Media Monarchy plays Charley Crockett, Vandoliers, Vernon Reid and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for July 16, 2025. ♬
Commander Cody – “Hot Rod Lincoln” (Charlie Ryan Cover // Vinyl)
‘The Best Of Country Music Vol. 7’
K-Tel – 1973
*Commander Cody – “Hot Rod Lincoln” (Charlie Ryan Cover // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QLsyGzGJK8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/14738708-Various-The-Best-Of-Country-Music-Vol-7 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rod_Lincoln // “Hot Rod Lincoln” is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, first released in 1955. It was written as an answer song to Arkie Shibley’s 1950 hit “Hot Rod Race” (US #29). A 1971 version, by country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen on their album Lost in the Ozone, became the most successful version of “Hot Rod Lincoln”, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 28 Adult Contemporary, No. 7 in Canada, and was ranked No. 69 on the U.S. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972. The song peaked at number 45 in Australia. This version maintained most of the lyrical changes from Johnny Bond’s version but changed them further while maintaining the original story. Vinyl gifted by Danny!*
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Charley Crockett – “Crucified Son”
‘Dollar A Day’
Island Records – August 8, 2025
*Charley Crockett – “Crucified Son” https://youtu.be/pa3pWSr3veU // https://charleycrockett.lnk.to/CrucifiedSon // From ‘Dollar A Day,’ the upcoming second album of 2025 by Charley Crockett, due on August 8th via Island Records.*
Zach Bryan – “Streets Of London”
‘Streets Of London’
Warner Records – July 2, 2025
*Zach Bryan – “Streets Of London” https://soundcloud.com/achane/streets-of-london // https://www.zachbryan.com/music // The title track of the just-released three-song digital single by Zach Bryan, available now via Warner Records.*
Sunny Sweeney – “Traveling On”
‘Rhinestone Requiem’
Aunt Daddy Records / Thirty Tigers – August 1, 2025
*Sunny Sweeney – “Traveling On” https://soundcloud.com/sunny-sweeney/traveling-on // https://orcd.co/ss-rr // From ‘Rhinestone Requiem,’ the upcoming album by Sunny Sweeney, due on August 1st via Aunt Daddy Records / Thirty Tigers.*
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Vandoliers – “Bible Belt”
‘Life Behind Bars’
Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers – June 27, 2025
*Vandoliers – “Bible Belt” https://youtu.be/qwVm1WraOGM // https://orcd.co/v-lbb // From ‘Life Behind Bars,’ the just-released album by Vandoliers, available now via Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers.*
The Brudi Brothers – “Me More Cowboy Than You”
Digital Single
Mom+Pop – January 8, 2025
*The Brudi Brothers – “Me More Cowboy Than You” https://thebrudibrothers.bandcamp.com/track/me-more-cowboy-than-you-demo // Here’s a recently-released demo by Seattle’s The Brudi Brothers, available now via Mom+Pop.*
Missy Raines & Allegheny – “Yanceyville Jail”
‘Love & Trouble’
Compass Records – May 16, 2025
*Missy Raines & Allegheny – “Yanceyville Jail” https://missyraines.bandcamp.com/track/yanceyville-jail // From ‘Love & Trouble,’ the just-released album by bluegrass superstar, Missy Raines, (and her band, Allegheny), available now via Compass Records.*
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Vernon Reid – “The Haunting”
‘Hoodoo Elementary’
Artone Label Group / The Players Club – October 3, 2025
*Vernon Reid – “The Haunting” https://youtu.be/VTwJl-6d5Ow // https://lnk.to/TheHaunting // The lead single to preview ‘The Haunting’, the upcoming album by Vernon Reid, due on October 3rd via Artone Label Group / The Players Club.*
Brent Cobb & The Fixin’s – “Even If It’s Broke”
‘Ain’t Rocked in a While’
Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers – July 11, 2025
*Brent Cobb & The Fixin’s – “Even If It’s Broke” https://soundcloud.com/brentcobbofficial/even-if-its-broke // https://orcd.co/bc-ariaw // From ‘Ain’t Rocked in a While,’ the upcoming album by Brent Cobb, due on July 11th via Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers.*
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Texas – “Thrill Has Gone”
‘Southside’
PIAS – September 12, 2025
*Texas – “Thrill Has Gone” https://youtu.be/QZ0aIbUrG8o // https://townsendmusic.store/products/artist/Texas // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_(band) // From the upcoming reissue of ‘Southside,’ the 1989 album by UK Scottish band, Texas. Due on September 12th via PIAS and cut from the original analog master at Abbey Road.*
Waylon Jennings – “Songbird” (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
‘Songbird’
Son of Jessi / Thirty Tigers – October 3, 2025
*Waylon Jennings – “Songbird” (Fleetwood Mac Cover) https://youtu.be/r6OlvttAEvo // https://waylonjennings.ffm.to/songbird // The title track of the upcoming album of previously unreleased material from the vaults of Waylon Jennings. The album is the first of three of unreleased material, curated by Shooter Jennings. Due on October 3rd via Son of Jessi / Thirty Tigers. ‘Songbird’, written by Christine McVie, appeared on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’.*
Country Mama Annie – “It Takes A Lot of Man”
‘Heartache In Your Hand: Startime Country’
Sundazed Music – June 20, 2025
*Country Mama Annie – “It Takes A Lot of Man” https://sundazedmusic.bandcamp.com/track/it-takes-a-lot-of-man-country-mama-annie // Unknown artist Country Mama Annie recorded this track for Dallas-based Startime Records, and it is included on the just-released various artists compilation album ‘Heartache In Your Hand: Startime Country’, available now via Sundazed Music.*
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Dave Dudley – “That Lucky Old Sun”
‘Hillbillies In Hell: The Endless Sleep (1958-1973)’
The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – April 12, 2025
*Dave Dudley – “That Lucky Old Sun” https://youtu.be/vmQABdpe7p8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/33068052-Various-Hillbillies-In-Hell-The-Endless-Sleep-1958-1973 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Lucky_Old_Sun // Dave Dudley covered this popular song, (written by Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie) in 1965, on his Mercury album ‘Rural Route #1’. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Hillbillies In Hell: The Endless Sleep (1958-1973)’. Available now via The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*
Molly Fay – “The Bottle Or Me”
‘Barnyard Beehive’
Numero Group – 2025
*Molly Fay – “The Bottle Or Me” https://youtu.be/yhv4ThPRpXY // https://www.discogs.com/release/33109209-Various-Barnyard-Beehive // https://www.discogs.com/release/10040505-Molly-Fay-The-Bottle-Or-Me-The-Best-Dressed-Loser // This song by country singer Molly Fay was the A-side of her lone record, a super-rare 45 released on the Cuca label in 1967. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Barnyard Beehive,’ available now via Numero Group.*
Grandpa Jones – “All Night Long”
‘Grandpa Jones Makes The Rafters Ring’
Monument – 1962
*Grandpa Jones – “All Night Long” https://youtu.be/crs71N665Uo // https://www.discogs.com/release/7371219-Grandpa-Jones-Grandpa-Jones-Makes-The-Rafters-Ring // Domestic problems haunt Grandpa Jones on this song from his mono 1962 Monument album, ‘Grandpa Jones Makes The Rafters Ring’.*