Media Monarchy plays Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 26, 2025. ♬
Sylvia – “The Matador” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1854876-Sylvia-Drifter // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifter_(Sylvia_album) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYg45fyH-K4
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Dierks Bentley – “She Hates Me”
Digital Single
Capitol Records Nashville – February 14, 2025
*Dierks Bentley – “She Hates Me” https://soundcloud.com/dierks-bentley/she-hates-me // https://dierksbentley.komi.io // Here’s the just-released Valentine’s Day single by Dierks Bentley, available now via Capitol Records Nashville.*
Caylee Hammack – “How Long”
‘Bed Of Roses’
Capitol Records Nashville – March 7, 2025
*Caylee Hammack – “How Long” https://soundcloud.com/cayleehammack/how-long // https://cayleehammack.komi.io // The latest single to preview ‘Bed Of Roses,’ the upcoming album by Caylee Hammack, due on March 7th via Capitol Records Nashville.*
Jon Pardi – “Love The Lights Out”
‘Honkytonk Hollywood’
Capitol Records Nashville – April 11, 2025
*Jon Pardi – “Love The Lights Out” https://soundcloud.com/jon-pardi-music/love-the-lights-out // https://strm.to/JonPardiHonkytonkHollywood // From ‘Honkytonk Hollywood,’ the upcoming album by Jon Pardi, due on April 11th via Capitol Records Nashville.*
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J.C. Clements – “Montreal”
Digital Single
Beyond Blue Records – February 8, 2025
*J.C. Clements – “Montreal” https://youtu.be/T-1cYdPf5oE // https://www.jcclementsband.com // This new single by Indiana-based singer, songwriter and mandolin player J.C. Clements will appear on her upcoming third album, ‘Secret Studio Sessions’ (TBA). The single is available now via Beyond Blue Records.*
Danny Burns – “Blue Ridge Blue”
Digital Single
Bonfire Recording Co. – February 12, 2025
*Danny Burns – “Blue Ridge Blue” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/danny-burns-blue-ridge-blue // https://sc.lnk.to/2kH14z // This just-released song by Danny Burns will appear on his forthcoming album ‘Southern Sky,’ set for release later this year. The single is available now via Bonfire Recording Co.*
Thomas Cassell – “When I’ve Got to Tennessee”
‘The Never-Ending Years’
Mountain Fever Records – October 4, 2024
*Thomas Cassell – “When I’ve Got to Tennessee” https://soundcloud.com/thomascassell-music/when-ive-got-to-tennessee // https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/9TYMZI1uGD // Here’s the new single to promote Thomas Cassell’s 2024 album, ‘The Never-Ending Years’. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
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Geoff Gibbons – “Beautiful Broken Things”
Digital Single
Geoff Gibbons – November 14, 2025
*Geoff Gibbons – “Beautiful Broken Things” https://open.spotify.com/album/6iL4GvAUy7ldrPZzC6VCnZ // https://www.geoffgibbons.com // Here’s the just-released single by Vancouver-based singer-songwriter, Geoff Gibbons. Available now via the artist.*
Janiva Magness – “Holes” (w/Sue Foley)
‘Back For Me’
Blue Élan Records – March 28, 2025
*Janiva Magness – “Holes” (w/Sue Foley) https://janiva-magness.bandcamp.com/track/holes-feat-sue-foley // https://janiva-magness.bandcamp.com/album/back-for-me // From ‘Back For Me,’ the upcoming album by California-based blues, soul and americana singer-songwriter, Janiva Magness. Due on March 28th via Blue Élan Records.*
Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – “Fine And Mellow”
‘Step Out!’
Spinout Nuggets – December 27, 2024
*Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – “Fine And Mellow” https://spinoutnuggets.bandcamp.com/track/fine-and-mellow // https://spinoutnuggets.bandcamp.com/album/step-out // From ‘Step Out!,’ the just-released LP by Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers, (formed in 2005 to specialize in Chicago-style blues), available now via Spinout Nuggets.*
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Michael Martin Murphey – “Crack Up In Las Cruces”
‘Blue Plate Special Vol2’
Doghouse & Bone Records – March 2, 2023
*Michael Martin Murphey – “Crack Up In Las Cruces” https://youtu.be/OpuKR0TVhYg // https://www.discogs.com/release/30280031-Various-Blue-Plate-Special-Vol2 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Martin_Murphey // Progressive country singer and songwriter Michael Martin Murphey released this sad tale on his 1972 A&M Records album, ‘Geronimo’s Cadillac’. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Blue Plate Special Vol2,’ released in 2023 on French label Doghouse & Bone Records. (Ed. note: Murphey is also the author of New Mexico’s state ballad, “The Land of Enchantment”.*
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs – “Rainbow Of My Dreams” (Live)
‘Live Again WCYB-Bristol Farm and Fun Time’
Rebel Records – February 4, 2025
*Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs – “Rainbow Of My Dreams” https://rebelrecords.bandcamp.com/track/rainbow-of-my-dreams // https://rebelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-again-wcyb-bristol-farm-and-fun-time // From the various artists compilation album, ‘Live Again WCYB-Bristol Farm and Fun Time,’ available now via Rebel Records.*
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George Jones – “I Don’t Have Sense Enough (To Come In Out Of The Pain)”
‘I’ll Share My World With You’
Musicor – 1969
*George Jones – “I Don’t Have Sense Enough (To Come In Out Of The Pain)” https://youtu.be/yItpVBZmSNg // https://www.discogs.com/release/16054712-George-Jones-Ill-Share-My-World-With-You // Here’s a song George Jones liked and put his heart into. From the 1969 album, ‘I’ll Share My World With You,’ released on Musicor.*
Norma Jean – “I Wouldn’t Buy A Used Car From Him” (Live)
‘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
*Norma Jean – “I Wouldn’t Buy A Used Car From Him” (Live) https://youtu.be/v8OFOLLxeHg // https://www.discogs.com/release/28665292-Various-Nashville-Gold-Hayseed-Delirium-From-The-Boob-Tube-Golden-Age-1956-1975 // This song by country singer Norma Jean was originally released in 1965 on her RCA Victor album ‘Pretty Miss Norma Jean,’ this version was performed live on The Porter Wagoner Show. Featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975),’ issued in 2023 by The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*