Media Monarchy plays John Williams, Polyrhythmics, Dream Division and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for July 17, 2025. ♬
Jimmy Swaggart – “Keep Walking” (Vinyl)
‘Someone To Care’
Jim Records – 1972
*Jimmy Swaggart – “Keep Walking” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1z1qw64l44 // https://www.discogs.com/release/13433678-Jimmy-Swaggart-Someone-To-Care // Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley’s cousin Jimmy Swaggart ran his own record label called Jim Records. That sounds like a good vanity label under the Monarchy Records banner!*
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John Williams – “Blown To Bits” (Inst. 2025 Mix)
‘Jaws (Original Motion Picture Score – Remastered)’
BackLot Music – June 20, 2025
*John Williams – “Blown To Bits” (Inst. 2025 Mix) https://youtu.be/OwVamobsAkA // https://open.spotify.com/album/7Cs8JK0nT3hElUKFYWCatF // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/ // From ‘Jaws (Original Motion Picture Score – Remastered)’, available now digitally via BackLot Music.*
Thom Yorke – “Dialing In”
Digital Single
Unsustainabubble – May 28, 2025
*Thom Yorke – “Dialing In” https://youtu.be/DL4mtAIpPcU // https://open.spotify.com/album/3TCiNEzwse1s2hArQotFMK // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24163532/ // The main title of the Apple TV series, ‘Smoke,’ available now via Unsustainabubble.*
Armando Trovajoli featuring Isabel Bond – “Let’s Find Out” (Titoli di testa)
‘Vedo nudo – I See Naked (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
EMI / Cinema Hotel Studios – July 4, 2025
*Armando Trovajoli featuring Isabel Bond – “Let’s Find Out” (Titoli di testa) https://armandotrovajoli.bandcamp.com/track/let-s-find-out-titoli-di-testa // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080084/ // From the just-released album ‘Vedo nudo – I See Naked (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ the soundtrack of the 1969 Italian sex-comedy ‘Vedo Nudo’, by Armando Trovajoli. Available now via EMI / Cinema Hotel Studios.*
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Hollie Cook – “Shy Girl”
‘Shy Girl’
MR BONGO – October 10, 2025
*Hollie Cook – “Shy Girl” https://holliecook.bandcamp.com/track/shy-girl // https://store.holliecook.com // The title track of the upcoming album by UK singer-songwriter, Hollie Cook (Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook’s weener kid). Due on October 10th via MR BONGO.*
Kingstown Sound System – “As I Lay Me Down (When the Sun Comes Out Again)” (Sophie B. Hawkins Cover w/Sophie B. Hawkins)
Digital Single
Loop Recordings – July 2, 2025
*Kingstown Sound System – “As I Lay Me Down (When the Sun Comes Out Again)” (feat. Sophie B. Hawkins) (Sophie B. Hawkins cover) https://kingstonsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/as-i-lay-me-down-when-the-sun-comes-out-again // https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_Lay_Me_Down // Sophie B. Hawkins provides the vocals on this new cover, by Kingston Sound System, of her top ten hit 1995 song “As I Lay Me Down,” available now via Loop Recordings.*
The Allergies – “Coming on Strong”
Digital Single
Jalapeno Records – June 27, 2025
*The Allergies – “Coming on Strong” https://theallergies.bandcamp.com/album/coming-on-strong // https://theallergies.lnk.to/ComingOnStrong // Here’s the new single by The Allergies, available now via Jalapeno Records. May be a cover? The most common search results are tracks by Brenda Lee and Broken English, but this song covers neither of these.*
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Polyrhythmics – “Cake Lady” (Inst.)
‘Life From Below’
Polyrhythmics – September 12, 2025
*Polyrhythmics – “Cake Lady” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/1C6LFpySP1Q // https://www.polyrhythmics.com // From ‘Life From Below,’ the upcoming album by Polyrhythmics, due on September 12th via the artist.*
Los Straitjackets – “Polaris” (Inst.)
‘Somos Los Straitjackets’
Yep Roc Records – September 19, 2025
*Los Straitjackets – “Polaris” (Inst.) https://losstraitjackets.bandcamp.com/track/polaris // https://ffm.to/somoslsj // From ‘Somos Los Straitjackets,’ the upcoming album by Los Straitjackets, due on September 19th via Yep Roc Records.*
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Dream Division – “Thorns” (Inst. Project Gemini Version)
‘Una Rosa nel Giardino d’Inverno: Il Ritorno (A Rose In the Garden of Winter: The Return)’
Library Of The Occult – July 25, 2025
*Dream Division and the Library of the Occult Electronic Orchestra – “Thorns” (Inst. Project Gemini Version) https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/track/thorns-project-gemini-version // The lead single to preview ‘Una Rosa nel Giardino d’Inverno: Il Ritorno (A Rose In the Garden of Winter: The Return)’, the upcoming reimagined version of Dream Division’s 2024 giallo inspired album, ‘A Rose In the Garden of Winter’. Due on July 25th via Library Of The Occult.*
Gabriele Poso – “Ritmo Italiano”
‘Gabriele Poso Presents: Ritmo Italiano Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo’
MR BONGO – June 20, 2025
*Gabriele Poso – “Ritmo Italiano” https://gabrieleposo.bandcamp.com/track/ritmo-italiano // From ‘Gabriele Poso Presents: Ritmo Italiano Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo’, the just-released various artists compilation of percussive-driven Italian gems, curated by Sardinian multi-instrumentalist, percussionist and producer, Gabriele Poso. Available now via MR BONGO. “A journey into the heart of Italian musical history, it celebrates Italy’s rich rhythmic traditions, showcasing a selection of genre-traversing, Italian treasures from the ‘60s to the early ‘90s.”*
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Otis Redding – “Respect” // “My Girl” (Temptations Cover)
‘Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul’
Rhino Records / Volt – June 27, 2025
*Otis Redding – “Respect” // “My Girl” (Temptations Cover) https://www.discogs.com/release/34386643-Otis-Redding-Otis-Blue-Otis-Redding-Sings-Soul // https://open.spotify.com/track/3XFt75z0kufdYd8AaqCRQR // https://open.spotify.com/track/6E0e72KGbUH0tf0kZcu6St // Here’s two mono tracks from ‘Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul,’ the legendary album of soul music, originally released in 1965 on Volt. The album is the subject of a new mono reissue via Rhino Records / Volt. Backing bands were Booker T. and the MG’s and Memphis Horns!*