Pause & Play Today: Dec. 13, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Tough Love,” Teddy Swims – Jan. 21, 2022
“Spiritual Machines II,” Our Lady Peace – release date and preorder links, Jan. 28, 2022
“In the Aftermath,” Hollis Brown – Feb. 4, 2022
“Texas Moon,” Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – Feb. 18, 2022
“RESIST,” Midnight Oil – Feb. 18, 2022
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
REISSUES
“Down the Rabbit Hole,” The Dollyrots – Jan. 21, 2022
“Let England Shake [Vinyl]” and “Let England Shake – Demos,” PJ Harvey – Jan. 28, 2022
“Love Is Here (20th Anniversary Edition),” Starsailor – Jan. 28, 2022
“Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” various artists – Jan. 28, 2022
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Jules Truly,” Jules Truly (producers: Los got heat, Fresco, Phace The Melody; See here; Apple Music; Jules Truly)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Walker, Animal Collective | 
Colorado Blues, Ryan Culwell |
Just the Two of Us, Jarvis Church
Hey Skinny Santa!, Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses |
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Dick Van Dyke (96)
Buck White (91)
John Davidson (80)
Chuck Findley (74)
Ted Nugent (73)
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (73)
Ron Getman [The Tractors] (73)
Randy Owen (72)
Tom Verlaine (72)
Berton Averre [The Knack] (68)
John Anderson (67)
Steve Forbert (67)
Morris Day (65)
John Munson [Semisonic] (59)
Tom Delonge (46)
Amy Lee (40)
Wesley Watkins [Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats] (34)
Taylor Swift (32)
Getting caught up …
Dec. 12 Birthdays: Connie Francis (84), Terry Kirkman [The Association] (82), Dionne Warwick (81), Dickey Betts (78), Denny Dias [Steely Dan] (74), La Costa (71), Bruce Kulick (68), Sheila E. (64), Belouis Some (62), Daniel O’Donnell (60), Claudia Brücken [Propaganda] (58), Eric Schenkman (58), Nicholas Dimichino [Nine Days] (54), Dan Hawkins [The Darkness] (45)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Dec. 13:
Alan Thicke (1947-2016)
Zal Yanovsky (1944-2002)
Harry Barris (1905-1962)
Dec. 12:
Charley Pride (1934-2020)
Pat DiNizio (1955-2017)
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
Mildred Bailey (1907-1951)
RELEASED ON DEC. 13 … IN 1975
“Slow Ride,” Foghat (the lead singer from the band’s fifth album, “Fool For the City,” and arguably the band’s signature song; Bearsville)
RELEASED ON DEC. 12 … IN 1977
“ABBA: The Album,” ABBA (their fifth album was released in Scandinavian countries a month before the rest of the world; featuring “Take a Chance On Me,” “The Name of the Game,” “Thank for the Music” and “Eagle”; producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus; Polar)
R.I.P.
Les Emmerson (Five Man Electrical Band)
Vicente Fernández (legendary Mexican crooner)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Adele’s ’30’ Crosses a Million Sales and Holds at No. 1 | The New York Times
> ‘SNL’ Took on TikTok With Brutal Accuracy | Saturday Night Live
> ‘West Side Story’ Falls Flat at Box Office With Disappointing $10 Million Debut | Variety
> Foo Fighters Cancel F1 Abu Dhabi Concert For Medical Reasons | The Associated Press
> SoundCloud ‘At the Doorsteps of Break-Even,’ Expects Net Profit in 2023 | Music Ally
> Primary Wave Acquires Stake In Bundle of James Brown Rights in $90M Deal | Music Business Worldwide
> The 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021 | Rolling Stone
> Teen Cop Who Silenced Beatles’ Last gig at Apple Records Speaks Out for First Time | New York Post
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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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