Pause & Play Today: May 23, 2023
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Connection,” Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – July 14, 2023
“Dutch Model,” Little Falls Trophy – July 21, 2023
“New Future City Radio,” Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek – July 28, 2023
“Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You,” Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Aug. 11, 2023
“Drama Queen,” Idina Menzel – Aug. 18, 2023
“Realms,” Cindy Wilson – Aug. 25, 2023
“At the Roadhouse,” The Paper Kites – Sept. 1, 2023
“Nothing Lasts Forever,” Teenage Fanclub – Sept. 22, 2023
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MORE UPCOMING RELEASES (without exact release date)
“Caves,” NEEDTOBREATHE – fall 2023
REISSUES
“GarciaLive Volume 20: June 18th, 1982 – Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA,” Jerry Garcia Band – June 30, 2023
VINYL
“Sonny Clark Trio,” Sonny Clark Trio – July 7, 2023
“Cracked Rear View,” Hootie & The Blowfish – July 7, 2023
“Kick,” INXS – July 7, 2023
“A Caddy for Daddy,” Hank Mobley – July 7, 2023
“Psychicemotus,” Yusef Lateef – July 14, 2023
“Mal/2,” Mal Waldron Sextet – July 28, 2023
“Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” Kelsea Ballerini – Aug. 18, 2023
DVD + BLU-RAY
“Avatar,” Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, et al – June 20, 2023
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Things Eternal,” Dan Wilson (producers: Wilson, Christian McBride; new single: a cover of Sting’s “Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot”; See here; Brother Mister Productions / Mack Avenue Music Group)
“Séance,” Saleka (Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter’s debut album; producers: Saleka, Krispy, Ezemdi Akalonu, Warner Meadows; new single: “Samsara”; See here; Range Music Partners)
“Stories From Montana,” Mikey Ferrari (L.A.-based alt-folk singer-songwriter’s six-song debut EP; new single: “Wedding Bells”; Hear here; Neon Gold)
“Diary of a Depressed Creative,” Kala (producers: Judge & Jury, aka Howard Benson and Neil Sanderson; Hear here; Judge & Jury Records)
“PLAYTEST,” Feral Family (five-song EP; new single: “FRACTURED”; Hear here; FERALFAMILY)
“You Couldn’t Ask For a More Beautiful Day,” The Weather Holds (Hear here; The Weather Holds)
“Giverny,” Loida (Hear here; Gratitude Sound Music)
“She,” Blake Ruby (new single: “Youth”; Hear here; Blake Ruby)
“BIG BRAIN MAN II,” Whu Else (new single: “MAN MADE ASTEROID”; +1 Records)
“New Paradise I,” COBRA MAN (L.A. power disco duo’s five-song EP; new single: “Thin Ice”; Hear here; Cobra Man)
“Misanthropioid,” Fellow Robot (producers: Fellow Robot, Andrew Scheps; new single: “Poppy Fields”; Hear here; Tonequake)
“Dressing,” Low Praise (Oakland post-punk band’s debut album; new single: “Time Is Calling”; See here; Medium Friends)
“A Matinee,” Kyle Bates & Lula Asplund (Hear here; White Sepulchre)
NEW SONGS PLAYLIST (click on title to stream)
Sacred the Thread, Greta Van Fleet
Blinded by Love, KB Mike
Ordinary Love, Roosevelt
Crown, Samory I
Mighty Apple Tree, Neighbor
Strangely Sentimental, Anabel Englund
Crisp, Hugh Klein and Komang
Get Well Soon, Ashley Anne
A Crazy Night, Young-Borra
It’s Clear to Me, Anya Baghina
I Wish I Knew, Faint Louis feat. Eve Jones
Strangers Again, Bree Jaxson
Broken, TANOKI feat. LUX ALMA
Landlubber, Lucky Thief
Bad Day Not Life, Emika Love
Stuttering, Jack & Jack
The Same Again, Michael J Benjamin
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
R.I.P.
Chas Newby (one-time Beatles bassist)
Kirk Arrington (longtime Metal Church drummer)
Pete Brown (Cream lyricist)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Foo Fighters Announce New Drummer After Taylor Hawkins’ Death | Entertainment Tonight
> Stone Roses Release Emotional Andy Rourke Tribute | britpopnews
> ‘American Idol’ Shocker: Iam Tongi Beats Country Crooners to Win Season 21 in Tense Finale | USA Today
> SoundCloud to Lay Off 8% of Staff | Variety
> Stevie Nicks Reveals the Taylor Swift Song That Helped Her Grieve Late Christine McVie | People
> Ford Reverses Course, Will Keep AM Radio In Its Vehicles | InsideRadio
> Why Songwriters Can’t Have Their Own Writers Strike — Yet | Pitchfork
> ‘Fanny: The Right to Rock’ Review: More Than a Girl Group | The Wall Street Journal
TOUR NEWS (see more Tour Dates)
> Dinosaur Jr. Celebrate 30 Years of ‘Where You Been’ with U.S.-U.K. Residencies | American Songwriter
> Niall Horan Announces The Show Live on Tour 2024 | People