alt root top ten songs of the week
The Alt Root Top Ten For December 7, 2022
There is not a big gasp of surprise hearing that a songwriter has new material born of the recent pandemic. The difference with music from Joe Henry is the man has spent twelve albums digging deeply into the human psyche circa album due date. With All the Eye Can See Joe dives into our universal experiences, seeing the collection of tunes on the album ‘as for the songs themselves, I hear them in part as springing out of our shared and traumatic experiences of the recent past, sure, as well as our present-day responses to them; but if I am honest, I know that I have never allowed myself to write and release songs as personal as these now feel to me’. Joe Henry sits in the peak position with the title track to his new album (due 01/27/23), joining a pair to beat the house on any given night when Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton partner for “Brand New Cadillac”, the tune made famous by The Clash covering Hep Star’s 1966 Swedish hit. San Francisco’s hiTrecords has another gem with their 53rd single release. “Soul Good”, from The Soul Bros. joining The Milk Carton Kids, with their first album in four years, on the chart with “When You’re Gone” from their upcoming (2023) studio album. Fantastic Negrito offers an acoustic take on “Oh Betty” from his recent release, Melissa Carper thinks back a moment as she sinks into a Billie Holiday Country memory with “From What I Recall”. Darren Jessee (Hotel Lights, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Folds Five) sees “Mirage” as an advance listen to his upcoming (01-11-23) release, Love and Thanks, on the list alongside Northern California shaman The Mother Hips sipping on Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Codine” as a toast to their upcoming (01-27-23) release When We Disappear sitting on the chart with Lil’ Red and The Rooster covering Gospel Bluesman Blind Willie Johnson’s 1927 hit “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”. The Foreign Landers help us exit the chart on a bounce, blending “Johnny’s Peacock/The Red Tailed-Hawk on the weekly Top Ten on Wednesday December 7, 2022.
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the alt root top ten for the week:
01
All the Eye Can See – Joe Henry (from the album All the Eye Can See available on Edel Music/earMusic)
All the Eye Can See by Joe Henry will be available on January 27, 2023
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All the Eye Can See – Joe Henry (from the album All the Eye Can See available on Edel Music/earMusic)
All the Eye Can See by Joe Henry will be available on January 27, 2023
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02
Brand New Cadillac – Samantha Fish and Jess Dayton (from the E.P. The Stardust Sessions available on Rounder Records/Concord Records)
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Brand New Cadillac – Samantha Fish and Jess Dayton (from the E.P. The Stardust Sessions available on Rounder Records/Concord Records)
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03
Soul Good – The Soul Bros (single available on hiTrecords)
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Soul Good – The Soul Bros (single available on hiTrecords)
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04
When You’re Gone – The Milk Carton Kids (from an upcoming 2023 album on Far Cry Records/Thirty Tigers)
New album from The Milk Carton Kids will be available in 2023
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When You’re Gone – The Milk Carton Kids (from an upcoming 2023 album on Far Cry Records/Thirty Tigers)
New album from The Milk Carton Kids will be available in 2023
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05
Oh Betty (acoustic) – Fantastic Negrito (single available on Storefront Records)
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Oh Betty (acoustic) – Fantastic Negrito (single available on Storefront Records)
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06
From What I Recall – Melissa Carper (from the album Ramblin’ Soul available on Mae Music/Thirty Tigers)
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From What I Recall – Melissa Carper (from the album Ramblin’ Soul available on Mae Music/Thirty Tigers)
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07
Mirage – Darren Jessee (from the album Central Bridge available on Bar None Records)
Central Bridge by Darren Jessee will be available on March 24, 2023
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Mirage – Darren Jessee (from the album Central Bridge available on Bar None Records)
Central Bridge by Darren Jessee will be available on March 24, 2023
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08
Codine – The Mother Hips (from the album When We Disappear available on Blue Rose Music)
When We Disappear by The Mother Hips will be available on January 13, 2023
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Codine – The Mother Hips (from the album When We Disappear available on Blue Rose Music)
When We Disappear by The Mother Hips will be available on January 13, 2023
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09
Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Lil’ Red and The Rooster (from the album Keep On! available on Lil’ Red Records)
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Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Lil’ Red and The Rooster (from the album Keep On! available on Lil’ Red Records)
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10
Johnny’s Peacock/The Red Tailed Hawk – The Foreign Landers (from the album Travelers Rest available on )
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Johnny’s Peacock/The Red Tailed Hawk – The Foreign Landers (from the album Travelers Rest available on )
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