Pause & Play Today: May 13, 2022
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Cooped Up, Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch | 
One Life, James Bay |
The Foundations of Decay, My Chemical Romance |
You Proof, Morgan Wallen |
Roman Candles, Death Cab for Cutie |
I Ain’t Worried (from the film “Top Gun: Maverick”), OneRepublic |
Too Much, Mark Ronson feat. Lucky Daye |
Me Myself & I, 5 Seconds of Summer |
No Gold Teeth, Danger Mouse & Black Thought |
Worth a Shot, Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley |
Yo Yo, MIKA |
I Think We’re Past That Now, Antonio Sánchez feat. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross |
Purple Haze, Joy Oladokun |
FUNERAL GREY, Waterparks |
“A Strange Loop,” “Periodically,” “Intermission Song,” “We Wanna Know” and “Inner White Girl” (from “A Strange Loop [Original Broadway Cast Recording]”), various artists |
Spit It Out, Big Wreck |
What Do We Do Now?, Spencer Crandall |
Medusa, The Bergamot
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“I Blame the World,” Sasha Alex Sloan (Hear here; See here; RCA)
“Romeo & Juliet,” Ryan Adams (double album; Read here; Pax-Am)
“WDYWTBWYGU [What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?],” Johan Lenox (new single: “I’m a Mess”; Hear here; Johan Lenox)
“Shape & Form,” Two Feet (guest: grandson; Hear here; AWAL Recordings)
“Open,” Lambert (new single: “The Open”; Hear here; See here; Mercury Classics)
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“That Was You and Me,” Fortunate Ones – June 3
“Leap,” James Bay – July 8
“Cheat Codes,” Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Aug. 12
“SHIFT (Bad Hombre, Vol. II),” Antonio Sánchez – Aug. 26
“Asphalt Meadows,” Death Cab for Cutie – Sept. 16
“5SOS5,” 5 Seconds of Summer – Sept. 23
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
REISSUES
“Nancy & Lee,” Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – new release date, June 3
“The Animals,” “The Animals On Tour,” “Animal Tracks” and “Animalization,” The Animals – new release date, June 24
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Stevie Wonder (72)
John Richardson [Gin Blossoms] (58)
Darius Rucker (56)
Andy Williams [Casting Crowns] (50)
Mickey Madden [Maroon 5] (43)
Wylie Gelber [Dawes] (34)
Tones and I (29)
Morgan Wallen (29)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Doris Day (1922-2019)
Robert Drasnin (1927-2015)
Donald “Duck” Dunn (1941-2012)
Johnnie Wilder Jr. [Heatwave] (1949-2006)
Eddie Barclay (1921-2005)
Chet Baker (1929-1988)
Bob Wills (1905-1975)
Tubby Hall (1895-1945)
RELEASED ON MAY 13 … IN 1982
“The Golden Age of Wireless,” Thomas Dolby (his debut album, featuring his Top 5 hit “She Blinded Me With Science,” “Airwaves,” “Europa and the Pirate Twins” and “One of Our Submarines”; the album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard chart in mid-June; producers: Dolby, Tim Friese-Greene; EMI)
R.I.P.
Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder)
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> The Untold Story of the White House’s Weirdly Hip Record Collection | Washingtonian
> Billboard’s 2022 40 Under 40 Revealed | Billboard
> ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel in the Works With Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer | Variety
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