Media Monarchy plays Paul Cauthen, Cordovas, Sammy Brue and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for November 19, 2025. ♬
Bill Anderson – “Where Have All Our Heroes Gone” (Vinyl)
‘Where Have All Our Heroes Gone’
Decca – Dec. 1970
*Bill Anderson – “Where Have All Our Heroes Gone” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6SM5Uf8AsE // https://www.discogs.com/release/5830410-Bill-Anderson-Where-Have-All-Our-Heroes-Gone // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Have_All_Our_Heroes_Gone // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Have_All_Our_Heroes_Gone_(song) // “Where Have All Our Heroes Gone” was released as a single by Decca Records in September 1970. The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number six in December 1970. Gifted by RBL!
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Paul Cauthen – “Bayou By You”
Digital Single
Velvet Rose Records / Thirty Tigers – November 7, 2025
*Paul Cauthen – “Bayou By You” https://soundcloud.com/paulcauthen/bayou-by-you // https://www.paulcauthenmusic.com // Here’s the new single by Paul Cauthen, available now via Velvet Rose Records / Thirty Tigers.*
Colin and Kathleen Ray – “Somewhere Among the Briars”
Digital Single
Mountain Fever Records – October 31, 2025
*Colin and Kathleen Ray – “Somewhere Among the Briars” https://soundcloud.com/colinandkathleenray/somewhere-among-the-briars // https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/ckr-SAtB // This new single by husband and wife duo Colin and Kathleen Ray is a preview of their forthcoming self-titled debut album, due in 2026 via Mountain Fever Records. The single is available now.*
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Volume Five – “Leave A Light On”
‘Leave A Light On’
Mountain Fever Records May 22, 2025
*Volume Five – “Leave A Light On” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/volume-five-leave-a-light-on // https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/nyqF7nOm // Here’s the new radio single to promote ‘Leave A Light On,’ the recently-released album by award-winning gospel and bluegrass band, Volume Five. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
Route 3 – “Mile High In Denver” (Live)
‘The Best Of Route 3: Live At The Station Inn’
Pinecastle Records – May 9, 2025
*Route 3 – “Mile High In Denver” (Live) https://soundcloud.com/route3-music/mile-high-in-denver // https://sc.lnk.to/tboR3 // Here’s the new radio single to promote ‘The Best Of Route 3: Live At The Station Inn,’ the recently-released album by Missouri bluegrass band, Route 3. Available now via Pinecastle Records.*
Emily Scott Robinson – “Dirtbag Saloon”
‘Appalachia’
Oh Boy Records – January 30, 2026
*Emily Scott Robinson – “Dirtbag Saloon’ https://soundcloud.com/emilyscottrobinson-music/dirtbag-saloon // https://ohboy.lnk.to/Appalachia // Here’s the new single to preview ‘Appalachia,’ the upcoming album by Emily Scott Robinson, due on January 30, 2026 via Oh Boy Records.*
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Cordovas – “Step Outside”
‘Back To Life’
Yep Roc Records – January 30, 2026
*Cordovas – “Step Outside” https://cordovas.bandcamp.com/track/step-outside // https://ffm.to/cordovasbacktolife // Here’s the second single to preview ‘Back To Life,’ the upcoming album by Nashville band, Cordovas. Due on January 30, 2026 via Yep Roc Records.*
Hunter Gatherer – “Howl at the Sun”
‘The Big Empty’
Hunter Hildebrandt – March 14, 2025
*Hunter Gatherer – “Howl at the Sun” https://huntergatherermusic.bandcamp.com/track/howl-at-the-sun // From ‘The Big Empty,’ the recently-released album by Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter, Hunter Hildebrandt – aka Hunter Gatherer. Available now as an independent release via the artist.*
Elliot C Way – “Fool’s Gold”
Digital Single
North Country Collective – October 23, 2025
*Elliot C Way – “Fool’s Gold” https://soundcloud.com/elliotcway-music/fools-gold // https://open.spotify.com/artist/5RjTA3tl9u7lM8vtbWxCIQ // Here’s the new single by Canadian singer-songwriter, Elliot C Way, available now as an independent release via Elliot’s label, North Country Collective. Thanks to Fudge Trudy for the head’s up!*
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Sammy Brue – “Lonely Mornings” (Justin Townes Earle Cover)
‘The Journals’
Bloodshot Records – January 21, 2026
*Sammy Brue – “Lonely Mornings” (Justin Townes Earle Cover) https://soundcloud.com/sammybrue/lonely-morning // https://bloodshotrecords.shop.musictoday.com/product/XTLPBR098/sammy-brue-the-journals-turquoise-vinyl // This cover of an unreleased demo from Justin Townes Earle’s album ‘The Saint Of Lost Causes,’ will appear on ‘The Journals,’ the upcoming album by singer-songwriter, Sammy Brue. The songs on the album are finished or re-imagined versions of songs by Justin Townes Earle, sourced from Earle’s journals, which have been entrusted to Brue by Earle’s widow. Due on January 21, 2026 via Bloodshot Records.*
Luke Bell – “Dark House Of Fools”
‘The King Is Back’
All Blue Recordings / Thirty Tigers – November 7, 2025
*Luke Bell – “Dark House Of Fools” https://soundcloud.com/lukebellofficial/dark-house-of-fools // https://open.spotify.com/album/22uG9eXhoLp5tPovWDLG52 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Bell_(musician) // https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/09/06/the-king-is-back-three-years-after-his-death-new-luke-bell-album-announced/ // From ‘The King Is Back,’ the just-released posthumous album of mostly unreleased material by late Texas singer-songwriter, Luke Bell, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 32 due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl. Sales of the album will benefit The Luke Bell Memorial Counseling Program, which counsels people with mental illness who would otherwise not be able to afford help.*
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Wynn Stewart – “You Can Always Give Her Back To Me”
‘It’s Such A Pretty World Today’
Capitol Records – 1967
*Wynn Stewart – “You Can Always Give Her Back To Me” https://open.spotify.com/track/7veSBVNnQ9FPXFXEp78EyF // https://www.discogs.com/release/4830258-Wynn-Stewart-Its-Such-A-Pretty-World-Today // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynn_Stewart // From ‘It’s Such A Pretty World Today,’ the 1967 Capitol Records album by Wynn Stewart. Wynn was one of the originators of The Bakersfield Sound and was an early influence on both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.*
Webb Pierce – “Pathway Of Tears”
‘Walking The Streets’
Decca – 1960
*Webb Pierce – “Pathway Of Tears” ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://www.discogs.com/release/4431574-Webb-Pierce-Walking-The-Streets // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webb_Pierce // From ‘Walking The Streets,’ the 1960 Decca album by Webb Pierce. Pierce was one of the top-selling country artists of the 1950’s, he charted more number one hits than any other genre performer during that decade. He is best know for his song “In the Jailhouse Now,” which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, spending 21 of those weeks at number one.*
Conway Twitty – “She Needs Someone To Hold Her (When She Cries)”
‘She Needs Someone To Hold Her (When She Cries)’
MCA Records – 1973
*Conway Twitty – “She Needs Someone To Hold Her (When She Cries)” https://open.spotify.com/track/3OLFh5QahYJrM3uCduPvUb // https://www.discogs.com/release/14299037-Conway-Twitty-She-Needs-Someone-To-Hold-Her-When-She-Cries // The title track of the 1973 MCA Records album by Conway Twitty.*