Media Monarchy plays Cheap Trick, Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz x Sparks and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for September 12, 2025. ♬
Surfer Blood – “Summer Song” (Chad & Jeremy Cover // Vinyl)
‘Covers’
Joyful Noise Recordings – Oct. 13, 2017
*Surfer Blood – “Summer Song” (Chad & Jeremy Cover // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mf0XIStNd8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/10990829-Surfer-Blood-Covers // https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/covers // Who doesn’t love cover songs? The aptly named ‘Covers’ album features Surfer Blood covering some wildly disparate artists like Outkast, Pavement, Cream, Mudhoney, Modern English, and of course Polaris (aka, the theme-song from The Adventures of Pete & Pete). This one time pressing is limited to 1000 foil-numbered copies on amber vinyl with black splatter, and includes instant download of MP3 and WAV. This release is not available via record stores. The only way to get your hands on this bad boy is to order from JNR, or catch the band on tour. Mail order via label // Numbered #610*
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Cheap Trick – “Twelve Gates”
‘All Washed Up’
BMG – November 14, 2025
*Cheap Trick – “Twelve Gates” https://soundcloud.com/cheaptrickofficial/twelve-gates // https://cheaptrick.lnk.to/AllWashedUp // The lead single to preview ‘All Washed Up,’ the upcoming album – celebrating their 50th anniversary – by Cheap Trick, due on November 14th via BMG.*
White Reaper – “Blue 42”
‘Only Slightly Empty’
Blue Grape Music – September 26, 2025
*White Reaper – “Blue 42” https://soundcloud.com/white-reaper-official/blue-42 // https://whitereaper.lnk.to/onlyslightlyempty // From ‘Only Slightly Empty,’ the upcoming album by White Reaper, due on September 26th via Blue Grape Music.*
Beach Bunny – “Year Of The Optimist”
Digital Single
AWAL Recordings – August 20, 2025
*Beach Bunny – “Year Of The Optimist” https://soundcloud.com/beachbunnymusic/year-of-the-optimist // https://beachbunny.ffm.to/yearoftheoptimist // Here’s the new standalone single by Beach Bunny, available now via AWAL Recordings.*
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Florence + The Machine – “Everybody Scream”
‘Everybody Scream’
Universal Music – October 31, 2025
*Florence + The Machine – “Everybody Scream” https://open.spotify.com/track/5I7zhiRLOa8VqBwyuVtfJW // https://florence.lnk.to/everybodyscream // Here’s the title track of the forthcoming sixth album by Florence + The Machine, due Halloween via Universal Music.*
Sabrina Carpenter – “My Man On Willpower”
‘Man’s Best Friend’
Island Records – August 29, 2025
*Sabrina Carpenter – “My Man On Willpower” https://open.spotify.com/track/3EMfeKtNK4q4k3sVjwg5Yy // https://linktr.ee/sabrinacarpenter // https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-number-one-billboard-200-1236060936/ // From ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ the just-released album by Sabrina Carpenter, available now via Island Records. “Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart”*
Coheed & Cambria – “Goodbye, Sunshine” (Endless Summer Version w/Nick Hexum)
Digital Single
Coheed & Cambria / Virgin Music Group – August 20, 2025
*Coheed & Cambria – “Goodbye, Sunshine” (Endless Summer Version w/Nick Hexum) https://youtu.be/rhZNvnd5PYg // https://coheedandcambria.lnk.to/GS-ES // This new single by Coheed & Cambria is the dub reggae version of the second track on their 2025 album, ‘The Father Of Make Believe’. The track features Nick Hexum of 311 and is available now via Coheed & Cambria / Virgin Music Group.*
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Gorillaz – “The Happy Dictator” (w/Sparks)
‘The Mountain’
KONG – Mar. 20, 2026
*Gorillaz – “The Happy Dictator” (w/Sparks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_npaLydKg // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_(Gorillaz_album) // Gorillaz have announced their ninth studio album, The Mountain, set for release on March 20, 2026, and unveiled its lead single, “The Happy Dictator,” featuring the legendary pop duo Sparks. The collaboration marks a significant moment in the band’s career, with the single being released on September 11, 2025, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Blur’s ‘The Great Escape’. The album, their first release under the newly formed label KONG, will feature 15 tracks with a diverse roster of international collaborators, including Idles, Johnny Marr, Black Thought, Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey, Trueno, Anoushka Shankar, and Bizarrap. “The Happy Dictator” is described as a synthpop track with a Broadway musical feel, featuring the Mael brothers of Sparks singing, “I am the one to give you life again,” and “Oh what a happy land we live in”.
Johnny Marr – “Generate! Generate!” (Live)
‘Look Out Live!’
BMG – September 19, 2025
*Johnny Marr – “Generate! Generate!” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/officialjohnnymarr/generate-generate-live-1 // https://linktr.ee/johnnymarr // From ‘Look Out Live!,’ the upcoming album by Johnny Marr, due on September 19th via BMG.*
Oasis – “Bring It On Down” (Live)
Digital Single
Ignition Records – August 22, 2025
*Oasis – “Bring It On Down” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/oasisofficial/bring-it-on-down-live-from // https://bio.to/oasis // Here’s the latest single – a side two deep cut from their 1994 debut, ‘Definitely Maybe’ – from the 2025 Oasis tour (Edinburgh, 9 August ’25), available now via Ignition Records.*
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Ramones – “My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)” (‘Ramones Mania’ Vinyl Version) // “Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)” // “Go Home Ann”
‘Bonzo Goes to Bitburg’
Sire – 1985
*Ramones – “My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)” (‘Ramones Mania’ Vinyl Version) // “Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)” // “Go Home Ann” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-L_5HedJbw // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6PUJCE4-CU // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEaQ71GyoiQ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonzo_Goes_to_Bitburg // “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg” is a protest song by American punk rock band the Ramones. It was issued as a single in the UK by Beggars Banquet Records in mid-1985. The song is an emotionally charged commentary on the Bitburg controversy from earlier that year, in which U.S. president Ronald Reagan had paid a state visit to a German World War II cemetery and gave a speech where numerous Waffen-SS soldiers were buried. Lyrically, the song was a departure from the usual Ramones topics. While not commercially successful, it was critically well received.*