Media Monarchy plays Pulp, White Reaper, Twenty One Pilots and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 6, 2026. ♬
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando – “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” (Vinyl)
‘Tuneweaving’
Bell Records – 1973
*Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando – “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxG9XFqHSFw // https://www.discogs.com/release/13398515-Dawn-Tuneweaving- // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Orlando_and_Dawn // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telma_Hopkins // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_a_Yellow_Ribbon_Round_the_Ole_Oak_Tree // Tony Orlando and Dawn (also known simply as Dawn – however, my Bell Records labels say “Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando”)’s signature hits include “Candida”, “Knock Three Times”, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”, “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose”, and “He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)”. “Yellow Ribbon” was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973 and about a prisoner of war who is coming home from a confederate POW camp in Georgia and asks his lover to tie a yellow ribbon around a tree if she still wants him in his life.*
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Pulp – “Begging For Change”
‘Help(2)’
War Child Records – March 6, 2026
*Pulp – “Begging For Change” https://warchildrecords.bandcamp.com/track/begging-for-change // https://www.warchild.org.uk/our-work/what-we-do // A #BestOf2025 band! From ‘Help(2),’ available as of today via War Child Records.*
YUNGBLUD – “Suburban Requiem”
‘Idols (Complete)’
UMG Recordings – February 20, 2026
*YUNGBLUD – “Suburban Requiem” https://youtu.be/io5mLKLDwcc // https://yungblud.lnk.to/IdolsCompleteID // One of six new songs included on ‘Idols (Complete),’ the just-released expanded edition of the 2025 album by rising UK star YUNGBLUD, available now via UMG Recordings.*
White Reaper – “Need”
‘Only Slightly Expanded’
Blue Grape Music – March 13, 2026
*White Reaper – “Need” https://whitereaper.bandcamp.com/track/need // https://whitereaperusa.com // Another #BestOf2025 band! A bonus track from ‘Only Slightly Expanded,’ the upcoming deluxe edition of the 2025 album, ‘Only Slightly Empty,’ by White Reaper. Due on March 13th via Blue Grape Music.*
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Julia Cumming – “My Life”
‘Julia’
Partisan Records – April 24, 2026
*Julia Cumming – “My Life” https://juliacumming.bandcamp.com/track/my-life // https://juliacumming.lnk.to/MyLife // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Cumming // This potential bell-ringer is the lead single to preview ‘Julia,’ the upcoming debut solo album by Julia Cumming (#BestOf2025 Sunflower Bean frontwoman), due on April 24th via Partisan Records.*
Hilary Duff – “Weather For Tennis”
‘Luck…Or Something’
Atlantic Records – February 20, 2026
*Hilary Duff – “Weather For Tennis” https://youtu.be/NAkaEDv8oks // https://hilaryduff.lnk.to/luckorsomething // From ‘Luck…Or Something,’ the just-released album by Hilary Duff, available now via Atlantic Records.*
Twenty One Pilots – “Drag Path”
Digital Single
Fueled By Ramen – February 17, 2026
*Twenty One Pilots – “Drag Path” https://youtu.be/m0BFZkPsoWY // https://top.lnk.to/DragPath // This single by Twenty One Pilots is a new, shortened version of the song that was available previously only on the expanded version of ‘Breach,’ the album by the duo featuring on our #BestOf2025. The single is available to stream now via Fueled By Ramen.*
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James Blake – “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand”
‘Trying Times’
James Blake – March 13, 2026
*James Blake – “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” https://youtu.be/Uf_99xlVQc8 // https://jamesblakemusic.com // From ‘Trying Times,’ the upcoming album by James Blake, due on March 13th as an independent release via the artist.*
The Enemy – “Social Disguises”
‘Social Disguises’
The Enemy – February 20, 2026
*The Enemy – “Social Disguises” https://youtu.be/ZXHhdUQD9ZE // https://slinky.to/SocialDisguises // The title track of the just-released first new album in ten years by UK band, The Enemy, available now as an independent release via the artist.*
Thundercat – “She Knows Too Much” (w/Mac Miller)
‘Distracted’
Brainfeeder – April 3, 2026
*Thundercat – “She Knows Too Much” (w/Mac Miller) https://youtu.be/3APvI_L6yJI // https://thundercat.lnk.to/distractedYo // From ‘Distracted,’ the upcoming album by #BestOf2020 artist, Thundercat. Due on April 3rd via Brainfeeder.*
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Young Fresh Fellows – “Three Gasconading Saints”
‘Loft’
Yep Roc Records – March 27, 2026
*Young Fresh Fellows – “Three Gasconading Saints” https://youtu.be/2hwCRFh6qkU // https://youngfreshfellows.lnk.to/loft // From ‘Loft,’ the upcoming album (originally released as a RSD Black Friday 2025 exclusive), by Young Fresh Fellows, due on March 27th via Yep Roc Records.*
The Last Dinner Party – “Let’s Do It Again!”
‘Help(2)’
War Child Records – March 6, 2026
*The Last Dinner Party – “Let’s Do It Again!” https://youtu.be/wzPOPJoWMlo // https://www.warchild.org.uk/our-work/what-we-do // And yet another #BestOf2025 band! From ‘Help(2),’ available as of today via War Child Records.*
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Refugee” (Vinyl) // “It’s Rainin’ Again”
‘Damn The Torpedoes’
Backstreet/MCA – Oct. 19, 1979
*Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Refugee” (Vinyl) // “It’s Rainin’ Again” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cit-KQ0ETmQ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M (Music Video Version) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkifIpopRPk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_the_Torpedoes_(album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_(Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers_song) // Billboard described “Refugee” as being “Petty at his best”, specifically praising the “gutsy rock vocal and searing guitar lines”. Cash Box said it has “growing interplay between guitar and organ, coupled with Petty’s forceful vocals”. Record World called it a “perfect union of power and passion”. Jim Keltner on samba shaker. And another non-album b-side throwaway jam to boot!*