Pause & Play Today: May 1, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Big Colors,” Ryan Adams – June 11
“Liberation Time,” John McLaughlin – June 18
“NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 14,” various artists – June 18
“Land of the Free,” Home Free – June 25
REISSUES
“Mingus At Carnegie Hall (Deluxe Edition),” Charles Mingus – June 11
“NOW That’s What I Call Country Classics ’00s,” various artists – June 18
“White Chalk [Vinyl]” and “White Chalk – Demos,” PJ Harvey – June 25
“Sunshine of Your Love,” Ella Fitzgerald – July 9
“Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan,” Laura Nyro – July 16
VINYL
“Briefcase Full of Blues,” The Blues Brothers – July 9
“Suburban Lawns,” Suburban Lawns – July 30
“All Hail the Queen,” Queen Latifah – Aug. 13
JUST RELEASED
“Yasuke,” Flying Lotus (guests: Denzel Curry, Thundercat, Niki Randa; Warp)
“Rainbow Mixtape,” COIN (Hear here; The Committee for Sound & Mind)
“These Things Are Being Gathered For The Fire,” Tim Kile (debut solo album from the founding member of Arcade Fire; Hear here; Road Soda)
“Pisces Problems,” TYSON (five-song EP; producer: Oscar Scheller; mixed by Four Tet; LMP Recordings)
“Take It or Leave It,” Kiana Corley (five-song EP; producer: Tyler Samsel; Heart Songs)
“I Am Sensitive,” Abby Bella May (seven-song EP; Abby Bella May)
“With Hoof And Horn,” Rituals of the Dead Hand (five-song EP; Dunkelheit Produktionen)
“You Are Protected By Silent Love,” Daniel Aged (Chiron Sound)
“Horticulture,” Roseanne Reid (four-song EP; Last Man Music)
“Room 18,” Strong Armed Robbers (Read here; Fish Fisher Productions)
“Home,” EVVAN (five-song EP; producers: EVVAN, members of Milo Greene; Evan Petruzzi)
NEW SONGS
Natural Blues, Moby feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah
Ramen & OJ, Joyner Lucas x Lil Baby
Church, Tina Arena
Saint, Maggie Rose
Forgot It, Guwop Reign
Somewhere On This Mountain, Nefesh Mountain feat. Jerry Douglas
Overrated, M. Aubrey
Bigga League, Projexx feat. Bakersteez
Lightning Love, Kaelin Kost
Higher, VINCINT feat. Alex Newell with Precious
Date a Star, Lil West
sorry isn’t good enough, Joy Oladokun
Would You, Mikey Dam
Make You Happy, KyleYouMadeThat & YBN Nahmir & Joseph Black
TUNG TIED, LoveLeo feat. Rico Nasty
Main St Shuffle, Rider & Rolling Thunder
Andorinhas, Ana Moura
Marlboro Man, Özlem
Release Me, Bayleigh Cheek
Good Morning Sunshine, Sunshine & The Blue Moon
ANXIOUS, Josh A & guccihighwaters
Another Moon, Olivia Morreale
Photos, Ski Team
Always on My iPhone, Senso
One Night, Jeris Johnson
Golden, Chin Injeti feat. Thieves Like Us
Grew Up Inna Chaos, Mara TK feat. 2My
Den Glemte Dalen, Alwanzatar
She Wants Sum, Bruza
Armageddon, Awake at Last
Love Me, Chambalguy
Maryland, Rella
No Statements, Kuttem Reese feat. Lil Durk
Subtleties, Project 432
Groovatta, Darkroom Data feat. The System
State On Fire, Flying Penguin
Suffering is optional, Dario Margeli
I See It Now Pt. 1, Mewn
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Judy Collins (82)
Rita Coolidge (76)
Nick Fortuna [The Buckinghams] (75)
Glen Ballard (68)
Ray Parker Jr. (67)
Steve Farris [Mr. Mister] (64)
Phil Smith [Haircut One Hundred] (62)
Owen Paul (59)
Wayne Hancock (56)
Johnny Colt [The Black Crowes] (54)
Tim McGraw (54)
D’Arcy Wretzky (53)
Bernard Butler (51)
Tina Campbell (47)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Chris Kelly (1978-2013)
Hugo Peretti (1916-1986)
Spike Jones (1911-1965)
Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
RELEASED ON MAY 1 IN … 2001
“Survivor,” Destiny’s Child (featuring “Independent Women Part I,” “Survivor” and “Bootylicious”; various producers; Columbia)
R.I.P.
Malcolm Campbell (veteran SPIN, Fader, Blender publishing executive)
Will Mecum (Karma to Burn)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Delbert McClinton Announces Retirement (Best Classic Bands)
> Nick Jonas to Host Billboard Music News (Hollywood Reporter)
> Rumor: Apple to Announce Third-Generation AirPods and HiFi Apple Music Tier in ‘Coming Weeks’ (MacRumors)
> 19 Songs That Led Zeppelin Never Played Live (Loudwire)
> 7 Rock Bands Who Called It Quits at the Right Time (Ultimate Guitar)
About the Author
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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