Media Monarchy plays The Allergies, The Inciters, Thee Sacred Souls and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for May 22, 2025. ♬
Jane Powell – “How Come You Do Me Like You Do?” (Vinyl)
‘Can’t We Be Friends’
Verve – 1956
*Jane Powell – “How Come You Do Me Like You Do?” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_5MsPrcnlU // https://www.discogs.com/release/15312523-Jane-Powell-Cant-We-Be-Friends // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Come_You_Do_Me_Like_You_Do%3F // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Powell // “How Come You Do Me Like You Do?” is a song written by vaudeville comedy duo Gene Austin and Roy Bergere in 1924. It has later been covered by many artists, and is considered a jazz standard. The song has been covered by many artists, including Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Eddie Condon, Duke Ellington, Lead Belly, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, George Shearing, Jane Powell & more. Bought the New River Antique Mall, WV with my buddy, RBL.*
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James Righton – “Liver King’s Story” (Inst.)
‘Untold: The Liver King (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)’
Netflix Music – May 16, 2025
*James Righton – “Liver King’s Story” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/CSHnXZb8QcI // https://open.spotify.com/album/7yc0ANLJBkgECWZ7Gtfyqe // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36557706/ // From ‘Untold: The Liver King (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Film),’ available now via Netflix Music.*
Amanda Jones – “‘Murderbot’ Main Title” (Inst.)
‘Murderbot: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)’
Lakeshore Records – May 16, 2025
*Amanda Jones – “‘Murderbot’ Main Title” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/ge99e_f9r3c // https://open.spotify.com/album/5b6W9TbtkAPbtj1xuy0vwT // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30444310/ // From ‘Murderbot: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack),’ available now via Lakeshore Records.*
Jared Michael Fry – “‘A Working Man’ Main Title” (Inst.)
‘A Working Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Filmtrax – March 28, 2025
*Jared Michael Fry – “‘A Working Man’ Main Title” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/Wdm0ddqPSUM // https://open.spotify.com/album/68ZNjbneOTNjUC6aCHYXRx // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9150192/ // From ‘A Working Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Filmtrax.*
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The Allergies – “Bye Bye Baby”
‘Bye Bye Baby’
Jalapeno Records – May 9, 2025
*The Allergies – “Bye Bye Baby” https://theallergies.bandcamp.com/track/bye-bye-baby // The title track of the just-released 7″ by The Allergies, available now via Jalapeno Records.*
Tony Tixier – “Magic” (Inst.)
‘Poems Never End’
Whirlwind Recordings – May 30, 2025
*Tony Tixier – “Magic” (Inst.) https://tonytixier-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/track/magic // From ‘Poems Never End,’ the upcoming album by composer, arranger and pianist, Tony Tixier. Due on May 30th via Whirlwind Recordings.*
Meredith d’Ambrosio – “Prelude To a Kiss”
‘Midnight Mood’
Sunnyside Records – March 14, 2025
*Meredith d’Ambrosio – “Prelude To a Kiss” https://meredithdambrosio.bandcamp.com/track/prelude-to-a-kiss // From ‘Midnight Mood,’ the just-released album by jazz vocalist, Meredith d’Ambrosio -featuring guitarist Frédéric Loiseau and pianist Paul McWilliams. Available now via Sunnyside Records.*
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Phill Most Chill & Djar One – “Born to Rock”
‘Deal with it’
Beats House Records – February 7, 2025
*Phill Most Chill & Djar One – “Born to Rock” https://beatshouse.bandcamp.com/track/born-to-rock // This bell-ringer is included on ‘Deal with it,’ the just-released album by French dynamic duo, Phill Most Chill & Djar One. Available now via Beats House Records.*
The Inciters – “Give Me”
‘I Give You My Soul’
Pirates Press Records – May 9, 2025
*The Inciters – “Give Me” https://theinciters.bandcamp.com/track/give-me // https://shop.piratespressrecords.com/collections/new-featured-music/products/incip416bl-lp // From ‘I Give You My Soul,’ the just-released album by California band, The Inciters. Available now via Pirates Press Records.*
Thee Sacred Souls – “We Don’t Have to Be Alone”
‘We Don’t Have To Be Alone b/w Somebody Knew’
Penrose Records – June 20, 2025
*Thee Sacred Souls – “We Don’t Have to Be Alone” https://theesacredsouls.bandcamp.com/track/we-dont-have-to-be-alone // https://daptone.ffm.to/wdhtba.XJI // From ‘We Don’t Have To Be Alone b/w Somebody Knew,’ the upcoming 7″ by Thee Sacred Souls, due on June 20th via Daptone imprint Penrose Records.*
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Hank Mobley – “The Third Season” (Inst.)
‘Third Season’
Blue Note – March 7, 2025
*Hank Mobley – “The Third Season” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/xQMj_fnCURw // https://www.discogs.com/release/33241854-Hank-Mobley-Third-Season // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Mobley // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Van_Gelder // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Gray_(mastering_engineer) // From the just-released reissue of ‘Third Season,’ recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in February of 1967, and then shelved by Blue Note until 1980, this album features Hank Mobley with James Spaulding, Walter Booker, Billy Higgins, Sonny Greenwich, Cedar Walton and Lee Morgan. Released as a Blue Note Tone Poet in March, mastered from the original analog tape by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio.*
McKinley Mitchell – “No Love (Like My Love)”
Digital Single
Secret Stash Records – April 10, 2025
*McKinley Mitchell – “No Love (Like My Love)” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/mckinley-mitchell-no-love-like-my-love // https://secretstashrecords.com // This song was the B-side of ‘The Town I Live In,’ a rare 45 issued on the One-Derful label in February of 1962 by soul singer, McKinley Mitchell, was just made available digitally by reissue label Secret Stash Records.*
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Orchestra Walter Rizzati – “Sunshine In Paris” (Inst.) // “The Ballade Of The Cobra” (Inst.)
‘Park Avenue’
Dagored – Nov. 3, 2015
*Orchestra Walter Rizzati – “Sunshine In Paris” (Inst.) // “The Ballade Of The Cobra” (Inst.) ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://www.discogs.com/release/7822661-Orchestra-Walter-Rizzati-Park-Avenue // Two tracks from ‘Park Avenue,’ an album of Italian lounge music originally released in 1978 by Orchestra Walter Rizzati, led by Italian soundtrack and library music composer, Walter Rizzati. Reissued on the Dagored label in 2015 on a blue/gold split LP.*