Pause & Play Today: July 2, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Human,” OneRepublic – release date, Aug. 27
“Mercury – Act 1,” Imagine Dragons – Sept. 3
“Huffy,” We Are Scientists – Oct. 8
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Summer EP,” Chris Tomlin & Friends (five songs; guests: Thomas Rhett, Tyler Hubbard, Russell Dickerson, Jimmie Allen; Sparrow)
“It Was Written,” Nas (1996 album; 25th anniversary expanded digital edition featuring previously unavailable tracks; See here; Legacy)
“Honky-Tonk Hippies,” LANCO (five-song EP; producers: LANCO; recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL; Arista Nashville)
“Roman Songs,” John Linnell (the They Might Be Giants’ co-founder’s first solo release in two decades; four-song EP; See here; Idlewild Recordings)
“Live At Ocean Way Nashville,” We the Kingdom (new single: “Child of Love”; See here; Capitol Christian Music Group)
“Been a While,” Supreme Court (their first new music in 10 years; new single: “First Bite”; See here; Campbell Recordings)
“Tropical Fuzz,” Yur Mom (Chapter 22)
“Last Train,” Sonic Blue (producer: Steve Shone; first single: “All Over Now”; APM)
“Turn To Something You Know,” Jack Grace (new single: “Sailing”; See here; Of Leisure)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Wrecked, Imagine Dragons
Renegade, Big Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift
Speak Your Mind (from the Netflix Series “We The People”), Brandi Carlile
Vaccine, Logic
Imagine, Common feat. PJ
ME PASE, Enrique Iglesias feat. Farruko
Sunrise Tells the Story, Midland
Tell the Truth, Tedeschi Trucks Band feat. Trey Anastasio
Big Shark, Russ Millions
Heartbreak Anniversary, Tarrus Riley
Fine Apple (Lemon & Lime Remix), Nic D
Heavenly Side, ILLENIUM & Matt Maeson
Lease on Life, Andy Grammer
Read My Mind, You Me At Six
Starting Line, Luke Hemmings
No Soy Para Ti, María Isabel
Internal Deflection, ANYWHEREDOOR
our love, cookii
Weather, Junior Varsity feat. Spill Tab
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Ahmad Jamal (91)
Roy Bittan (72)
Johnny Colla [Huey Lewis & The News] (69)
Pete Briquette [The Boomtown Rats] (67)
Dave Parsons [Bush] (56)
Monie Love (51)
Rocky Gray [Evanescence] (47)
Melodee DeVevo [Casting Crowns] (45)
Michelle Branch (38)
Getting caught up:
July 1 Birthdays: Deborah Harry (76), Fred Schneider (70), Victor Willis (70), Dan Aykroyd (69), Evelyn “Champagne” King (61), Michelle Wright (60), Mark Pirro [The Polyphonic Spree] (51), Missy Elliott (50), Bryan Devendorf [The National] (46), Sufjan Stevens (46), Chloe Bailey (23)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Beverly Sills (1929-2007)
Ray Brown (1926-2002)
Snooky Lanson (1914-1990)
DeFord Bailey (1899-1982)
RELEASED ON JULY 2 IN … 1981
“4,” Foreigner (their fourth album was their most successful, selling more than 7 million copies in the U.S. and staying at No. 1 for 10 weeks; featuring “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Urgent,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Break It Up”; producers: Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Mick Jones; guests: Junior Walker, Thomas Dolby, Bob Mayo, Ian Lloyd, Hugh McCracken; Atlantic)
RELEASED ON JULY 1 IN … 1972
“Toulouse Street,” The Doobie Brothers (their second album, featuring “Listen to the Music,” “Jesus Is Just Alright” and “Rockin’ Down the Highway”; producer: Ted Templeman; Warner)
R.I.P.
Bryan St. Pere (drummer for Hum)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> ‘Behind the Music’ Is Back; Eight New Episodes Announced | Loudwire
> ‘ABBA Gold’ Reaches Record-Breaking 1,000 Weeks in U.K. Album Chart | BBC News
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