Pause & Play Today: Jan. 5, 2022
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Zero and Below,” Crowbar – March 4
“Too Close to Reason,” Scott Metzger – March 4
“Letters to Aliens,” Rhyan Sinclair – March 4
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
Amazon Outlet: Overstock Items at Under-Budget Prices. »
VINYL
“Duke Ellington & John Coltrane,” Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – Feb. 25
“Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (10th Anniversary Edition),” M83 – April 15
DVD / BLU-RAY
“Yellowstone: Season 4,” Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, et al – March 8
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Springtime,” Robin Guthrie (four-song EP, released on the Cocteau Twins’ founding member’s 60th birthday; Hear here; Apple Music; Soleil Après Minuit / Darla)
“Tales From The Telescope Chapter 2: Internal Shine,” Lance Skiiiwalker (five-song EP; Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Gueule de Bois,” Teuteu (four-song EP; Apple Music; Vernéa)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Funny Girl, Father John Misty | 
You Will Never Work In Television Again, The Smile (Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke with jazz drummer Tom Skinner) |
EXPIRATION DATE, MICHELLE |
Cut / Turns Out I’m Sentimental After All, Sondre Lerche |
Green Goddess, Sea Power |
sunlight, juuku |
Don’t Be a Stranger, Scott Metzger |
Haptic (Type A), Cellophane Riot
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Athol Guy [The Seekers] (82)
George “Funky” Brown [Kool & The Gang] (73)
Chris Stein (72)
Troy Van Leeuwen [Queens of the Stone Age] (54)
Marilyn Manson (53)
Getting caught up …
Jan. 4 Birthdays: Grace Bumbry (85), John McLaughlin (80), Kathy Forester (67), Clive Gregson (67), Nels Cline (66), Bernard Sumner (66), Patty Loveless (65), Michael Stipe (62), Robin Guthrie (60), Martin McAloon [Prefab Sprout] (60), Beth Gibbons (57), David Glasper [Breathe] (57), Cait O’Riordan (57), Deana Carter (56), Benjamin Darvill [Crash Test Dummies] (55), Tricky Stewart (48), Tim Wheeler [Ash] (45), Spencer Chamberlain [Underoath] (39), Ben Spivak [Magic!] (39)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Jan. 5:
Willie Mitchell (1928-2010)
Sonny Bono (1935-1998)
Burton Lane (1912-1997)
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Jan. 4:
Sammy Johns (1946-2013)
Gerry Rafferty (1947-2011)
Les Brown (1912-2001)
R.D. Burman (1939-1994)
Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Paul Chambers (1935-1969)
RANDOM LYRICS
“Give no mind to what they say
It doesn’t matter anyway”
RELEASED ON JAN. 5 … IN 1973
“Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,” Bruce Springsteen (his debut album, featuring “Blinded By the Light” and “Spirit in the Night”; producers: Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos; Columbia)
RELEASED ON JAN. 4 … IN 1967
“The Doors,” The Doors (their debut album, featuring the No. 1 “Light My Fire,” “Break On Through [To the Other Side]” and “The End”; producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Elektra)
R.I.P.
Ted Gardner (Lollapalooza co-founder)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Grammy Awards Ceremony Officially Postponed | Variety
> Rapper J $tash Found Dead After Allegedly Killing Woman in Front of Her Children | New York Post
> Coal Chamber’s Rayna Foss Has Been Missing for Months | Loudwire
> Maine-Based Music Retailer Bull Moose Sold to Employees | The Associated Press
> Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ Baby Album Cover Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge | Variety
> Adele’s ‘30’ Spends Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, ‘Encanto’ Hits Top 10 | Billboard
> David Lee Roth Cancels Entire Farewell Residency | Ultimate Classic Rock
> What to Listen to in 2022: A Playlist for the Year Ahead | The Wall Street Journal
> After 20 Years in Ybor City, Tampa’s Iconic Venue The Orpheum Is Moving Out | Creative Loafing Tampa
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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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