Pause & Play Today: July 19, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Pressure Machine,” The Killers – Aug. 13
“Senjutsu,” Iron Maiden – Sept. 3
“SUNDAYS,” Nate Mercereau – Sept. 24
“WORD?,” Atmosphere – Oct. 8
“I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” The War on Drugs – Oct. 29
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
REISSUES
“Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon,” Pop Smoke – Aug. 20
“The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Aug. 20
“Rings Around the World (20th Anniversary Edition),” Super Furry Animals – Sept. 3
“Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters: Shep Pettibone – The Classic 12″ Master-Mixes,” various artists – Sept. 3
“The Glow” and “Green Light,” Bonnie Raitt – Sept. 10
“Playin’ It Cool,” Timothy B. Schmit – Sept. 10
VINYL
“Nether Lands,” Dan Fogelberg – Aug. 13
“Collected,” Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Aug. 20
MUSIC BOOKS
“Joy Division + New Order: Decades,” John Aizlewood – Sept. 21
“Metallica: The Black Album in Black & White: Photographs by Ross Halfin,” Ross Halfin – Oct. 19
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Dee Gees / Hail Satin – Foo Fighters / Live,” Foo Fighters (Download; four covers of Bee Gees and one of Andy Gibb, plus five live versions of songs off their 2021 album “Medicine at Midnight”; See here; Apple Music; RCA)
“Duets | Golden Gate Bridge,” Nate Mercereau (four-song EP of solo guitar work backed by the “ghostly hum” that The Golden Gate Bridge has been emitting for nearly a year now; See here; How So / Nice Life Recording Company)
“Hype or Die: Homecoming,” Riot Ten (guests: Krystall Poppin, Global Mongo, Joe Buras, TITUS, Mikes Dead, Bok Nero, BLUPILL, Dopeboylo; Dim Mak)
“greenhouse,” aldn (seven-song debut EP; new single: “dog eat dog”; See here; Pack Records / The Orchard)
“DID I IMAGINE,” Alex Banin (four-song debut EP; producers: Chuck Inglish, vlush, Mike Hector; new single: “Forget About It”; See here; Apple Music; Alex Banin)
“Songs That Made Me Feel,” James Vickery (guests: Musiq Soulchild, EARTHGANG, Rob Araujo, Jack Dine; Apple Music; TH3RD BRAIN)
“The Hard Road,” Joshua’s Habit (producer: Brad Taylor; new single: “Escape”; Hear here; Joshua’s Habit)
“Axiomatic Alarm Clock,” The Tin Can Collective (Apple Music; Tin Can Records)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Living Proof, The War on Drugs
Lifetime, Swedish House Mafia feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 070 Shake
More Than We Know / Captain’s Clock, Aoife O’Donovan feat. The Milk Carton Kids … produced by Joe Henry
Tattoo Your Name, CLEVER
Holy Mountain, JW Francis
Remember My Name, Asbjørn
Without You, Devan
SMILE, Freedom Fry
Slithering, VALHALL
Illusions, Gone To Color feat. Ade Blackburn of Clinic
Flame, Voix
There Was a Time, Eddie Monroe feat. John Wood
Good Vibes, Kupid aka Q x $kip x TJ Da DeeJay
Sunshine State of Mind, Brian Rhea
One in a Million, Natalie Gray
Gamble, The Famous Daxx
27 Souls, T-Rex Marathon
Life of an Immigrant, Lucca DL
Notice Me, 34 Kel
King Blame, FHANG
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Sue Thompson (95)
Helen Gallagher (94)
Vikki Carr (81)
Phil Upchurch (80)
Commander Cody (77)
Alan Gorrie [Average White Band] (75)
Brian May (74)
Bernie Leadon (74)
Kevin Haskins [Bauhaus, Love and Rockets] (61)
Kelly Shiver [Thrasher Shiver] (58)
Urs Buhler [Il Divo] (50)
Jason McGerr [Death Cab for Cutie] (47)
Eric Prydz (45)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Emitt Rhodes (1950-2020)
Dave Carter (1952-2002)
Alan Lomax (1915-2002)
Judy Clay (1938-2001)
Lefty Frizzell (1928-1975)
RELEASED ON JULY 19 IN … 1982
“Donna Summer,” Donna Summer (featuring the Grammy-nominated “Love Is in Control [Finger on the Trigger],” “State of Independence” and “The Woman in Me”; producer: Quincy Jones; Geffen)
R.I.P.
Robby Steinhardt (violinist and founding member of Kansas)
Tolis Voskopoulos (Greek folk singer)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Singer Keyshia Cole’s Mother Dies After Suffering Overdose on Her Birthday | TMZ
> Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Will Team Up for Two Nights at Radio City Music Hall | The Associated Press
> Halsey and Boyfriend Alev Aydin Have Welcomed Their First Child Together | POPSUGAR
> Bill Ackman Drops SPAC Plan for Universal Music Deal | The Wall Street Journal
> Oak View Group Signs Multi-Year Partnership With Ticketmaster | Billboard
> Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Kenney Jones Reunite for New Faces Recordings | Rolling Stone
> New Documentary On George Martin’s Montserrat Studio To Be Released | uDiscover Music
> The 30 Best Albums of 1971 | Paste Magazine
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