Media Monarchy plays Hailey Whitters, Suzanne Vega, Lainey Wilson and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for April 16, 2025. ♬
Dwight Yoakam – “This Drinkin’ Will Kill Me” (Single Version // Vinyl)
‘This Drinkin’ Will Kill Me b/w Miner’s Prayer’
Warner Bros. Records – PRO-S-2424 – 1986
*Dwight Yoakam – “This Drinkin’ Will Kill Me” (Single Version // Vinyl) ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://www.discogs.com/release/5199033-Dwight-Yoakam-This-Drinkin-Will-Kill-Me // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly_Deluxe_(Dwight_Yoakam_album) // This 1986 promo single (bought from the late, great NE Sandy location of Portland’s Everyday Music for 10¢!) features an exclusive earlier version of the song that would appear in a more-finished studio version on the following year’s sophomore breakthrough album, ‘Hillbilly Deluxe’.*
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Hailey Whitters – “High On A Heartbreak”
‘Corn Queen’
Big Loud Records – June 6, 2025
*Hailey Whitters – “High On A Heartbreak” https://soundcloud.com/hailey-whitters/high-on-a-heartbreak // https://haileywhitters.ffm.to/cornqueen // The next single that has the word “high” in the title to preview ‘Corn Queen,’ the upcoming album by Hailey Whitters. Due on June 6th via Big Loud Records.*
Cody Jinks – “Snake Bit”
Digital Single
Late August Records – April 4, 2025
*Cody Jinks – “Snake Bit” https://soundcloud.com/codyjinks/snake-bit // https://ffm.to/snakebitcodyjinks // Here’s the just-released single regarding snakes in the music business by singer, Cody Jinks. Available now via Late August Records.*
The Ugly – “I Knew She Was a Cheater”
‘One More Couple of Beers’
The Ugly – March 14, 2025
*The Ugly – “I Knew She Was a Cheater” https://theuglyoakland.bandcamp.com/track/i-knew-she-was-a-cheater // https://theuglyoakland.bandcamp.com/album/one-more-couple-of-beers // From ‘One More Couple of Beers,’ the just-released album by Oakland band, The Ugly. Available now via the artist.*
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Suzanne Vega – “Chambermaid”
‘Flying With Angels’
Cooking Vinyl – May 2, 2025
*Suzanne Vega – “Chambermaid” https://soundcloud.com/suzanne-vega/chambermaid // https://svega.lnk.to/Flying_With_Angels // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Vega // From ‘Flying With Angels,’ the upcoming album by Suzanne Vega, due on May 2nd via Cooking Vinyl.*
Dylan Earl – “High on Ouachita”
Digital Single
Gar Hole Records – April 2, 2025
*Dylan Earl – “High on Ouachita” https://dylanearl.bandcamp.com/track/high-on-ouachita // https://dylanearl.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouachita_Mountains // The new single by Arkansas singer-songwriter, Dylan Earl, available now via Gar Hole Records.*
Garrett T. Capps – “Toxic Serenity”
‘Life is Strange’
Garrett T. Capps – March 25, 2025
*Garrett T. Capps – “Toxic Serenity” https://garretttcapps.bandcamp.com/track/toxic-serenity // https://garretttcapps.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-strange // From ‘Life is Strange,’ the just-released album by Texas hitmaker Garrett T. Capps, available now via the artist.*
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Susto Stringband – “Friends, Lovers, Ex-Lovers: Whatever”
‘Volume One’
New West Records – March 28, 2025
*Susto Stringband – “Friends, Lovers, Ex-Lovers: Whatever” https://susto.bandcamp.com/track/friends-lovers-ex-lovers-whatever-6 // http://newwst.com/volumeone // From ‘Volume One,’ the just-released album by Susto Stringband, the project of singer-songwriter, Justin Osborne – the country-fried side project of his South Carolina rock band, Susto. Available now via New West Records.*
Sister Sadie – “Let The Circle Be Broken”
Digital Single
Mountain Home Music Company – April 4, 2025
*Sister Sadie – “Let The Circle Be Broken” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/sister-sadie-let-the-circle-be-broken // https://clg.lnk.to/SS-ltcbb // Here’s the new single by Sister Sadie, available now via Mountain Home Music Company.*
Lainey Wilson – “Bell Bottoms Up” (Live)
Digital Single
Broken Bow Records – April 4, 2025
*Lainey Wilson – “Bell Bottoms Up” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/laineywilsonmusic/bell-bottoms-up // https://linktr.ee/laineywilson // https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g55229-d27956562-Reviews-Lainey_Wilson_s_Bell_Bottoms_Up-Nashville_Davidson_County_Tennessee.html // Here’s the just-released single by Lainey Wilson, available now via Broken Bow Records. This live song was played in the legendary Abbey Road Studios and just _happens_ to the be the name of her restaurant, Bell Bottom’s Up.*
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Conway Twitty – “I Didn’t Lose Her (I Threw Her Away)”
‘I Can’t See Me Without You’
Decca – 1972
*Conway Twitty – “I Didn’t Lose Her (I Threw Her Away)” https://youtu.be/pBMU9L9YN_w // https://www.discogs.com/release/5512259-Conway-Twitty-I-Cant-See-Me-Without-You // From ‘I Can’t See Me Without You,’ the 1972 Decca Records album by Conway Twitty.*
Tom T. Hall – “I Flew Over Our House Last Night”
‘The Rhymer And Other Five And Dimers’
Mercury – 1973
*Tom T. Hall – “I Flew Over Our House Last Night” https://youtu.be/kByeFKivEZM // https://www.discogs.com/release/2079923-Tom-T-Hall-The-Rhymer-And-Other-Five-And-Dimers // From ‘The Rhymer And Other Five And Dimers,’ the 1973 Mercury album by Tom T. Hall.*
Tony Joe White – “I Want You”
‘Blue Plate Special Vol2’
Doghouse & Bone Records – March 2, 2025
*Tony Joe White – “I Want You” (Live) https://youtu.be/YBtgszJuVq8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/30280031-Various-Blue-Plate-Special-Vol2 // https://www.discogs.com/master/126107-Tony-Joe-White-Continued // This track, with studio chatter, was originally released on Tony Joe White’s 1969 Monument Records album, ‘…Continued’. Here comped on the V/A album, ‘Blue Plate Special Vol2,’ issued by Doghouse & Bone Records in 2023.*