Media Monarchy plays Isabella Summers, Adrian Quesada, Mariachi El Bronx and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for April 30, 2026. ♬
Anita Bryant – “He’s Not Good Enough For You” (Vinyl)
‘A Texan And A Girl From Mexico b/w He’s Not Good Enough For You’
Carlton – 1961
*Anita Bryant – “He’s Not Good Enough For You” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgt3n_BomT4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/4295130-Anita-Bryant-A-Texan-And-A-Girl-From-Mexico // https://mediamonarchy.com/20260415pumpupthavolume/ // The wildly-different b-side to the hated Anita Bryant’s single we heard a couple weeks ago. This is way more Patti Page than Mexican rage of the a-side!*
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Flypop – “The Abyss” (Inst.)
‘Darwin’s Paradox! (Original Soundtrack)’
Milan Records – April 3, 2026
*Flypop – “The Abyss” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/fqhf-xKfa8s // https://music.apple.com/ye/album/darwins-paradox-original-soundtrack/1887646967 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35889973/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin’s_Paradox! // From ‘Darwin’s Paradox! (Original Soundtrack),’ available now via Milan Records.*
The Kerosene Hours & Aaron Silverstein – “The Void” (Inst.)
‘The Infinite Husk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
The Kerosene Hours & Aaron Silverstein – April 1, 2026
*The Kerosene Hours & Aaron Silverstein – “The Void” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/wyaxF1Xax2Y // https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ggxu7nz6Lz638rQDHrD17 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35442423/ // From ‘The Infinite Husk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’, available now via as an independent release via the artists.*
Isabella Summers – “Finding The Tree” (Inst.)
‘The Magic Faraway Tree (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Vertigo Abbey Road Recordings – March 27, 2026
*Isabella Summers – “Finding The Tree” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/OaOLMUQSf9U // https://open.spotify.com/album/4JrYWFZ8Sn8XVA2A9rOLsQ // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7734244/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Summers // From ‘The Magic Faraway Tree (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Vertigo Abbey Road Recordings. Isabella Summers is a member of Florence + The Machine and scored Monarchy fav, ‘Lisa Frankenstein’.*
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Adrian Quesada – “Infinito” (Inst.)
‘Trio Asesino’
ATO Records – March 27, 2026
*Adrian Quesada – “Infinito” (Inst.) https://adrianquesada.bandcamp.com/track/infinito // https://www.adrianquesada.net // From ‘Trio Asesino’, the just-released solo album by The Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada, available now via ATO Records.*
The Starlight Set – “Late Night Grows Dark”
‘I’ve Known Love Before’
The Starlight Set – April 2, 2026
*The Starlight Set – “Late Night Grows Dark” https://philgammage.bandcamp.com/track/late-night-grows-dark // From ‘I’ve Known Love Before’, the just-released album of lounge and exotica music by The Starlight Set, the project of NYC singer-songwriter Phil Gammage, available now via the artist.*
Mariachi El Bronx – “RIP Romeo”
‘Mariachi El Bronx (IV)’
ATO Records – February 13, 2026
*Mariachi El Bronx – “RIP Romeo” https://thebronx.bandcamp.com/track/rip-romeo // https://ffm.to/mariachielbronxiv // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx_(band) // From ‘Mariachi El Bronx (IV),’ the just-released album of mariachi music by Los Angeles band, Mariachi El Bronx. Available now via ATO Records.*
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Mitski – “I’ll Change for You”
‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
Dead Oceans – February 27, 2026
*Mitski – “I’ll Change for You” https://mitski.bandcamp.com/track/i-ll-change-for-you // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing’s_About_to_Happen_to_Me // Here’s another track from ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,’ the just-released album by Mitski, available now via Dead Oceans.*
Mia Doi Todd – “A Song To Make You Smile”
‘Human Experience’
City Zen – Apr. 17, 2026
*Mia Doi Todd – “A Song To Make You Smile” https://play.cdnstream1.com/s/kcrw/today-s-top-tune/mia-doi-todd-a-song-to-m-7c2631 // https://open.spotify.com/track/5RJr8cVAyZ48Dz2kcJvMjC // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Doi_Todd // Mia Doi Todd offers a radiant moment with “A Song To Make You Smile,” standout lead cut from her 12th(?) studio album, ‘Human Experience’. Really a legendary name in indie music, we had her CDs at the college station in the late 90s.*
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Diana Reeves – “Tequila Mockingbird” (Ramsey Lewis Cover)
‘Star Child’
Arkadia Records – April 24, 2026
*Diana Reeves – “Tequila Mockingbird” (Ramsey Lewis Cover) https://open.spotify.com/track/2Gu7oKqg3vaKnud9JqtLfk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_Mockingbird // This cover of the 1977 song by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis is included on ‘Star Child’, the just-released album by jazz singer Diana Reeves, available now via Arkadia Records.*
The Young Lions – “Seeds Of Sin” (Inst. 2026 Remaster)
‘The Young Lions’
Vee Jay Records / Craft Recordings – April 24, 2026
*The Young Lions – “Seeds Of Sin” (Inst. 2026 Remaster) https://youtu.be/vQVqdreQNE0 // https://open.spotify.com/album/1gmAn7JYkO4MRcrKPgjqvG // https://www.discogs.com/release/37161114-The-Young-Lions-The-Young-Lions // From the just-released remastered reissue of ‘The Young Lions,’ the 1961 Vee Jay Records album by the jazz supergroup of Frank Strozier (Alto Saxophone), Bob Cranshaw (Bass), Albert Heath, Louis Hayes (Drums), Bobby Timmons (Piano), Wayne Shorter (Tenor Saxophone – and composer of this tune) and Lee Morgan (Trumpet). Available now via Vee Jay Records / Craft Recordings. AAA Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio.*
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Les Baxter – “Overture” (From ‘Master Of The World’) // “The Conquerors” (Insts.)
‘Original Sound Track From… Jules Verne’s Master Of The World’
Vee Jay Records – 1961
*Les Baxter – “Overture” (From ‘Master Of The World’) // “The Conquerors” (Insts.) https://youtu.be/8n84loJx_Sc // https://youtu.be/QK300CaGXWk // https://www.discogs.com/release/2976859-Les-Baxter-Original-Sound-Track-From-Jules-Vernes-Master-Of-The-World // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Baxter // Here’s two songs from the fantastic orchestral soundtrack of the 1961 AIP film, ‘Master Of The World,’ composed by Les Baxter. Baxter composed the soundtracks of much of AIP’s output from the late 1950’s through 1970. This mono album is a must for fans of B-movie soundtracks, though ‘Master Of The World’ was a rare big budget technicolor epic from AIP!*