Pause & Play Today: Feb. 28, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Uneasy,” Vijay Iyer Trio – April 9
“The Gift,” Quiet Marauder – April 9
“Vital,” Big|Brave – April 23
“Start It Over,” Riley Downing – May 14
“You Hear Georgia,” Blackberry Smoke – May 28
“Break Our Fall,” Dispatch – May 28
REISSUES
“Directions in Music 1969 to 1973,” various artists – March 26
“Jon Savage’s 1972-1976: All Our Times Have Come,” various artists – March 26
“Can: Live in Stuttgart 1975,” Can – May 28
VINYL
“TV Tube Heart,” The Radiators From Space – March 26
“Distortion: 2008-2019” and “Distortion: The Best of 1989-2019,” Bob Mould – April 16
JUST RELEASED
“Spare Room,” Eric Hirshberg (includes a cover of The Cars’ “Drive”; producer: John Alagi; See here; Beautiful Corner Music, Ltd. / UMG)
“The Restless Dreams of Youth,” Tamar Berk (See here; Tamar Berk)
NEW SONGS
Ma’ G, J Balvin
Brain to Brain / Waking Up Slow, The Datsuns
Clouds, Slayyyter
On One, Joyce Wrice feat. Freddie Gibbs
Empty Rooms, Elise Davis
Manifest, Field Division
Cranium, Slothrust
Sometimes I Feel, Heavy Feather
Haircut, Petey & Miya Folick
Resist, Calling All Astronauts
Castaway, Tashaki Miyaki
Friend, CHILLEMI
When You Think It’s Right, Post Profit
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Sam the Sham (84)
Donnie Iris (78)
Bernadette Peters (73)
Ian Stanley (64)
Cindy Wilson (64)
Pat Monahan (52)
Nigel Godrich (50)
Jason Aldean (44)
Jake Bugg (27)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Billy Thorpe (1946-2007)
Chris Curtis [of The Searchers] (1941-2005)
RELEASED ON FEB. 28 IN … 1983
“War,” U2 (featuring “New Year’s Day,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Two Hearts Beat as One”; producer: Steve Lillywhite; Island)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Taylor Swift Won’t Reschedule Postponed ‘Lover Fest’ Shows (CNN)
> Mathew Knowles, Father of Beyoncé and Solange, Says He’s Departing From the Music Industry (Yahoo! Entertainment)
> Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Becomes Only Country Album to Spend First Seven Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 (Billboard)
> TJ Osborne Says the Response to Him Coming Out as Gay ‘Has Been a Tsunami of Love’ (People)
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