Pause & Play Today: Jan. 24, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’,” Lainey Wilson – Feb. 19
“Come What May,” Jane Monheit – March 12
“Whispers and Sighs,” David Olney & Anana Kaye – March 19
“Reckless,” Morgan Wade – March 19
REISSUES
“Harmony (Deluxe Edition),” Josh Groban – Feb. 26
“A & B Sides 1963-1967,” The Searchers – April 2
“Discovery: Live in Rio 1994,” Pet Shop Boys – April 30
“Burnin’,” Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Company – May 14
JUST RELEASED
“Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (20th Anniversary Edition) [Download],” Aimee Mann (2000 album; reissued on double vinyl LP on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on Nov. 27, 2020; with five bonus tracks; SuperEgo)
“Madre,” Arca (four-song EP; See here; XL Recordings)
“RuPaul in London,” RuPaul (five-song remix EP; RuCo, Inc.)
“Los Dioses,” Anuel Aa & Ozuna (Real Hasta La Muerte LLC & Aura Music Corp.)
NEW SONGS
Jealous Guy, The Black Crowes … from “Shake Your Money Maker (30th Anniversary Deluxe),” out Feb. 26
It’s a Sin, Years & Years
Rivers, Epica
Our Problem, Amanda Shires … with Cyndi Lauper, Sheryl Crow, Angie Stone, K.Flay, Lilly Hiatt, Linda Perry, Morgane Stapleton, Nona Hendryx, Peaches and Valerie June
Karma Police, Julian Lennon feat. Nuno Bettencourt
Skellig, David Gray
New Love, Silk City feat. Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Mark Ronson
Blueberry Eyes, MAX feat. Lil Mosey, SUGA of BTS & Olivia O’Brien
Fresh Wind, Hillsong United
This Will Be Our Year (Lo-Fi & Hi-Fi Versions), OK Go
The Cry of a Nation, Men of God’s Heart featuring Lisa Knowles-Smith and Greg Watkins and The Worship & Praise Chorale
Sweet & Dandy, Tash Sultana
Wilder Days, Morgan Wade
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly, Pat Barrett
The Thunder Rolls, State of Mine feat. No Resolve
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Doug Kershaw (85)
Ray Stevens (82)
Aaron Neville (80)
Neil Diamond (80)
Becky Hobbs (71)
Matthew Wilder (67)
Jools Holland (63)
Keech Rainwater [of Lonestar] (58)
Sleepy Brown (51)
Beth Hart (49)
Mitchell Marlow [of Filter] (42)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Mark E. Smith (1957-2018)
Butch Trucks (1947-2017)
Gordon MacRae (1921-1986)
RELEASED ON JAN. 24 IN … 2011
“21,” Adele (Grammy winner for Album of the Year; spent 24 weeks at No. 1 in the U.S., the longest by a female solo artist in Billboard 200 history; featuring “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You,” “Set Fire to the Rain” and “Rumour Has It”; producers: Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson; XL Recordings / Columbia)
R.I.P.
Tom Stevens (The Long Ryders)
James Purify (James & Bobby Purify)
Perry Botkin Jr. (film and TV composer and Grammy-winning arranger for “Nadia’s Theme”)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Ultra Music Festival 2021 Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic (CBS Miami)
> Flaming Lips Stage ‘Space Bubble’ Concert in Oklahoma City (Rolling Stone)
> U2 Posts ‘The Unforgettable Fire’ Music Video in HD (YouTube)
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