Pause & Play Today: Dec. 10, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“SICK!,” Earl Sweatshirt – Jan. 14, 2022
“Strictly A One-Eyed Jack,” John Mellencamp – album title, release date and preorder links, Jan. 21, 2022
“This Life,” Curtis Stigers – Feb. 25, 2022
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“JOSE (Deluxe Edition),” J Balvin (2021 album; with five bonus tracks; Hear here; Universal Music Latino)
“The Hating Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” various artists (Republic)
“Moments in Between (Deluxe Special Edition),” Ruth B. (2021 album; with four bonus tracks, including a live NY rooftop eendition of “Dandelions” and remixes by Lupe Fiasco and smle; Hear here; Downtown / The Orchard)
“It’s Not That Deep,” Janet Devlin (six-song EP; Hear here; OK!Good)
“Yokohama,” MadeinTYO + UnoTheActivist (new single: “Love Myself”; Hear here; Yokohama)
“Through Fog,” Samantha Preis (Samantha Preis)
“nothing ever changes.,” will hyde (seven-song EP; Hear here; Pack Records / The Orchard)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Paint the Red Rose Blue, Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Tabula Rasa, Earl Sweatshirt feat. Armand Hammer
Planet Eaters, VOIVOD
london, Wrabel feat. Cam
Breakfast, Fana Hues
Where Sky Becomes Sea, Palace
I Won’t Give Up, Ryan Keen
Commute, Amy Jay
Blessings, Cousin Stizz
Wooie, Sis
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Gloria Loring (75)
Walter “Clyde” Orange (75)
Johnny Rodriguez (70)
Paul Hardcastle (64)
J Mascis (56)
Scot Alexander [Dishwalla] (50)
Donavon Frankenreiter (49)
Brian Molko [Placebo] (49)
Meg White (47)
Kuniva (46)
Sarah Chang (41)
Noah Harmon [Airborne Toxic Event] (40)
Teyana Taylor (31)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Jim Hall (1930-2013)
Richard Pryor (1940-2005)
Rick Danko (1943-1999)
Faron Young (1932-1996)
Darren Robinson [The Fat Boys] (1967-1995)
Alice Tully (1902-1993)
RANDOM LYRICS
“In violent times
You shouldn’t have to sell your soul”
R.I.P.
Gil Bridges (Rare Earth)
Michael Nesmith (The Monkees)
CharlestheFirst (electronic music producer)