Pause & Play Today: April 6, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“*O*R,” Olivia Rodrigo – May 21
“When Smoke Rises,” Mustafa – May 28
“Silfur,” Dustin O’Halloran – June 11
“The Veiled Sea,” Six Organs of Admittance – June 25
“Utopian Ashes,” Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth – July 2
“In a Roomful of Blood with a Sleeping Tiger,” Bob Schneider – Aug. 27
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VINYL
“The Dude,” Quincy Jones – May 21
“Life Support,” Madison Beer – May 28
MUSIC BOOKS
“The History of Bones: A Memoir,” John Lurie – Aug. 17
“Ever Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes,” Pete Shelley – Sept. 7
“Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story,” Michael Elliott – Sept. 14
“The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” Dave Grohl – Oct. 5
“The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard,” Marc Eliot – Nov. 16
“12 Notes: On Life and Creativity,” Quincy Jones – Jan. 11, 2022
JUST RELEASED
“Based On a TRU Story,” TruCarr (12-song mixtape; guests: Blueface, Sada Baby, Rich The Kid, G Perico, Bankroll Freddie, Hardini; new single: “Bout Mine”; See here; eOne Music)
“97 BLOSSOM,” The Blossom (six-song EP; new single: “BLACK EYE”; See here; Video Store / The Orchard)
NEW SONGS
Meditation V, Sufjan Stevens
All In Your Head, J.PERIOD feat. Dave Chappelle, Black Thought, and Tiffany Gouché
Athena, Tristen
THAT’S ON YOU!, REI AMI
When He Returns, John Cowan
Haunted House, Holly Humberstone
Jesus, We Need You, Tarralyn Ramsey
How We Met (Cherry Pie), TeenCanteen
Mechanical Ballerina, Jo Beth Young
Before I Forget, Wynnm
Ready, Chloé Caroline
If We Could, CASILIAN
Bridges, Jason Pilling
street lights, Young Hadene
Sólstöður, Kælan Mikla
Give you up, RIVIN feat. Ali B
Sparrow, The Crawling
On My Page, Sarah Rose
Loving Body, Bobby Oroza
Lost, Tapedeck 45
Special Place in Hell, Suzi Moon
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Louis Shelton (80)
Gheorghe Zamfir (80)
Tony Connor [Hot Chocolate] (74)
Patrick Hernandez (72)
Udo Dirkschneider [Accept] (69)
Christopher Franke [Tangerine Dream] (68)
Warren Haynes (61)
John Pizzarelli (61)
Frank Black (56)
Markku Lappalainen [Hoobastank] (48)
Imani Coppola (43)
Robert Glasper (43)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Merle Haggard (1937-2016)
Ray Charles [The Ray Charles Singers] (1918-2015)
Charles Pettigrew [Charles & Eddie] (1963-2001)
Red Norvo (1908-1999)
Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
RELEASED ON APRIL 6 IN … 1993
“Undertow,” Tool (their debut album; featuring “Sober,” “Prison Sex” and “Undertow”; producers: Sylvia Massy, Tool; Zoo Entertainment)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> The 49 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2021 (Pitchfork)
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