Media Monarchy plays Esther Rose, Dierks Bentley x Stephen Wilson Jr., Morgan Wade and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 26, 2025. ♬
Don Bowman – “Little Diesel Drivin’ Devil” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/12759262-Don-Bowman-Jole-Blonn-Little-Diesel-Drivin-Devil // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bowman_(singer) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c0_n0f9Ias
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Esther Rose – “Had To”
‘Want’
New West Records – May 2, 2025
*Esther Rose – “Had To” https://estherrosemusic.bandcamp.com/track/had-to // http://newwst.com/want // The second single to preview ‘Want,’ the upcoming album by Santa Fe’s Esther Rose, due on May 2nd via New West Records.*
Dierks Bentley – “Cold Beer Can” (w/Stephen Wilson Jr.)
Digital Single
Capitol Records Nashville – March 14, 2025
*Dierks Bentley – “Cold Beer Can” (w/Stephen Wilson Jr.) https://soundcloud.com/dierks-bentley/cold-beer-can-feat-stephen // https://dierksbentley.komi.io // The new single by Dierks Bentley, with Stephen Wilson Jr. (of “American Gothic” fame with Hailey Whitters from our #BestOf2023). Available now via Capitol Records Nashville.*
Warren Zeiders – “Love In Letting Go” (w/Lanie Gardner)
‘Relapse, Lies & Betrayal’
Warner Records Nashville – March 14, 2025
*Warren Zeiders – “Love In Letting Go” (w/Lanie Gardner) https://soundcloud.com/warren-zeiders-music/love-in-letting-go // https://warrenzeiders.lnk.to/rlb // From ‘Relapse, Lies & Betrayal,’ the just-released album by Warren Zeiders, available now via Warner Music Nashville.*
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Jackson Hollow – “Appalachia”
Digital Single
Mountain Fever Music Group – March 18, 2025
*Jackson Hollow – “Appalachia” https://soundcloud.com/mountainfeverrec/appalachia // https://www.jacksonhollowmusic.com // An homage to the home of bluegrass music by Canadian band, Jackson Hollow, available now via Mountain Fever Music Group.*
The David Mayfield Parade – “Sapphire Town”
‘Sapphire Town’
Mountain Fever Records – March 18, 2025
*The David Mayfield Parade – “Sapphire Town” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/the-david-mayfield-parade-sapphire-town // https://www.davidmayfieldparade.com // The title track of the just-released EP by The David Mayfield Parade speaks of the gamble that miners make everyday: digging deep in the hopes of striking it rich, while knowing they may lose everything. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
Remedy Tree – “Adaline”
Digital Single
Mountain Fever Records – February 27, 2025
*Remedy Tree – “Adaline” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/remedy-tree-adaline // https://remedytreemusic.com/home // The new single by Florida’s Remedy Tree was written during the pandemic by band co-founder Gabriel Acevedo while he was working at Lowe’s. It’s about a girl who would come in every week on the same day and would tend to the flowers in the garden section. One day she left and never returned, all he knew was her name, and her car’s plates were from Wisconsin. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
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Tasha Ann – “When The Waters Rise”
Digital Single
Tasha Ann Dellinger – January 24, 2025
*Tasha Ann – “When The Waters Rise” https://youtu.be/a8Eh_2lsR-A // https://open.spotify.com/track/5pgbyy5yR8hSRvRLnF4Gd9 // 18 year-old vocalist Tasha Ann wrote this song just days after Hurricane Helene ravaged her home state of North Carolina, the track is available now via the artist.*
Morgan Wade – “East Coast”
Digital Single
Sony Music – March 14, 2025
*Morgan Wade – “East Coast” https://open.spotify.com/track/4aFt8GeOqyZ2OtGwBsHY4x // https://www.morganwademusic.com // Here’s the new single by Morgan Wade, released as she tours in support of her 2024 album ‘Obsessed,’ available now via Sony Music.*
The Castellows – “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”
Digital Single
Warner Music Nashville – March 14, 2025
*The Castellows – “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” https://soundcloud.com/thecastellows/you-dont-even-know-who-i-am // https://linktr.ee/thecastellows // The latest single by The Castellows, available now via Warner Music Nashville.*
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Ron Pope – “Mama Drove a Mustang”
‘American Man, American Music’
Brooklyn Basement Records – February 14, 2025
*Ron Pope – “Mama Drove a Mustang” https://ronpope.bandcamp.com/track/mama-drove-a-mustang-2 // https://found.ee/RPAMAM // From ‘American Man, American Music,’ the just-released album by Nashville-based independent recording artist, Ron Pope. Available now via Brooklyn Basement Records.*
Cody Jinks – “Put The Whiskey Down”
Digital Single
Cody Kinks / Late August Records – March 14, 2025
*Cody Jinks – “Put The Whiskey Down” https://soundcloud.com/codyjinks/put-the-whiskey-down // https://ffm.to/whiskeydown // The new single by Cody Jinks, available now via Cody Kinks / Late August Records.*
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Tex Ritter – “Billy The Kid” (Mono)
‘Blood On The Saddle”
Capitol Records – 1960
*Tex Ritter – “Billy The Kid” (Mono) https://youtu.be/thmROlof6vo // https://www.discogs.com/release/12753481-Tex-Ritter-Blood-On-The-Saddle // https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Ritter // From ‘Blood On The Saddle,’ the 1960 Capitol Records album by singer, songwriter and actor, Tex Ritter.*
Shirl Milete – “Big Country Blues”
‘Blue Plate Special Vol2’
Doghouse & Bone Records – March 2, 2023
*Shirl Milete – “Big Country Blues” https://youtu.be/GNfi9C_2SiU // https://www.discogs.com/release/30280031-Various-Blue-Plate-Special-Vol2 // Here’s another track by enigmatic singer-songwriter Shirl Milete, originally released on his self-titled debut (and only) album, released in 1969 on the Poppy label. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Blue Plate Special Vol2,’ released by Doghouse & Bone Records in 2023.*
Roger Miller – “A Million Years Or So” (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
*Roger Miller – “A Million Years Or So” (Live) https://youtu.be/KJS7KfxTeOc // https://www.discogs.com/release/28665292-Various-Nashville-Gold-Hayseed-Delirium-From-The-Boob-Tube-Golden-Age-1956-1975 // Prolific singer-songwriter Roger Miller originally released this track on his 1967 Smash Records album, ‘Walkin’ In The Sunshine’. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975),’ released by The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility in 2023.*
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