Pause & Play Today: Dec. 7, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Multiverse,” Reptaliens – Jan. 21, 2022
“House,” Shout Out Louds – Feb. 18, 2022
“Wild Loneliness,” Superchunk – Feb. 25, 2022
“Get Yourself Outside,” Yonder Mountain String Band – Feb. 25, 2022
“New Gospel Revisited,” Marquis Hill – March 18, 2022
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REISSUES
“The Motown Anthology,” Mary Wilson – new release date, Jan. 7, 2022
VINYL
“Greatest Hits On Earth,” The 5th Dimension – Jan. 28, 2022
“Ben E. King’s Greatest Hits,” Ben E. King – Feb. 25, 2022
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“The Way Back Home,” Aisha Badru (six-song EP; new single: “Rooted”; Hear here; Nettwerk)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
No Choice, Tame Impala | 
Endless Summer, Superchunk |
Alpine Drive, Aeon Station |
Run Away, Alice SK |
Strangers in the Dark, Daisy Glaze
Straight To Ya Face, So Dope |
Mr. Metronome / Drums Valentino, Psymon Spine
Cheerleader of the Universe, Alyssa Gengos
Where It Should Be, Pierce Turner
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Bobby Osborne (90)
Gary Morris (73)
Tom Waits (72)
Tim Butler (63)
Barbara Weathers [Atlantic Starr] (58)
Louise Post [Veruca Salt] (55)
Damien Rice (48)
Kon Artis (47)
Nicole Appleton (46)
Frankie J (45)
Sunny Sweeney (45)
Sara Bareilles (42)
Nita Strauss (35)
Aaron Carter (34)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Greg Lake (1947-2016)
Chick Willis (1934-2013)
Dennis Yost (1943-2008)
Dee Clark (1938-1990)
Darby Crash (1958-1980)
RANDOM LYRICS
“I’ve seen the future, I can’t afford it”
RELEASED ON DEC. 7… IN 1985
“Sun City,” Artists United Against Apartheid (seven-track all-star album; producers: Steven Van Zandt, Arthur Baker; EMI Manhattan)
R.I.P.
John Miles (British singer-guitarist)
Greg Tate (hip-hop journalist and Black Rock Coalition co-founder)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> K-Pop Band BTS to Take a Rare ‘Extended Period of Rest’ | The Wall Street Journal
> Here’s What Happened to ‘Get Back’s’ Non-Beatle Characters | Slate
> Adele’s ‘30’ Is First Album Released In Over a Year to Sell a Million Copies In U.S. | Billboard
> Amazon Server Problems Delay Deliveries, Hurts Adele’s Ticket Sales | The Blast
> Tame Impala Announce 2022 Tour Dates | Pitchfork
> Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert | NPR
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