Pause & Play Today: Feb. 20, 2023
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS,” KESMAR – May 12, 2023
“What Ifs & Maybes,” Tom Grennan – June 9, 2023
“Exorcism of Youth,” The View – June 9, 2023
“Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride,” Jason Mraz – June 23, 2023
“I Don’t Know,” bdrmm – June 30, 2023
“Best of Friends,” sparkle*jets u.k. – June 30, 2023
“Tales From the North,” Bloodbound – July 7, 2023
“Blood Omen,” The Raven Age – July 7, 2023
“HOPE,” Fury in the Slaughterhouse – July 28, 2023
“Dancing, Alone,” Ten Tonnes – July 28, 2023
“Ends & Begins,” Labrinth – Aug. 30, 2023
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REISSUES
“Little Plastic Castle (25th Anniversary Edition),” Ani DiFranco – June 23, 2023
DVD + BLU-RAY
“Thelma & Louise (The Criterion Collection),” Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, et al – May 30, 2023
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Our Best Place,” Shonen Knife (See here; Tomato Head / Good Charamel)
“Gemini Girl: The Complete Hush Recordings,” Laurie Styvers (See here; High Moon)
“Real Life Human Garbage,” Girl Scout (Swedish quartet’s debut EP; producers: Ali Chant, Jacknife Lee; new single: “Weirdo”; Made Records)
“In My Reality,” Eka Laki (debut album; Eka Laki)
“Good For Nothing (A Spiraling Blackout Montage),” HOOGENBOOM (Rose Garden)
“This Road,” The Runaway Grooms (five-song EP; producers: The Runaway Grooms, Jeremy Horn; The Runaway Grooms)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Cicada, Temples
Last Man Standing, Victoria Justice
Generation Happy or Dead, The Get Right Band
At My Feet (Hounds of Hell), Molosser Crude
Naked Times, KID BE KID
Slow Down, Matt B
Bare Boards, Brightwell & Moran
Falling Star, Cosmic Embers
Get Back, Dylan Jakobsen
One Life, Sleep Signals
We Believe, Postkrypt
Born a Happy Girl, Mary Lee Kortes
Heart of a Man, HALIE
Juicy Fruit, Brooke Candy
Over You, Rofi James
Song About You, foamboy
That’s Life, Chris de Sarandy
These Roots, Amanda Hagel
Just a Kid, Jesse Hite
Made My Day, Cody Hall
Walking in the Air, Laura Auer & Broadway Studio Orchestra
December Rain, Adrian Barrera
Surrender, Dylan Gitalis
Circle Back to Me, Ela Ozturk
Sleepwalking, Artem Yahubets
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
R.I.P.
Gerald Fried (Emmy winner for “Roots” and composer for “Star Trek,” “Gilligan’s Island,” etc.)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> SZA’s ‘SOS’ Spends Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Albums by Women in 7 Years | Pitchfork
> Willie Spence’s Duet Partner Kya Moneé Tearfully Returns to ‘American Idol’: ‘He Was Actually Supposed to Be Here With Me Today’ | Yahoo! Entertainment
> Anthem for Charles III’s coronation written by Lloyd Webber | The Associated Press
> Tamela Mann: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
> When New-Age Music Gets Real | The Atlantic
TOUR NEWS + FESTIVALS (see more Tour Dates)
> P!nk Announces ‘Trustfall’ Fall Tour Dates | Variety
> Lauryn Hill, Diddy, Dave Chappelle & More to Headline 2023 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia | Billboard