Media Monarchy plays Cut/Copy, Four Tet, Black Moth Super Rainbow and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for July 8, 2025. ♬
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – “Pardon My Freedom” (Vinyl)
‘Pardon My Freedom’
Warp Records – May 18, 2004
*!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – “Pardon My Freedom” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neevE3VjdNI // https://www.discogs.com/release/1387610–Pardon-My-Freedom // https://genius.com/Chk-chk-chk-pardon-my-freedom-lyrics // This is what I was blasting while the sad Sabbath fest was bleating its last breath last Saturday. And, hey, this almost sounds more punk than the punks that told me to vote and vax! That side’s 45 and the flip is 33.*
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Cut Copy – “When This Is Over”
‘Moments’
Cutters Records – September 5, 2025
*Cut Copy – “When This Is Over” https://soundcloud.com/cutcopy/when-this-is-over // https://orcd.co/ccwtio // From ‘Moments,’ the upcoming album by Melbourne’s Cut/Copy, due on September 5th via Cutters Records.*
Djrum – “Waxcap” (Inst.)
‘Under Tangled Silence’
Houndstooth – April 25, 2025
*Djrum – “Waxcap” (Inst.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COnep2YN0-8 // https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/djrum-under-tangled-silence/ // Pairing fluid improvised piano with mind-bendingly complex drum programming, the UK producer returns with a mercurial survey of what sound like his deepest emotions. From ‘Under Tangled Silence,’ the latest album by Felix Manuel, aka Djrum. Available now via Houndstooth.*
Akasha System – “Cosmic Slump” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Akasha System – May 2, 2025
*Akasha System – “Cosmic Slump” (Inst.) https://akashasystem.bandcamp.com/track/cosmic-slump // Here’s the new single by Florida producer, Akasha System, available now via the artist.*
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Mazzy Star – “Into Dust (Still Falling)” (Four Tet Remix)
Digital Single
XL Recordings – June 17, 2025
*Mazzy Star – “Into Dust (Still Falling)” (Four Tet Remix) https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/track/into-dust-still-falling // Here’s the just-released single by Four Tet, available now via XL Recordings.*
Saint Etienne – “Alone Together” (Cosmodelica Mix)
‘Colleen Cosmo Murphy Presents Balearic Breakfast Vol.4’
Heavenly Recordings – August 29, 2025
*Saint Etienne – “Alone Together” (Cosmodelica Mix) https://heavenlyrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/saint-etienne-alone-together-cosmodelica-mix // A remix of the 2024 album track (from ‘The Night’) by Saint Etienne, here featured on the upcoming various artists compilation album, ‘Colleen Cosmo Murphy Presents Balearic Breakfast Vol.4’. Due on August 29th via Heavenly Recordings.*
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Black Moth Super Rainbow – “The Eyes In Season”
‘Soft New Magic Dream’
Rad Cult – June 6, 2025
*Black Moth Super Rainbow – “The Eyes In Season” https://blackmothsuperrainbow.bandcamp.com/track/the-eyes-in-season // https://mediamonarchy.com/20190402morningmonarchy/ // From ‘Soft New Magic Dream,’ the just-released album by Philly weirdo band, Black Moth Super Rainbow. Available now via Rad Cult.*
Sunlounger – “Distant Memories”
‘Distant Memories’
Black Hole Recordings – May 9, 2025
*Sunlounger – “Distant Memories” https://blackholerecordings.bandcamp.com/track/distant-memories // The title track of the just-released 2xCD by Sunlounger, the project of internationally renowned DJ and producer, Roger Shah. Available now via Black Hole Recordings.*
Felsmann + Tiley – “Warum” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Mute – June 13, 2025
*Felsmann + Tiley – “Warum” (Inst.) https://felsmanntiley.bandcamp.com/album/warum // Here’s the new single by London duo, Felsmann + Tiley, available now via Mute.*