Pause & Play Today: Jan. 5, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Detroit Blues,” Danny Kroha – Feb. 5
“On Earth, and in Heaven,” Robin Thicke – Feb. 12
“An Overview on Phenomenal Nature,” Cassandra Jenkins – Feb. 19
“The Wandering Hearts,” The Wandering Hearts – Feb. 26
VINYL
“Peach Fuzz,” Enuff Z’Nuff – Feb. 5
“Private Revolution,” World Party – Feb. 26
“Enuff Z’Nuff,” Enuff Z’Nuff – March 5
“The 70s Glam-Pop Album,” various artists – March 19
JUST RELEASED
“Front Street Outtakes,” Jerry Garcia & Sanjay Mishra (three-song EP of rare studio material sourced from a 1995 recording session; Read here; Jerry Garcia Music Arts)
“Gimme Fiction (Deluxe Edition) [Download],” Spoon (2005 album; with 12 bonus home demos; Matador)
NEW SONGS
MAZZA, slowthai & A$AP Rocky
Adrenaline, You Me at Six
Whisper My Name, Adeline
Free, Slippy
Sober, Bailey Bryan
Reason to Believe, Bill Champlin
I Wanna Write a Love Song, Nathanael Philip Mosher
Reckless, Deva St. John
You Give Me the Words, Adam Aronson
Been a Long Time, Earshot
Soho, Ben Wood & The Bad Ideas
So Far From Home, Bun
But I Like It, Pieter Herweijer
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Athol Guy [of The Seekers] (81)
George “Funky” Brown [of Kool & The Gang] (72)
Chris Stein (71)
Iris DeMent (60)
Kate Schellenbach [of Luscious Jackson] (55)
Troy Van Leeuwen [of Queens of the Stone Age] (53)
Marilyn Manson (52)
Deadmau5 (40)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Willie Mitchell (1928-2010)
Sonny Bono (1935-1998)
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
RELEASED ON JAN. 5 IN … 1973
“Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,” Bruce Springsteen (debut album, featuring “Blinded By the Light” and “Spirit in the Night”; producers: Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos; Columbia)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Dr. Dre in Intensive Care After Brain Aneurysm (The Daily Beast)
> The Grammys Postpone 2021 Ceremony Over COVID-19 Concerns, May Be Moved to March (Rolling Stone)
> Lindsey Buckingham Sells His Publishing Rights, Including Fleetwood Mac Hits (Rolling Stone)
> Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach On The Drama of ‘Walk On By’ (The Wall Street Journal)
> Lion’s Lair, Legendary Denver Dive Bar and Music Venue, Fights For Survival (The Know)
> 81 Essential Albums That Turn 40 in 2021: Class of 1981 (Ultimate Classic Rock)
> Dr. Rahat Indori – Ek Alag Pehchaan: A Tribute by Indie Musicians & Artists (Songdew)
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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