Media Monarchy plays Hailey Whitters, Kinky Friedman, Larkin Poe and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for January 29, 2025. ♬
Hasil Adkins – “Boo Boo the Cat” (Live // Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1104800-Hasil-Adkins-Boo-Boo-The-Cat-Mathilda // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasil_Adkins // https://www.nortonrecords.com/232-hasil-adkins-look-at-that-caveman-go-cd-232/ // https://www.discogs.com/release/3341472-Hasil-Adkins-Look-At-That-Caveman-Go // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjHAq9fuTu8 (Shorter album version)
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Hailey Whitters – “Casseroles”
Digital Single
Mercury Records/Republic Records – January 17, 2025
*Hailey Whitters – “Casseroles” https://soundcloud.com/hailey-whitters/casseroles // https://haileywhitters.com // Here’s the first new solo release by Hailey Whitters since 2023, available now via Mercury Records/Republic Records.*
Kinky Friedman – “See You Down the Highway”
‘Poet of Motel 6’
Blue Élan Records – March 21, 2025
*Kinky Friedman – “See You Down the Highway” https://kinkyfriedman.bandcamp.com/track/see-you-down-the-highway // https://kinkyfriedman.bandcamp.com/album/poet-of-motel-6 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Friedman // The lead single to preview ‘Poet of Motel 6,’ the upcoming posthumous album by Kinky Friedman, due on March 21st via Blue Élan Records.*
Waylon Wyatt – “Sunday Supper” (w/Bayker Blankenship)
Digital Single
Music Soup/Darkroom Records – January 17, 2025
*Waylon Wyatt – “Sunday Supper” (w/Bayker Blankenship) https://soundcloud.com/waylonwyatt/sunday-supper // https://www.waylonwyatt.com // Here’s the just-released single by rising country singer Waylon Wyatt, available now via Music Soup/Darkroom Records.*
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Larkin Poe – “Easy Love Pt. 1”
‘Bloom’
Tricki-Woo – January 24, 2025
*Larkin Poe – “Easy Love Pt. 1” https://youtu.be/kNTv5qHQMSM // https://larkinpoe.lnk.to/Bloom // Here’s the new single from ‘Bloom,’ the just-released album by Larkin Poe, available now via Tricki-Woo.*
Chad Harvey – “Huggin N’ A Lovin'”
Digital Single
Chad Harvey – January 20, 2025
*Chad Harvey – “Huggin N’ A Lovin'” https://soundcloud.com/chad-harvey-music/08-huggin-n-a-lovin // https://chadharveymusic.com/home // Here’s the just-released digital single by Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Chad Harvey. Available now via the artist.*
JD Clayton – “Dirt Roads Of Red”
‘Blue Sky Sundays’
Rounder Records – February 28, 2025
*JD Clayton – “Dirt Roads Of Red” https://soundcloud.com/jdclaytonofficial/dirt-roads-of-red-3 // https://found.ee/JDClaytonBSSalbum // From ‘Blue Sky Sundays,’ the upcoming album by Arkansas-born singer-songwriter, JD Clayton. Due on February 28th via Rounder Records.*
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Jason Boland & The Stragglers – “Drive”
‘The Last Kings Of Babylon’
Proud Souls Entertainment / Thirty Tigers – March 14, 2025
*Jason Boland & The Stragglers – “Drive” https://soundcloud.com/jasonbolandandthestragglers/drive // https://ffm.to/jbdrive // Here’s the second single to preview ‘The Last Kings Of Babylon,’ the upcoming album by Jason Boland & The Stragglers. Due on March 14th via Proud Souls Entertainment / Thirty Tigers.*
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers – “Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)” (Tom T. Hall Cover)
Digital Single
Mountain Home Music Company – January 17, 2025
*Chris Jones & The Night Drivers – “Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)” (Tom T. Hall Cover) https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/chris-jones-the-night-drivers-mama-bake-a-pie-daddy-kill-a-chicken // https://chrisjonesgrass.com // A son returns home from war on this cover of Tom T. Hall by Canadian bluegrass band, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers. Available now via Mountain Home Music Company.*
The Mining Co. – “Blood Suckers”
‘Classic Monsters’
Pindrop – August 9, 2024
*The Mining Co. – “Blood Suckers” https://theminingco.bandcamp.com/track/blood-suckers // http://theminingco.co.uk // From ‘Classic Monsters,’ the recently-released album by Irish folk singer and songwriter Michael Gallagher aka The Mining Co. The concept album, dedicated to those that met their gruesome end in the classic monster movies enjoyed by Michael as a kid, is available now via Pindrop.*
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Porter Wagoner – “The Cold Hard Facts Of Life”
‘The Cold Hard Facts Of Life’
RCA – 1967
*Porter Wagoner – “The Cold Hard Facts Of Life” https://open.spotify.com/track/2s2Owv5k5HaXCkvwV8AbsG // https://www.discogs.com/release/8131985-Porter-Wagoner-The-Cold-Hard-Facts-Of-Life // Porter Wagoner sings of a heartbreak that leads to murder on the title track of his 1967 RCA album, ‘The Cold Hard Facts Of Life’.*
Tom T. Hall – “Country Is”
‘Country Is’
Mercury – 1974
*Tom T. Hall – “Country Is” https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZSQJEl7oraSzeloVNeM4s // https://www.discogs.com/release/3160693-Tom-T-Hall-Country-Is // Here’s the title track of the 1974 Mercury album by Tom T. Hall.*
Johnny Darrell – “Trouble Maker”
‘The Now Sound Of Nashville: Psychedelic Gestures In The Country Music Experience (1966-1973)’
The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility / The Omni Recording Corporation – March 15, 2023
*Johnny Darrell – “Trouble Maker” // #MediaMonarchy Vinyl Exclusive // https://www.discogs.com/release/26528321-Various-The-Now-Sound-Of-Nashville-Psychedelic-Gestures-In-The-Country-Music-Experience-1966-1973 // https://www.discogs.com/master/1352892-Johnny-Darrell-Trouble-Maker // Singer-songwriter Johnny Darrell released this song on the A-side of a United Artists 7″ in 1969, here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘The Now Sound Of Nashville: Psychedelic Gestures In The Country Music Experience (1966-1973)’. Available now via The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility / The Omni Recording Corporation.*