Media Monarchy plays Danny Elfman, Dojo Cuts, Hollie Cook and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for August 7, 2025. ♬
Queen – “Flash” (Vinyl)
‘Greatest Hits’
EMI/Elektra – Oct. 26, 1981
*Queen – “Flash” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmrHTdXgK4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/6006322-Queen-Greatest-Hits // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_(Queen_song) // ‘Greatest Hits’ is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released worldwide on 26 October 1981. As of August 2025, ‘Greatest Hits’ has spent 1,165 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified 23× platinum with sales of over seven million copies, making it the best-selling album of all time in the UK. Written by guitarist Brian May, “Flash” is the theme song of the 1980 film ‘Flash Gordon’. The single version contains dialogue cut from various parts of the film, most memorably, Brian Blessed’s character Prince Vultan exclaiming “Gordon’s alive?!” This version was also included on the ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation from 1981.*
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Lorne Balfe – “The Naked Gun” (Inst. Gordon Goodwin Remix)
‘The Naked Gun (Music from the Motion Picture)’
Milan Records – August 1, 2025
*Lorne Balfe – “The Naked Gun” (Inst. Gordon Goodwin Remix) https://youtu.be/fixuOcy3odM // https://open.spotify.com/album/68VtD3zStUeqUKGUTutcia // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402138/ // From ‘The Naked Gun (Music from the Motion Picture),’ available now via Milan Records.*
Danny Elfman – “Amen” (Inst.)
‘Dracula (Original Motion Picture Score)’
Because Music – July 30, 2025
*Danny Elfman – “Amen” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/danny-elfman-official/amen // https://open.spotify.com/album/74HHfX93smErw2edkRdOFH // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31434030/ // From ‘Dracula (Original Motion Picture Score),’ available now via Because Music.*
Brain and Melissa – “Pool House Attack” (Inst.)
‘Ick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Pirate Music – July 21, 2025
*Brain and Melissa – “Pool House Attack” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/mcajoQsSH_U // https://open.spotify.com/album/4ThlQz4fZ76LHgJFxdZXed // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31795447/ // From ‘Ick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Pirate Music. Ick is a fish disease you want to avoid in your home fish tank as it can kill all of them.*
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Dojo Cuts – “Let’s Duet”
‘Never Have I Ever’
DCR – August 14, 2025
*Dojo Cuts – “Let’s Duet” https://dojocuts.bandcamp.com/track/lets-duet-6 // From ‘Never Have I Ever,’ the upcoming 14-song album by Australian band, Dojo Cuts, due on August 14th via DCR.*
Jessica Winter – “Big Star”
‘My First Album’
Lucky Number – July 11, 2025
*Jessica Winter – “Big Star” https://jessicawinter.bandcamp.com/track/big-star // https://found.ee/myfirstalbum // From ‘My First Album,’ the just-released album by London-based pop singer and songwriter, Jessica Winter. Available now via Lucky Number.*
Del Water Gap – “How To Live”
Digital Single
Mom+Pop – July 28, 2025
*Del Water Gap – “How To Live” https://youtu.be/o59MV8xR-h0 // https://dwg.lnk.to/howtolive // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Water_Gap // Here’s the new single by Del Water Gap, the indie pop project of Samuel Holden Jaffe, available now via Mom+Pop.*
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Hollie Cook – “Night Night” (w/Horseman)
‘Night Night’
MR BONGO – May 30, 2025
*Hollie Cook – “Night Night” (w/Horseman) https://holliecook.bandcamp.com/track/night-night // The A-side and the title track of the just-released 7″ By Hollie Cook (Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook’s weener kid and former member of legendary punk/reggae band, The Slits!). Available now via MR BONGO.*
James Morrison – “Little Wings”
‘Fight Another Day’
Cooking Vinyl – October 3, 2025
*James Morrison – “Little Wings” https://youtu.be/0iK3WD7PR-U // https://jamesm.lnk.to/fightanotherdayYo // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Morrison_(singer) // From ‘Fight Another Day,’ the upcoming album by British singer-songwriter, James Morrison, due on October 3rd via Cooking Vinyl. The song features additional vocals by Andy Platt and Conner Reeves.*
Shawn Lee & Kelly Finnigan – “Say It Again”
‘Say It Again / Harpsichord Rock’ (7″ Vinyl)
Colemine Records – September 19, 2025
*Shawn Lee & Kelly Finnigan – “Say It Again” https://kellyfinnigan.bandcamp.com/track/say-it-again // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Lee_(musician) // The A-side of ‘Say It Again / Harpsichord Rock’, the upcoming 7″ by the duo of Shawn Lee and Monophonics frontman, Kelly Finnigan. Due on September 19th via Colemine Records.*
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The Fathoms – “Planet Of Rain” (Inst.)
‘Hard To Fathom’
MuSick Recordings – August 8, 2025
*The Fathoms – “Planet Of Rain” (Inst.) https://thefathomsofficial.bandcamp.com/track/planet-of-rain // From ‘Hard To Fathom,’ the upcoming first new album in 18 years by Boston surf rock band, The Fathoms. Due on August 8th via MuSick Recordings.*
Louis Prima – “I Wan’na Be Like You” (w/Phil Harris & Sebastian Cabot)
‘Walt Disney’s Merriest Songs’
Walt Disney Records – August, 1968
*Louis Prima – “I Wan’na Be Like You” (w/Phil Harris & Sebastian Cabot) https://youtu.be/uX2mopyE5Z0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/1843722-Various-Walt-Disneys-Merriest-Songs // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/ // Here’s a song (that must be in rotation) from the film reels of ‘The Jungle Book,’ released back in 1967 by Walt Disney. The song is included on ‘Walt Disney’s Merriest Songs,’ a gas station record released in 1968 and available only at your local Gulf dealer. Featured on the track is our old friend Phil Harris as the voice of Baloo, along with Louis Prima as King Louie and Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera.*
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The Beatles – “The Night Before” // “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” (Mono)
‘Help!’
Apple Records – 2025
*The Beatles – “The Night Before” // “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” (Mono) https://youtu.be/lfUpOBwSWPQ // https://youtu.be/o7yKDEdbIrc // https://www.discogs.com/release/34562566-The-Beatles-The-Beatles-In-Mono // Here’s two tracks from The Beatles’ album ‘Help!,’ released in the U.K. sixty years ago on August 6, 1965. These tracks are in glorious mono, from the 2025 reissue of the 2014 box set, ‘The Beatles In Mono’. The reissue, like the 2014 set, is now available only via the secondary market.*