Media Monarchy plays The Brothers Bright, Tanika Charles, Tunde Adebimpe and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 13, 2025. ♬
Neal Hefti – “Waltz For Jeannie” // “Scrambled Eggs” [Inst.] (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/6005008-Neal-Hefti-Harlow-Music-From-The-Score-Of-The-Motion-Picture // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlow_(Paramount_film) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iMbMCaKLkU // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXncxoFElcE
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Eric Mauer – “Prélude” (Inst.)
‘Hard Skills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Plaza Mayor Company – February 7, 2025
*Eric Mauer – “Prélude” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/e8w_kQzTdTA // https://open.spotify.com/album/72X6719txzAv8JkbvOCvea // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249826/ // From ‘Hard Skills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Plaza Mayor Company.*
The Brothers Bright – “‘Til the Burning’s Through”
‘The Devil and the Daylong Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Whitestone Nocturne – January 24, 2025
*The Brothers Bright – “‘Til the Burning’s Through” https://youtu.be/Ko-Fu0YoWWQ // https://open.spotify.com/album/4QhQnV9hSrRhbGH3FJZPdo // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10905704/ // From ‘The Devil and the Daylong Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Whitestone Nocturne. The soundtrack album features the film’s score by Nicholas Kirk and songs from the film by The Brothers Bright.*
Francesco De Masi – “Escape Sequence 11” (Inst.)
‘Fuga dal Bronx – Escape from the Bronx (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Beat Records – January 31, 2025
*Francesco De Masi – “Escape Sequence 11” (Inst.) https://francescodemasi.bandcamp.com/track/escape-sequence-11 // https://francescodemasi.bandcamp.com/album/fuga-dal-bronx-escape-from-the-bronx-original-motion-picture-soundtrack // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089104/ // From ‘Fuga dal Bronx – Escape from the Bronx (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Beat Records.*
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Tanika Charles – “Don’t Like You Anymore”
‘Reasons To Stay’
Record Kicks – May 16, 2025
*Tanika Charles – “Don’t Like You Anymore” https://soundcloud.com/tanikacharles/dont-like-you-anymore // https://recordkicks.com/product/tanika-charles-reasons-to-stay/ // The lead single to preview ‘Reasons To Stay,’ the upcoming album by Tanika Charles. Due on May 16th via Record Kicks.*
Randal Despommier – “Jelly Roll’s Living Room” (Inst.)
‘South’
Sunnyside Records – March 7, 2025
*Randal Despommier – “Jelly Roll’s Living Room” (Inst.) https://sunnysiderecords.bandcamp.com/track/jelly-rolls-living-room // https://sunnysiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/south-2 // The lead single to preview ‘South,’ the forthcoming album by composer and alto saxophonist, Randal Despommier. Due on March 7th via Sunnyside Records.*
C Duncan – “It’s Only A Love Song”
‘It’s Only A Love Song’
Bella Union – January 25, 2025
*C Duncan – “It’s Only A Love Song” https://cduncan.bandcamp.com/track/its-only-a-love-song // https://cduncan.bandcamp.com/album/its-only-a-love-song // The title track of the just-released album by Glasgow-based singer-songwriter, C Duncan. Available now via Bella Union.*
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Tunde Adebimpe – “Drop”
‘Thee Black Boltz’
Sub Pop Records – April 18, 2025
*Tunde Adebimpe – “Drop” https://tundeadebimpe.bandcamp.com/track/drop // https://tundeadebimpe.bandcamp.com/album/thee-black-boltz // From ‘Thee Black Boltz,’ the upcoming solo album by co-lead vocalist of TV On The Radio, Tunde Adebimpe. Due on April 18th via Sub Pop Records.*
The Starlight Set – “Gigolo Romance”
Digital Single
Phil Gammage – February 7, 2025
*The Starlight Set – “Gigolo Romance” https://philgammage.bandcamp.com/track/gigolo-romance-single-2 // https://philgammagemusic.com // This new single by The Starlight Set, (the studio side project of singer-songwriter Phil Gammage), is the first preview of the project’s upcoming album, ‘More than a Touch of Class’ (TBA). Available now via the artist.*
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Dominic Frisby – “Govern Me Harder”
‘We’re All Far Right Now & Other Ditties Of Dissent’
Dominic Frisby – January 6, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Dominic Frisby – “Govern Me Harder” https://dominicfrisby.bandcamp.com/track/govern-me-harder // https://www.frisbys.news // A plea for regulation by Dominic Frisby, from his just-released album, ‘We’re All Far Right Now & Other Ditties Of Dissent’. Available now via the artist.*
The Style Council – “My Ever Changing Moods” (12″ Version)
‘The Complete Adventures of The Style Council’
Polydor – October 26, 1998
*Style Council – “My Ever Changing Moods” (12″ Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeF07PaYl3k // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Adventures_of_The_Style_Council // In February 1984, Paul Weller released the fifth single by his hated, post-The Jam project with Mick Talbot, The Style Council. “Kick out The Style/Bring back The Jam,” Tears For Fears sang in their August 1989 smash, “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”.*
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Catholic Girls – “Someone New” // “C’est Impossible”
‘Catholic Girls’
MCA Records – 1982
https://www.discogs.com/release/2614144-Catholic-Girls-Catholic-Girls // https://open.spotify.com/track/0PCr689EYloxQZD3rf6rzH // https://open.spotify.com/track/3G0nj8JB6hAuBSguJxVn06