Pause & Play Today: July 9, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Faster,” Samantha Fish – Sept. 10
“Moral Hygiene,” Ministry – Oct. 1
“In Heaven,” Strand of Oaks – Oct. 1
“Things Take Time, Take Time,” Courtney Barnett – Nov. 12
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REISSUES
“Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Score),” Randy Edelman – Aug. 13
VINYL
“ATLiens (25th Anniversary Edition),” OutKast – Aug. 27
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Live In Denver,” TobyMac (See here; CD + DVD out Sept. 10; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch; ForeFront / Capitol CMG)
“6 of a Billion,” Claire Rosinkranz (six-song EP; new single: “Boy In A Billion”; Hear here; slowplay / Republic)
“USEE4YOURSELF,” IDK (guests: T-Pain, Young Thug, Offset, SIR; Hear/Read here; CD out Sept. 3; Apple Music; Clue No Clue LLC / Warner)
“Unimaginable Storms,” James the Prophet (new single: “up & Down”; Hear here; Rupture)
“til the end of time,” almost monday (five-song EP; Apple Music; Hollywood)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
NDA, Billie Eilish
Motley Crew, Post Malone
Permission to Dance, BTS
could cry just thinkin about you, Troye Sivan
Out in the Middle / Old Love Song, Zac Brown Band
Get Up, Logic
One of Them Nights, Chris Young
Memory, Kane Brown x blackbear
Sword from the Stone (Radio 2 House Music Show), Passenger & BBC Concert Orchestra
Stay, The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
Try Missing You, Jon Langston
Truth About You, Mitchell Tenpenny
Miracle, Baby, Nothing But Thieves
Love You Right, Walk off the Earth x Lukas Graham
Hard, Fuel
Squaring the Circle / Fighter, Sneaker Pimps
Take My Name, Parmalee
Nothin I Won’t Do, Russ
Say It First, Cassadee Pope
Clash, Dave & Stormzy
In the Court of the Dragon, Trivium
No Love In LA / Punching Bag, Palaye Royale
Gettin’ High, The Lonely Ones
Gangsta Boogie, Glasses Malone, The Game & Kurupt
Mn Gheirik Enti, Issam Alnajjar
Somebody That I Used To Know, BENEE … Amazon Original cover of the Goyte hit
Crying on the Dance Floor, Jessy Jones
Kayla, Stephen Sanchez
Somebody, Sophia Fracassi
Pre War Tension, Lonely Guest, Joe Talbot and Tricky feat. Marta
daydream, Peter Jessy
Hang At My House, Keegan Powell
Eternity, Adeline feat. Joshua J
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Ed Ames (94)
Dee Dee Kenniebrew [The Crystals] (76)
John Tesh (69)
David Ball (68)
Debbie Sledge (67)
Marc Almond (64)
Jim Kerr (63)
Courtney Love (57)
Frank Bello (56)
Jack White (46)
Isaac Brock [Modest Mouse] (46)
Dan Estrin [Hoobastank] (45)
Kiely Williams [3LW] (35)
Getting caught up …
July 8 Birthdays: Steve Lawrence (86), Jaimoe Johanson (77), Raffi (73), Toby Keith (60), Graham Jones [Haircut One Hundred] (60), Andy Fletcher [Depeche Mode] (60), Joan Osborne (59), Beck (51), Drew Womack [Sons of the Desert] (51), Stephen Mason [Jars of Clay] (46), Jamie Cook [Arctic Monkeys] (36), Jaden Smith (23)
IN REMEMBRANCE
John Spinks [The Outfield] (1953-2014)
Milan Williams [Commodores] (1948-2006)
RELEASED ON JULY 9 IN … 1983
“Fantastic,” Wham! (their debut album, featuring “Wham Rap! [Enjoy What You Do],” “Bad Boys” and “Club Tropicana”; producers: Steve Brown, George Michael, Bob Carter; Columbia)
R.I.P.
Chick Vennera (actor-singer)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Marilyn Manson Surrenders On New Hampshire Assault Warrant | The Associated Press
> After Surgery, Amy Grant Is Celebrating Being ‘Alive and 60’ With ‘Heart in Motion’ Reissue, Tour | USA Today
> Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Pull Out of Bonnaroo | Variety
> Billie Eilish Releases Self-Directed Music Video for New Single ‘NDA’ from Forthcoming Album | People
> Nashville’s Iconic Bluebird Cafe Set To Re-open Doors July 16 | All Access
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