Media Monarchy plays Zach Bryan, Marcus King, Wyatt Flores and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 19, 2025. ♬
The Imperials – “Water Grave” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/15797062-Imperials-Sail-On // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imperials // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_On_(Imperials_album) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujibrCLO-I
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Zach Bryan – “Dear Miss”
Digital Single
Warner Records – February 11, 2025
*Zach Bryan – “Dear Miss” https://soundcloud.com/achane/dear-miss // https://www.zachbryan.com // https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/country-music-stars-heated-exchange-in-new-york-bar-caught-on-camera.html // Here’s the new single by Zach Bryan, available now via Warner Records.*
Sam Outlaw – “I Never Saw Him Cry”
‘The Nonessential’
Black Hills Recordings – March 24, 2025
*Sam Outlaw – “I Never Saw Him Cry” https://soundcloud.com/sam-outlaw/i-never-saw-him-cry // https://sl.cmdshft.com/thenonessential // From ‘The Nonessential,’ the upcoming album by Sam Outlaw, due on March 24th via Black Hills Recordings.*
Marcus King – “Homesick” (Live)
‘Live With Marcus King’
Real Music TV – February 11, 2025
*Marcus King – “Homesick” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/marcusking-music/homesick // https://marcusking.komi.io // Live version of the song by The Marcus King Band, originally released on their 2018 album, ‘Carolina Confessions,’ from the just-released EP, ‘Live With Marcus King’. Available now via Real Music TV.*
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Scott Ballew – “Middle Aged Lazy”
Digital Single
Leisure Rodeo – February 7, 2025
*Scott Ballew – “Middle Aged Lazy” https://youtu.be/AA2T5hXJSkQ // https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IjfR0jevblGol29K4Gjo8 // Here’s the just-released single by Scott Ballew, the Austin-based singer songwriter (and drummer of power pop band, The Shazam), who passed away in April of 2019 at the age of 46. Available now via Leisure Rodeo. No information available on this new track, though it looks to be related to “Middle Age Crazy,” the title track of a 4-song EP released posthumously in 2023.*
Mason Ramsey – “Live Lonely” (w/Harper Grace)
Digital Single
Atlantic Records – February 7, 2025
*Mason Ramsey – “Live Lonely” (w/Harper Grace) https://youtu.be/xptW7Qf3HS0 // https://masonramsey.lnk.to/LiveLonelyID // Calling Roy Orbison! Here’s the new single by Mason Ramsey and Harper Grace, available now via Atlantic Records.*
Wyatt Flores – “West Of Tulsa” (Live)
‘Live At Cain’s Ballroom’
Island Records – February 14, 2025
*Wyatt Flores – “West Of Tulsa” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/wyatt-team/west-of-tulsa-live-at-cains // https://link.fans/liveatcainsballroom // https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g51697-d563530-Reviews-Cain_s_Ballroom-Tulsa_Oklahoma.html // From ‘Live At Cain’s Ballroom,’ the just-released album by Wyatt Flores, available now via Island Records.*
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Mark Morton – “Brother” (w/Cody Jinks)
‘Without The Pain’
Snakefarm – April 11, 2025
*Mark Morton – “Brother” (w/Cody Jinks) https://youtu.be/fdLEjaM-cGE // https://markmorton.lnk.to/BrotherwithCodyJinks // From ‘Without The Pain,’ the upcoming country album by Lamb Of God guitarist, Mark Morton. Due on April 11th via Snakefarm.*
Jason Boland & The Stragglers – “Take Me Back to Austin”
‘The Last Kings Of Babylon’
Proud Souls Entertainment / Thirty Tigers – March 14, 2025
*Jason Boland & The Stragglers – “Take Me Back to Austin” https://soundcloud.com/jasonbolandandthestragglers/take-me-back-to-austin // https://ffm.to/thelastkings.bio // From ‘The Last Kings Of Babylon,’ the upcoming album by Jason Boland & The Stragglers. Due on March 14th via Proud Souls Entertainment / Thirty Tigers.*
Jon Azzarello – “Broken Together”
Digital Single
Old Bear Records – February 11, 2025
*Jon Azzarello – “Broken Together” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/jon-azzarello-broken-together // https://linktr.ee/jonazzarello // Here’s the just-released single by folk singer, songwriter and pastor, Jon Azzarello. Available now via Old Bear Records.*
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Conway Twitty – “Night Fires”
‘Country Funk III 1975-1982’
Light In The Attic – March 10, 2023
*Conway Twitty – “Night Fires” https://youtu.be/MZJ9tB2m_u8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/26532422-Various-Country-Funk-III-1975-1982 // This song by country music legend Conway Twitty was originally released on his 1980 MCA Records album, ‘Heart & Soul’. Here featured on the various artist compilation album, ‘Country Funk III 1975-1982,’ issued by Light In The Attic in 2023.*
Dick Curless – “Loser’s Cocktail”
‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975)’
The Omni Recording Corporation, The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – October 5, 2023
*Dick Curless – “Loser’s Cocktail” https://youtu.be/xuKRvm1yDxI // Maine country singer Dick Curless released this song as the A-side of a Capitol Records 45 in 1971, here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975)’. Issued by The Omni Recording Corporation, The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility in 2023.*
Glen Patterson (aka George Jones) – “Unwanted Babies”
‘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
*Glen Patterson (aka George Jones) – “Unwanted Babies” https://youtu.be/Cg3OPPgp_gM // https://www.discogs.com/release/26528321-Various-The-Now-Sound-Of-Nashville-Psychedelic-Gestures-In-The-Country-Music-Experience-1966-1973 // Legendary country singer George Jones cut this track, released on Musicor in 1967, at the insistence of his producer Pappy Daily, who loved this bit of Nashville protest folk. Jones, however, disliked the song and refused to attach his name to it, later when Jones heard the ‘Glen Patterson’ song on Ralph Emery’s WSM radio show, he reiterated his disgust with the track, and refused to admit that he had cut it! And so the song slipped into obscurity, until being featured on the various artists compilation album ‘The Now Sound Of Nashville: Psychedelic Gestures In The Country Music Experience (1966-1973)’ issued in 2023 by The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility, The Omni Recording Corporation.*