Pause & Play Today: Feb. 17, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Impermanence/Disintegration,” Bryce Dessner with the Australian String Quartet – April 2
“Raisin’ Cain,” Chris Cain – April 9
“The Supporting Character,” Emily Kinney – April 9
“Silver Synthetic,” Silver Synthetic – April 9
“Fortitude,” GOJIRA – April 30
“There Used To Be Horses Here,” Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade – April 30
“Hard Up,” The Bamboos – May 7
“Seek Shelter,” Iceage – May 7
“MAN ON MAN,” MAN ON MAN – May 7
REISSUES
“A (A La Mode): 40th Anniversary Edition,” Jethro Tull – April 16
“Louder Than Noise … Live in Berlin,” Motörhead – April 23
VINYL
“The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band: 20th and 30th Anniversary,” Dizzy Gillespie – April 30
JUST RELEASED
“TRI.BE Da Loca,” TRI.BE (quadrilingual group sings in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean; producer: S. Tiger; See here; Republic)
NEW SONGS
To the Island, Crowded House
I Hear the Ax Swinging, Ghost of Vroom (Mike Doughty and Andrew “Scrap” Livingston)
El Invento, José González … his first new song in more than five years
Fake Gold Silver Chains, Mark Mallman
Drop Your Arms, Senses
22 Moons, Clare Luna
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Mickey McGill [of The Dells] (84)
Lou Ann Barton (67)
Loreena McKennitt (64)
Chanté Moore (54)
Tim Mahoney [of 311] (51)
Billie Joe Armstrong (49)
Taylor Hawkins (49)
Bryan White (47)
Kevin Rudolf (38)
Ed Sheeran (30)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Bob Casale (1952-2014)
Mindy McCready (1975-2013)
Michael Davis [of MC5] (1943-2012)
Bill Cowsill (1948-2006)
Ray Barretto (1929-2006)
RELEASED ON FEB. 17 IN … 1978
“The Kick Inside,” Kate Bush (her debut album included “Wuthering Heights” and “The Man with the Child in His Eyes”; producer: Andrew Powell; Harvest)
R.I.P.
Carman (pioneering Christian singer)
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Raymond Lévesque (Quebec singer-songwriter)
MUSIC HEADLINES
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