Pause & Play Today: April 4, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Happy Again,” Bill & the Belles – May 21
“Revealing,” Gizelle Smith – May 28
“Fate In Seven Lessons,” Cold Cave – June 11
“Loving in Stereo,” Jungle – Aug. 13
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REISSUES
“Beyond the Pale Horizon: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1972,” various artists – May 28
“Enchanted (Expanded Edition),” Marc Almond – June 25
VINYL
“The Peel Sessions 1991-2004,” PJ Harvey – May 28
“Year of the Cat,” Al Stewart – June 18
“Chromatica,” Lady Gaga – June 25
“Plastic Hearts,” Miley Cyrus – July 9
“God Bless Tiny Tim,” Tiny Tim – July 9
“Fire” and “Honey,” Ohio Players – Aug. 6
JUST RELEASED
“Freedom.,” Justin Bieber (six-song EP, surprise-released less than two weeks after his sixth album; Read here; Def Jam)
“Triangle,” Esperanza Spalding (three-song suite; See here; Concord)
“My People,” Cha Wa (Hear here; Single Lock)
“Parachute Remixes,” Petit Biscuit (12 songs; Hear/Read here; Écurie)
“How To Live And How To Lose,” Octopus Montage (new single: “Mother Tucker Dude, That Hurt Like A Buttcheek On A Stick”; See here; Octopus Montage)
“Over and Over,” Kolby Knickerbocker (four-song EP; new single: “Prayer”; Hear here; Kolby Knickerbocker)
“G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!,” Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Constellation)
NEW SONGS
california queen, sad alex
Lost & Found, Manolo Redondo
Simon Says, messier
You Don’t Want Me, Tassia Zappia
Nice to Meet Ya, Wes Nelson & Yxng Bane
Unsolid, Molosser
Eyes Like Diamonds, Rider & Rolling Thunder
Playin’ House, Allie Colleen
Not a Soldier, Willa Amai
Fatal, CAPPA
GIRLS, Ace Hashimoto feat. pH-1
Why Only You, HAERTS
GETAWAY, MARCOUX
Staring at the black road, Dobermann
NEO EGO, Wez Atlas, Jua and VivaOla
Chocolate Factory, Aries
Shadows, Jeff Beadle
Sick of the Blue, Ravenfangs
Mismatched, Emma Hewson
Alleyway, Varro Vivyds
VADER, Wi-z Grey
My Way, Bruklyn feat. GeeFaizel
Love You Right, Abigail Fierce
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Clive Davis (89)
Dave Hill [Slade] (75)
Pick Withers (73)
Steve Gatlin (70)
Craig Adams [The Cult] (59)
David Gavurin [The Sundays] (58)
Clay Davidson (50)
Josh Todd [Buckcherry] (50)
Jill Scott (49)
Magnus Sveningsson [The Cardigans] (49)
Kelly Price (48)
Andre Dalyrimple (47)
Josh McSwain [Parmalee] (46)
Jamie Lynn Spears (30)
Austin Mahone (25)
Getting caught up …
April 3 Birthdays: Jeff Barry (83), Wayne Newton (79), Tony Orlando (77), Richard Thompson (72), Curtis Stone [Highway 101] (71), Mick Mars (65), Eddie Murphy (60), Mike Ness (59), Simon Raymonde (59), Sebastian Bach (53), Drew Shirley [Switchfoot] (47), Leona Lewis (36), Hayley Kiyoko (30), Paris Jackson (23), Sam Kiszka [Greta Van Fleet] (22)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Wayne Henderson (1939-2014)
Red Sovine (1917-1980)
ON THIS DAY IN … 1964
The Beatles occupied the Top 5 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: 5) “Please Please Me”; 4) “I Want To Hold Your Hand”; 3) “She Loves You”; 2) “Twist And Shout”; 1) “Can’t Buy Me Love”
R.I.P.
Patrick Juvet (’70s disco star)
B.B. Dickerson (founding member of War)
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