Pause & Play Today: July 27, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Full Time Smile,” Future Crib – Sept. 10
“I’ve Been Trying To Tell You,” Saint Etienne – Sept. 10
“My Sober Daydream,” Foamboy – Oct. 1
“Can We Get a Witness,” The Georgia Thunderbolts – Oct. 15
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
REISSUES
“Why Do Birds Sing? (Deluxe Edition),” Violent Femmes – Oct. 8
“The Sun Shines Here: The Roots of Indie Pop 1980-1984,” various artists – Oct. 29
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Sent From Above, Dolly Parton
Pond House, Saint Etienne
Bandido Para Ti, Alejandro Escovedo
Me Myself and Dollar Hell, Mild High Club
Better, Foamboy
Other Humans, Sweet Nobody
Seaside, Spencer Cullum feat. Erin Rae
All I Wanna Do, Nordista Freeze
The Glass Shifting, Brett Naucke
Ramon Ayala, Giovannie & The Hired Guns
Uncle Rico, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
BG, Future Crib
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Bobbie Gentry (79)
Maureen McGovern (72)
Duncan Cameron [Sawyer Brown] (65)
Karrin Allyson (59)
Stacy Dean Campbell (54)
Juliana Hatfield (54)
Abe Cunningham [Deftones] (48)
Pete Yorn (47)
Cheyenne Kimball [Gloriana] (31)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Rickey Grundy (1959-2015)
Kidd Kraddick (1959-2013)
Bob Hope (1903-2003)
Leon Wilkeson [Lynyrd Skynyrd] (1952-2001)
Harry Edison (1915-1999)
Bobby Day (1928-1990)
RELEASED ON JULY 27 IN … 1983
“Madonna,” Madonna (her debut album, featuring “Borderline,” “Holiday” and “Lucky Star”; producers: Jellybean Benitez, Mark Kamins, Reggie Lucas, Butch Jones; Sire / Warner)
R.I.P.
Joey Jordison (founding member of Slipknot)
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> Laura Nyro: The Phenomenal Singers’ Singer the ’60s Overlooked | The Guardian