The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of May 3, 2025

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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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Closer to the Bone
by: Tommy Castro

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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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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Lonesome Drifter
by: Charley Crockett

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Label: Lone Star Rider
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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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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Lemon Live!
by: Blind Lemon Pledge

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Label: OFEH
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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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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Black Light / White Noise
by: Smith/Kotzen

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Label: BMG
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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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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Thee Black Boltz
by: Tunde Adebimpe

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Label: Sub Pop
Sub Genre: Alternative 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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Blues Therapy
by: Guitar Jack Wargo

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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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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The New Normal
by: Guitar Jack Wargo

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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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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Slang Spirituals
by: Lady Blackbird

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Label: BMG
Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz
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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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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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Welcome to the Family
by: Michael Franti & Spearhead

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Label: Thirty Tigers
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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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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Bluesin' It Up
by: Otilia Donaire

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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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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If You Asked for a Picture
by: Blondshell

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Label: Partisan
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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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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Better Dreaming
by: Tune-Yards

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Label: 4AD
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Hold on
by: Shari Puorto

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Label: Little Lightning Productions
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Happy Hour
by: Mitch Woods

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Label: Momojo
Sub Genre: Classic Blues
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Moneyball
by: Dutch Interior

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Label: Fat Possum
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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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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Sing to Me About Tomorrow
by: Winterlark

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Label: Squink
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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What Are You Waiting For?
by: The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra

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Label: Blue Dot
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Walking Through These Blues
by: Steve Postell

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Label: Quarto Valley
Sub Genre: Acoustic Blues
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Look Up
by: Ringo Starr

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Label: UMG
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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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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City of Glass
by: AJ Lee & Blue Summit

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Label: Signature Sounds
Sub Genre: Contemporary Bluegrass
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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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Heartbreakers Beach Party: the Soundtrack
by: Tom Petty

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Label: UMG
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Suzy Sings Seibel
by: Suzy Thompson

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Traditional Folk
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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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Things Done Changed
by: Jerron Paxton

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Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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DOGGOD
by: L.A. WITCH

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Label: Suicide Squeeze
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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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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CHIME OBLIVION
by: CHIME OBLIVION

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Label: deathgod
Sub Genre: Punk 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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Wide Open Light
by: Ben Harper

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Label: Chrysalis
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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Feelin' Good
by: Nils

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Label: Baja
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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