The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 19, 2025

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Closer to the Bone
by: Tommy Castro

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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Back for Me
by: Janiva Magness

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Label: Blue Elan
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Lonesome Drifter
by: Charley Crockett

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Label: Lone Star Rider
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Strange Things Happening
by: Kid Ramos

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Label: Nola Blue
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Heartache in Room 14
by: The Altons

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Label: Daptone
Sub Genre: Soul
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Struck Down
by: The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Label: Stony Plain
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Spirits
by: The Devil Makes Three

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Label: New West
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Wake the Dead
by: Chuck Prophet

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Label: Yep Roc
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Road Trip
by: Stormin' Norman and the Cyclones

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Slang Spirituals
by: Lady Blackbird

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Label: BMG
Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz
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The Hits Keep Coming
by: Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Bad for Each Other
by: Tom Faia & Kate Miller

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Label: Lazy Tom
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Lucius
by: Lucius

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Label: Wildewoman
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition)
by: Mitch Woods

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Label: Club 88
Sub Genre: Classic Blues
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City of Glass
by: AJ Lee & Blue Summit

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Label: Signature Sounds
Sub Genre: Contemporary Bluegrass
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A Foolish Inconsistency
by: Ed Rawlings

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Label: Riff Raft
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Creatures in the Garden
by: Karney

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Folk Rock
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Introspective
by: Bruce Guynn

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Label: New Coast
Sub Genre: Singer/Songwriter
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Writing on the Wall
by: Coco Montoya

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Chicago Blues
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To the Blues and Back Again
by: Val Starr & The Blues Rocket

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Label: Sandwich Factory
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Big Top
by: Frankie V and the Lonely Club

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Label: VSM
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Safe Travels
by: Jerry Kalaf

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Modern Jazz
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Look Up
by: Ringo Starr

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Label: UMG
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Good Intentions Gone Bad
by: Chris Cain

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Blues Therapy
by: Guitar Jack Wargo

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Armageddon in a Summer Dress
by: Sunny War

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Label: New West
Sub Genre: Contemporary Folk
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Thee Black Boltz
by: Tunde Adebimpe

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Label: Sub Pop
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Silver Rounds
by: Olivia Wolf

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Label: MTTM
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Just a Stranger
by: Cash & Skye

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Label: Little Record Company
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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The Romance Continues
by: Tony Saunders

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Label: Baja/TSR
Sub Genre: Smooth Jazz
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Love and Rhythm
by: Blake Aaron

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Label: Innervision
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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Cool Shades
by: Nils

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Label: Baja
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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I Ain't Ever Growing Up (Vol. 1)
by: Tom Ciurczak

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Label: Ludlow TFC
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Oh So Good
by: Blind Lemon Pledge

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Label: OFEH
Sub Genre: Acoustic Blues
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Have Harmony, Will Travel 3
by: Carla Olson

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Here in the Pitch
by: Jessica Pratt

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Label: Mexican Summer
Sub Genre: Alternative
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Rodeo
by: Momma

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Label: Polyvinyl
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Wide Open Light
by: Ben Harper

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Label: Chrysalis
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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The New Normal
by: Guitar Jack Wargo

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Feelin' Good
by: Nils

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Label: Baja
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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You Never Can Tell
by: Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Folk
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Songs for a Perigee Moon
by: Carl Weingarten

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Label: Multiphase
Sub Genre: Fusion
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Risk It All for Love
by: Tom Faia & Kate Miller

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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If You Asked for a Picture
by: Blondshell

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Label: Partisan
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Ten Small Fractures
by: Human Drama

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Label: Bob Frank Ent
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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I Only See the Moon
by: The Milk Carton Kids

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Label: Far Cry
Sub Genre: Contemporary Folk
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Groovin Smooth
by: Ghost Jazz Trio

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Label: Guitar One
Sub Genre: Smooth Jazz
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Hope
by: Todd Boston

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Label: Gita
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Rocket Fuel Logic
by: The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Alternative Country
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Frankie V and the Lonely Club
by: Frankie V and the Lonely Club

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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