Media Monarchy plays Young Fresh Fellows x Neko Case, Gorillaz x Anonushka Shankar, Sleaford Mods x Aldous Harding and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for January 23, 2026. ♬
Frank Virtuoso – “Mountaineer Mashed Potatoes” (Vinyl)
‘Mountaineer Twist b/w Mountaineer Mashed Potatoes’
Refreshment Records – Unknown Date
*Frank Virtuoso – “Mountaineer Mashed Potatoes” ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://www.discogs.com/release/10110604-Frank-Virtuoso-Mountaineer-Twist // Private press goodness from the Edwards Estate! I got two copies of this year ago and am only now seeing that Frank Virtuoso was a Pennsylvania boy. We’ll have to try and do a deeper dive into this!*
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Brigitte Calls Me Baby – “Slumber Party”
‘Irreversible’
ATO Records – March 13, 2026
*Brigitte Calls Me Baby – “Slumber Party” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9rEZzMN0YU // https://atorecords-ffm.com/irreversible // The lead single to preview ‘Irreversible,’ the upcoming album by Brigitte Calls Me Baby, due on March 13th via ATO Records.*
Young Fresh Fellows – “Destination” (w/Neko Case)
‘Loft’
Yep Roc Records – March 27, 2026
*Young Fresh Fellows – “Destination” (w/Neko Case) https://youngfreshfellows.bandcamp.com/track/destination-feat-neko-case // https://youngfreshfellows.lnk.to/loft // From ‘Loft,’ the upcoming album by Seattle band, Young Fresh Fellows. Due on March 27th via Yep Roc Records.*
Gorillaz – “Orange County” (w/Bizarrap, Kara Jackson x Anonushka Shankar)
‘The Mountain’
Kong – February 27, 2026
*Gorillaz – “Orange County” (w/Bizarrap, Kara Jackson x Anonushka Shankar) https://open.spotify.com/track/5l4Gq3UC0dHKSExIf5xD9N // https://gorillaz.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoushka_Shankar // The latest single to preview ‘The Mountain,’ the upcoming album by Gorillaz, due on February 27th via Kong.*
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Sleaford Mods – “Elitest G.O.A.T.” (w/Aldous Harding)
‘The Demise Of Planet X’
Rough Trade Records – January 16, 2026
*Sleaford Mods – “Elitest G.O.A.T.” (w/Aldous Harding) https://youtu.be/rhDmgcEvtpY // https://sleafordmods.ffm.to/demise // From ‘The Demise Of Planet X,’ the just-released album by Sleaford Mods, available now via Rough Trade Records.*
Mitski – “Where’s My Phone?”
‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
Dead Oceans – February 27, 2026
*Mitski – “Where’s My Phone?” https://youtu.be/1mOGviDFRQU // https://mitski.lnk.to/NATHTM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitski // From ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,’ the upcoming album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter, Mitski. Due on February 27th via Dead Oceans.*
Able Machines – “Connection” (Elastica Cover w/Bowling For Soup)
Digital Single
PLZ Entertainment – January 9, 2026
*Able Machines – “Connection” (Elastica Cover w/Bowling For Soup) https://youtu.be/HjXyCoKDwiM // https://lnk.to/ConnectionPre // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_(Elastica_song) // Los Angeles bands Able Machines and Bowling For Soup cover Britpop band Elastica on this new single, available now via PLZ Entertainment.*
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The Format – “Boycott Heaven”
‘Boycott Heaven’
Vanity Label – January 23, 2026
*The Format – “Boycott Heaven” https://soundcloud.com/theformatofficial/boycott-heaven // https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/the-format // Here’s the latest single to preview ‘Boycott Heaven,’ the new album by Arizona indie-rockers, The Format. Due on January 23, 2026 via Vanity Label.*
The Lemonheads – “Roky” (Live)
‘Love Chant’
Fire Records – Oct. 24, 2025
*The Lemonheads – “Roky” (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kujJeD21qFs // https://thelemonheadsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/love-chant // The Lemonheads took the stage on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on January 20th, and played “Roky” from their recently released album ‘Love Chant,’ co-written with Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond, a song dedicated to the late Roky Erickson. The band also performed their classic “My Drug Buddy” from ‘It’s A Shame About Ray,’ with Jimmy Fallon joining in for the singalong.*
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Madison Beer – “Yes Baby”
‘Locket’
Sing It Loud/Epic – Jan. 16, 2026
*Madison Beer – “Yes Baby” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bicICK6FmYU // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFmNWm60bjA (Music Video Version) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locket_(album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Baby // ‘Locket’ is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter – and current McGonegle obsession, Madison Beer. It serves as Beer’s first studio release since her 2023 album, ‘Silence Between Songs’. The album was preceded by three singles, including “Yes Baby”. The song was accompanied by a salacious music video directed by Beer and Aerin Moreno.*
Bill McClintock – “Bye Bye Bye to The Devil In I” (NSYNC x Slipknot)
Digital Single
YouTube – Jan. 19, 2026
*Bill McClintock – “Bye Bye Bye to The Devil In I” (NSYNC x Slipknot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F95nGLTUfko // Let’s face it, Corey Taylor sounds like the name of an Nsync member. FINALLY! Your favorite boy band – and NSYNC! SYNCknot! Music featured in this mashup: NSYNC – “Bye Bye Bye,” Slipknot – “The Devil in I,” Mötley Crüe – “Too Young to Fall In Love”*
The Style Council – “My Ever Changing Moods” (Vinyl)
‘The Singular Adventures Of The Style Council – Greatest Hits Vol. 1’
Polydor – Mar. 1989
*The Style Council – “My Ever Changing Moods” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmVkOlZFF3Y (Music Video Version) // https://www.discogs.com/release/4698933-The-Style-Council-The-Singular-Adventures-Of-The-Style-Council-Greatest-Hits-Vol-1 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Ever_Changing_Moods // It was their fifth single to be released. It is the first single from the band’s debut studio album, ‘Café Bleu’ (1984), which was renamed ‘My Ever Changing Moods’ in the United States to capitalise on the success of that single. “My Ever Changing Moods,” backed with the Hammond organ instrumental “Mick’s Company,” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 9 June 1984, in the US.*
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Rockin’ Around (With You)” // “Strangered In The Night”
‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’
Shelter – Nov. 9, 1976
*Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Rockin’ Around (With You)” // “Strangered In The Night” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO88CcUzvWg // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszxtvA7Hpw // Down to the deep album cuts from Saint Petty & Co.’s 1976 debut s/t album. We heard one this morning for our fourth Friday of the month #AlbumAnalysis segment – and we’ll have heard all ten tracks after next week’s final Friday in January show!*