Pause & Play Today: April 7, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Crooked Machine,” Róisín Murphy – April 30
“Scaled and Icy,” twenty one pilots – May 21
“Terrain,” Portico Quartet – May 28
“Identität,” Das Beat – June 4
“Laysongs,” Chris Thile – June 4
“Preacher’s Sigh & Potion: Lost Album,” Matthew Dear – June 25
“Maybe We Never Die,” Anderson East – Aug. 20
Deals in Computers & Accessories »
REISSUES
“Always: The Warner-Reprise Recordings (1987-1991),” Atlantic Starr – May 28
“Etta James: The Montreux Years,” Etta James – May 28
“Nina Simone: The Montreux Years,” Nina Simone – May 28
“History Repeating 1981-2021,” The Alarm – June 4
VINYL
“3rd Album,” Shocking Blue – May 21
MUSIC BOOKS
“Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii,” Måns Mosesson – Nov. 16
JUST RELEASED
“Paris II,” Oracle Sisters (five-song EP; Hear here; 22TWENTY)
NEW SONGS
Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault), Taylor Swift
Isle of Misanthrope, Dennis DeYoung
uptight, goodboy noah
Noir (Radio Edit & Remixes), Yelle
Around the Bend, Silver Synthetic
Out My Face, Godlands
BNR / Balloon, Crumb
Tu y Yo, Valley Latini
Clubbing In Your Bedroom, Moon Kissed
Ruthless, Bryce Bowyn
I Can Hear You Calling, Going Up North
Misty Morning, Kandle
Nothing Left, David Bray & Friends feat. Lorraine Reid
Moonlit Skies, Sally Robinson
Peach, DORYAN
If I Leave, Stefanie Parnell
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Bobby Bare (86)
Charlie Thomas [The Drifters] (84)
Patricia Bennett [The Chiffons] (74)
Carol Douglas (73)
John Oates (73)
John Dittrich [Restless Heart] (70)
Janis Ian (70)
Simon Climie (64)
Mark Kibble (57)
Charlie Hall [The War on Drugs] (47)
John Cooper [Skillet] (46)
Ben McKee [Imagine Dragons] (36)
Tauren Wells (35)
Anne-Marie (30)
IN REMEMBRANCE
John Prine (1946-2020)
Andy Johns (1950-2013)
Kit Lambert (1935-1981)
RELEASED ON APRIL 7 IN … 1993
“Street Songs,” Rick James (featuring “Give It to Me” and “Super Freak”; producer: James; Gordy)
R.I.P.
Paul Humphrey (frontman of Canadian ‘80s band Blue Peter)
Ralph Schuckett (former keyboardist for Todd Rundgren’s Utopia)
Tony Pola (Beasts of Bourbon drummer)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish Lead Nominees for 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards (Variety)
> How Brandi Carlile Got Into a ‘Better Headspace’ After Road Life Struggles: ‘Take the Rest’ (People)
> RSD Drops 2021: Lady Gaga, Oneohtrix Point Never, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Shrek, and More (Pitchfork)
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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