at the corner store. Some of our sweetest moments have happened at those spots’. Sunny War is joined by Valerie June on her single “Cry Baby”, found on her upcoming (02-21-25) release Armageddon in a Summer Dress as Salt Lake City-based Talia Keys plays all the instruments on her single “Need You to Care”. Since forming in 1971, The Seldom Scene have spent 53-years making the world safe for String Bands as they return with a new album (03-14-25), Remains to the Scene, making our chart with “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains” while Them Coulee Boys get “Up Close” with a cut from their upcoming (02-28-25) album, No Fun in the Chrysalis. I’m With Her (Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Jarosz, Sara Watkins) are feeling the effects of “Expresso” when they cover Sabrina Carpenter on a single that benefits BeLoved Asheville, an organization helping local residents through the after-effects of Hurricane Helene. The RW Smith has a new single, “When My Train Comes”, and Jason Isbell shows his love for our world in “Bury Me” from his upcoming (03-07-25) solo outing, Foxes in the Snow. Boston, Mass-based songwriter Connor Bettencourt promises “The Wounds Will Mend” while Nefesh Mountain are joined by Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush to introduce the “Man of Manzanita” from their upcoming (01-31-25) Beacons, and to close out the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday January 22, 2024.
01 Kwik-E-Mart – Lilly Hiatt (from the album Forever available on New West Records)
Forever by Lilly Hiatt will be available on January 31, 2025
Listen and buy “Kwik-E-Mart” by Lilly Hiatt from AMAZON
Visit the Lilly Hiatt website for more band and purchase information
02 Cry Baby feat. Valerie June – Sunny War (from the album Armageddon in a Summer Dress available on New West Records)
Armageddon in a Summer Dress by Sunny War will be available on February 21, 2025
Listen and buy “Cry Baby” feat. Valerie June by Sunny War from AMAZON
Visit the Sunny War website for more band and purchase information
03 Last of the Steam-Powered Trains – The Seldom Scene (from the album Remains to Be Scene on available on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Remains to Be Scene by The Seldom Scene will be available on March 14, 2025
Listen and buy “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains” by The Seldom Scene from AMAZON
Visit The Seldom Scene website for more band and purchase information
04 Need You to Care – Talia Keys (single available on Midtopia Records)
Listen and buy “Need You to Care” by Talia Keys from AMAZON
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05 Up Close – Them Coulee Boys (from the album No Fun in the Chrysalis available as a self-release)
No Fun in the Chrysalis by Them Coulee Boys will be available on February 28, 2025
Listen and buy “Up Close” by Them Coulee Boys from AMAZON
Visit the Them Coulee Boys website for more band and purchase information
06 Espresso – I’m With Her (single available on Rounder Records/Concord)
Listen and buy “Espresso” by I’m With Her from Bandcamp
Visit the I’m With Her website for more band and purchase information
07 When My Train Comes – The RW Smith (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “When My Train Comes” by The RW Smith from AMAZON
Visit The RW Smith website for more band and purchase information
08 Bury Me – Jason Isbell (from the album Foxes in the Snow available on Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers)
Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell will be available on March 7, 2025
Listen and buy “Bury Me” by Jason Isbell from AMAZON
Visit the Jason Isbell website for more band and purchase information
09 The Wounds Will Mend – Connor Bettencourt (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “The Wounds Will Mend” by Connor Bettencourt from AMAZON
Visit the Connor Bettencourt on Instagram for more band and purchase information
10 Man of Manzanita ft. Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush – Nefesh Mountain (from the album Beacons available as a self-release)
Beacons by Nefesh Mountain will be available on January 31, 2025
Listen and buy “Man of Manzanita” ft. Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush by Nefesh Mountain from AMAZON
Visit the Nefesh Mountain website for more band and purchase information
01 Kwik-E-Mart – Lilly Hiatt (from the album Forever available on New West Records)
Forever by Lilly Hiatt will be available on January 31, 2025
Listen and buy “Kwik-E-Mart” by Lilly Hiatt from AMAZON
Visit the Lilly Hiatt website for more band and purchase information
02 Cry Baby feat. Valerie June – Sunny War (from the album Armageddon in a Summer Dress available on New West Records)
Armageddon in a Summer Dress by Sunny War will be available on February 21, 2025
Listen and buy “Cry Baby” feat. Valerie June by Sunny War from AMAZON
Visit the Sunny War website for more band and purchase information
03 Last of the Steam-Powered Trains – The Seldom Scene (from the album Remains to Be Scene on available on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Remains to Be Scene by The Seldom Scene will be available on March 14, 2025
Listen and buy “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains” by The Seldom Scene from AMAZON
Visit The Seldom Scene website for more band and purchase information
04 Need You to Care – Talia Keys (single available on Midtopia Records)
Listen and buy “Need You to Care” by Talia Keys from AMAZON
Visit the Talia Keys website for more band and purchase information
05 Up Close – Them Coulee Boys (from the album No Fun in the Chrysalis available as a self-release)
No Fun in the Chrysalis by Them Coulee Boys will be available on February 28, 2025
Listen and buy “Up Close” by Them Coulee Boys from AMAZON
Visit the Them Coulee Boys website for more band and purchase information
06 Espresso – I’m With Her (single available on Rounder Records/Concord)
Listen and buy “Espresso” by I’m With Her from Bandcamp
Visit the I’m With Her website for more band and purchase information
07 When My Train Comes – The RW Smith (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “When My Train Comes” by The RW Smith from AMAZON
Visit The RW Smith website for more band and purchase information
08 Bury Me – Jason Isbell (from the album Foxes in the Snow available on Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers)
Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell will be available on March 7, 2025
Listen and buy “Bury Me” by Jason Isbell from AMAZON
Visit the Jason Isbell website for more band and purchase information
09 The Wounds Will Mend – Connor Bettencourt (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “The Wounds Will Mend” by Connor Bettencourt from AMAZON
Visit the Connor Bettencourt on Instagram for more band and purchase information
10 Man of Manzanita ft. Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush – Nefesh Mountain (from the album Beacons available as a self-release)
Beacons by Nefesh Mountain will be available on January 31, 2025
Listen and buy “Man of Manzanita” ft. Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush by Nefesh Mountain from AMAZON
Visit the Nefesh Mountain website for more band and purchase information
