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Alt Root Weekly Top Ten 05/14/2025
Part cautionary tale and part anthem, Marcus King delivers a new single, “Honky Tonk Hell”, aimed at the sober life. About the story, Marcus shares that ‘”Honky Tonk Hell’ is an anthem for anyone out there like myself who have struggled with the permanence of sobriety - those who fear the thought they will never again howl at the moon. This song, for me, serves as a reminder to take it all one day at a time’. Rather than choosing to be boardwalk crawlers in their hometown of Santa Cruz, California, AJ Lee and Blue Summit picked up instruments as teenagers. The Roots String Band lands on this week’s chart making the post-demise request to “Tear My Stillhouse Down” alongside Colorado’s Gasoline Lollipops with “Holy Rebel”, from their Steve Berlin-produced upcoming (06-13-25) release, Kill the Architect. Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller are Texas Headhunters, the new group that unites the three Texan guitar-slingers for an upcoming (08-22-25) self-titled debut album. They make this weeks’ list waving goodbye with “Maggie Went Back to Mineola” as Joanne Shaw Taylor sets the tone for seasonal good vibes in “Summer Love” from her upcoming (06-06-25) release, Black & Gold. British Columbia Folk/Bluegrass outfit The Southern Residents measure the distance “Between Love and Blood” while Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder claim “I See You Mama” and Vermillion Parish, Louisiana’s (the most Cajun place on earth) Modern Cajun band, Poisson Rouge, offer “Là-Bas”. Songman David Newbould has a new single, “Straight Shot to Bakersfield”, as prolific-on-steroids songwriter Jesse Welles delivers somber observations with a new single “Friends” on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday May 14, 2025.
01 Honky Tonk Hell – Marcus King (single available on American Recordings/Republic Records/UMG)
Listen and buy “Honky Tonk Hell” by Marcus King from AMAZON
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02 Tear My Stillhouse Down – AJ Lee & Blue Summit (single available on Signature Sound Recordings)
Listen and buy “Tear My Stillhouse Down” by AJ Lee & Blue Summit from AMAZON
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03 Holy Rebel – Gasoline Lollipops (from the album Kill the Architect available on ALP)
Kill the Architect by Gasoline Lollipops will be available on June 13, 2025
Listen and buy “Holy Rebel” by Gasoline Lollipops from AMAZON
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04 Maggie Went Back to Mineola – Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller (from the album Texas Headhunters available on Hardcharger Records/Blue Elan Records)
Texas Headhunters by Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller will be available on August 22, 2025
Listen and buy “Maggie Went Back to Mineola” by Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moellerfrom AMAZON
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05 Summer Love – Joanne Shaw Taylor (from the album Black & Gold available on Journeyman Records)
Black & Gold by Joanne Shaw Taylor will be available on June 6, 2025
Listen and buy “Summer Love” by Joanne Shaw Taylor from AMAZON
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06 Between Love and Blood – The Southern Residents (from the album Folk Signals available on Tom Taylor Records)
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07 I See You Mama – Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “I See You Mama” by Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder from Bandcamp
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08 Là-Bas – Poisson Rouge (from the album Là-Bas available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Là-Bas” by Poisson Rouge from AMAZON
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09 Straight Shot to Bakersfield – David Newbould (single available on Blackbird Record Label)
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10 Friends – Jesse Welles (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Friends” by Jesse Welles from AMAZON
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01 Honky Tonk Hell – Marcus King (single available on American Recordings/Republic Records/UMG)
Listen and buy “Honky Tonk Hell” by Marcus King from AMAZON
Visit the Marcus King website for more band and purchase information
02 Tear My Stillhouse Down – AJ Lee & Blue Summit (single available on Signature Sound Recordings)
Listen and buy “Tear My Stillhouse Down” by AJ Lee & Blue Summit from AMAZON
Visit the AJ Lee & Blue Summit website for more band and purchase information
03 Holy Rebel – Gasoline Lollipops (from the album Kill the Architect available on ALP)
Kill the Architect by Gasoline Lollipops will be available on June 13, 2025
Listen and buy “Holy Rebel” by Gasoline Lollipops from AMAZON
Visit the Gasoline Lollipops website for more band and purchase information
04 Maggie Went Back to Mineola – Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller (from the album Texas Headhunters available on Hardcharger Records/Blue Elan Records)
Texas Headhunters by Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller will be available on August 22, 2025
Listen and buy “Maggie Went Back to Mineola” by Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, Johnny Moellerfrom AMAZON
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05 Summer Love – Joanne Shaw Taylor (from the album Black & Gold available on Journeyman Records)
Black & Gold by Joanne Shaw Taylor will be available on June 6, 2025
Listen and buy “Summer Love” by Joanne Shaw Taylor from AMAZON
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06 Between Love and Blood – The Southern Residents (from the album Folk Signals available on Tom Taylor Records)
Listen and buy “Between Love and Blood” by The Southern Residents from AMAZON
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07 I See You Mama – Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “I See You Mama” by Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder from Bandcamp
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08 Là-Bas – Poisson Rouge (from the album Là-Bas available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Là-Bas” by Poisson Rouge from AMAZON
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09 Straight Shot to Bakersfield – David Newbould (single available on Blackbird Record Label)
Listen and buy “Straight Shot to Bakersfield” by David Newbould from AMAZON
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10 Friends – Jesse Welles (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Friends” by Jesse Welles from AMAZON
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