Media Monarchy plays Jon Pardi, Muscadine Bloodline, Turnpike Troubadours and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for April 23, 2025. ♬
Steely Dan – “With A Gun” (Vinyl)
‘Pretzel Logic’
ABC Records – February 20, 1974
*Steely Dan – “With A Gun” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM89Cx3GQJg // https://www.discogs.com/release/512366-Steely-Dan-Pretzel-Logic // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretzel_Logic // Legendary critic Robert Christgau said, “The music can be called jazzy without implying an insult, and Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are the real world’s answer to Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia.” The album was also included in the book ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die’.*
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Jon Pardi – “Hey California”
‘Honkytonk Hollywood’
Capitol Records Nashville – April 11, 2025
*Jon Pardi – “Hey California” https://youtu.be/YO-kISnrJjU // https://strm.to/JonPardiHonkytonkHollywood // From ‘Honkytonk Hollywood,’ the just-released album by Jon Pardi, available now via Capitol Records Nashville.*
Cole Phillips – “Magnolias In May”
‘Steel Toes And Texacos’
Columbia – April 11, 2025
*Cole Phillips – “Magnolias In May” https://soundcloud.com/colephillips-music/magnolias-in-may // https://colephillips.lnk.to/SteelToesandTexacos // From ‘Steel Toes And Texacos,’ the just-released EP by Cole Phillips, available now via Columbia.*
Everette – “Glad To Be Here”
‘Simple as That’
Everette – April 11, 2025
*Everette – “Glad To Be Here” https://youtu.be/AcLvtulgWAU // https://everette.lnk.to/simpleasthatep // From ‘Simple as That,’ the just-released EP by Kentucky band, Everette. Available now via the artist.*
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Muscadine Bloodline – “Hittin’ My Stride” (w/Ben Chapman)
‘…And What Was Left Behind’
Thirty Tigers – April 11, 2025
*Muscadine Bloodline – “Hittin’ My Stride” (w/Ben Chapman) https://soundcloud.com/muscadinebloodline/hittin-my-stride // https://orcd.co/mb_awwlb // From ‘…And What Was Left Behind,’ the just-released album by Muscadine Bloodline, available now via Thirty Tigers.*
Kristina Murray – “Fool’s Gold”
‘Little Blue’
Normaltown Records – May 9, 2025
*Kristina Murray – “Fool’s Gold” https://kristinamurray.bandcamp.com/track/fool-s-gold // http://newwst.com/littleblue // The latest single to preview ‘Little Blue,’ the upcoming album by Kristina Murray, due on May 9th via New West imprint Normaltown Records.*
Turnpike Troubadours – “Heaven Passing Through”
‘The Price Of Admission’
Bossier City Records / Thirty Tigers – April 11, 2025
*Turnpike Troubadours – “Heaven Passing Through” https://soundcloud.com/turnpiketroubadours/heaven-passing-through // https://orcd.co/tpttpoa // From ‘The Price Of Admission,’ the just-released album by Turnpike Troubadours, available now via Bossier City Records / Thirty Tigers.*
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Them Coulee Boys – “Change, etc.”
‘No Fun In The Chrysalis’
Them Coulee Boys – February 28, 2025
*Them Coulee Boys – “Change, etc.” https://themcouleeboys.bandcamp.com/track/change-etc // https://themcouleeboys.bandcamp.com/album/no-fun-in-the-chrysalis // From ‘No Fun In The Chrysalis,’ the just-released album by Wisconsin-based band, Them Coulee Boys. Available now via the artist.*
Jesse Daniel – “My Time Is Gonna Come”
‘Son of the San Lorenzo’
Lightning Rod Records – June 6, 2025
*Jesse Daniel – “My Time Is Gonna Come” https://thejessedaniel.bandcamp.com/track/my-time-is-gonna-come // https://orcd.co/jd-sotsl // From ‘Son of the San Lorenzo,’ the upcoming album by Jesse Daniel, due on June 6th via Lightning Rod Records.*
Rodney Crowell – “Banks Of The Old Bandera”
‘The Houston Kid’
Sugar Hill Records – March, 2024
*Rodney Crowell – “Banks Of The Old Bandera” https://youtu.be/2mc2qqPilDI // https://www.discogs.com/release/30076702-Rodney-Crowell-The-Houston-Kid // This past week, Willie Nelson issued his cover of Rodney Crowell’s classic song, “Banks Of The Old Bandera,” which was originally recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker and released in 1978. Instead of playing Pfizer shill Willie’s lame version, let’s listen to Rodney’s heartfelt rendition! From the 2024 Vinyl Me Please reissue of his 2001 album, ‘The Houston Kid’.*
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Tammy Wynette – “Take Me To Your World”
‘Take Me To Your World / I Don’t Wanna Play House’
Epic – 1968
*Tammy Wynette – “Take Me To Your World” https://youtu.be/0BhIrs6M9oo // https://www.discogs.com/release/19755376-Tammy-Wynette-Take-Me-To-Your-World-I-Dont-Wanna-Play-House // From ‘Take Me To Your World / I Don’t Wanna Play House,’ the 1968 Epic album by Tammy Wynette.*
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Truck Drivin’ Man” (Live)
‘The Exciting Sounds Of Buck Owens And His Buckaroos / Live From Richmond, Virginia, 1964’
Omnivore Records – March 28, 2024
*Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – “Truck Drivin’ Man” (Live) ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/live-from-richmond/ // Don Rich lends a hand with some sound effects and such on this track from, ‘The Exciting Sounds Of Buck Owens And His Buckaroos / Live From Richmond, Virginia, 1964,’ available now via Omnivore Recordings.*
Shirl Milete – “I’ll Be Here In The Morning” (Townes Van Zandt Cover)
‘Shirl Milete’
Poppy – 1969
*Shirl Milete – “I’ll Be Here In The Morning” (Townes Van Zandt Cover) https://youtu.be/OFg9ubcGGEo // https://www.discogs.com/release/2567388-Shirl-Milete-Shirl-Milete // This cover of Townes Zandt appeared on Shirl Milete’s self-titled debut album, issued on the Poppy label in 1969.*
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