Pause & Play Today: May 24, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Ripe,” Brainstory – June 25
“HUMAN,” The Veronicas – July 2
“Therapy,” Anne-Marie – July 23
“662,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – July 23
“Love Signs,” The Jungle Giants – July 23
“Northend Sweetheart,” Ryan Caraveo – July 30
“Unravel,” Jeremy Squires – July 30
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REISSUES
“Lost Treasures (Rare & Unreleased),” Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – June 25
“It’s Only Rock & Roll / Never Could Toe the Mark / Turn the Page / Sweet Mother Texas,” Waylon Jennings – July 9
“Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre,” Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – July 9
VINYL
“Same Old Bullshit,” Beastie Boys – July 16
“The Best of Friends,” Loggins & Messina – Aug. 6
“His Hand in Mine,” Elvis Presley – Aug. 13
“Hi Infidelity,” REO Speedwagon – Aug. 13
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“The Daybreaks,” Ann Wilson (four-song EP of unheard pre-Heart recordings; Apple Music; TAWT)
“Neighborhood Poetry,” FCG Heem (guests: Pooh Shiesty, NoCap, Toosii; new single: “Beef”; See here; Republic)
“Orange,” Flying Penguin (Hear here; Hicktown)
“Play.Make.Believe.,” Ace Hashimoto (new single: “Girls,” feat. pH-1; See here; NBN)
“Pie,” Fluid (Apple Music; Fluid)
“A Woman,” Qveen Herby (new single: “Naughty Girl”; See here; Checkbook)
“Bullet With Butterfly Clips,” RVRSIDE (six-song EP; producer: Colin creeV; new single: “Welcome to Paradise”; See here; Head Bitch Music)
“Instrumentals II,” The Routes (See here; Groovie)
“Me & My Guitar,” Kent Blazy (Kent Blazy)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Breakout, Night Ranger
Anxiety, Julian Daniel
A Glimpse of a Lost Part of Myself, Sp8ce Owl
It’s All Hate, Outloved
Samidare, LITE & DÉ DÉ MOUSE
until, Sad Alex
I Was Lying, Marigolds+Monsters
Time’s Up, Sycco
Fishbones, Arthur Moon
Power On, James The Prophet
rose petal princess, Savage Ga$p & Wassup Rocker
Clear Water Blue, Color Palette
Don’t Know Why, Alexis Wolinsky
I’m No Good, Skinny Josh
Call My Name, Josephine Philip
Need a Change, Eric Roebuck
Freckles, Phillip
Half Life, appleby
One Woman Man, The Stars of Disaster
The Feeling (Hate 2 Love), Theo Tams
Check On Me, Mighty Joe
When Will I Learn, Osatia
STFU, REDDSTAR
Won’t Be Long, Goodnight, Sunrise
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Archie Shepp (84)
Tommy Chong (83)
Bob Dylan (80)
Patti LaBelle (77)
Albert Bouchard [Blue Öyster Cult] (74)
Mike Reid (74)
Waddy Wachtel (74)
Cerrone (69)
Rosanne Cash (66)
Larry Blackmon (65)
Guy Fletcher [Dire Straits] (61)
Jimmy Ashhurst [Buckcherry] (58)
Vivian Trimble [Luscious Jackson] (58)
Rich Robinson (52)
Alessandro Cortini [Nine Inch Nails] (45)
Big Tyme (40)
Cody Hanson [Hinder] (39)
Billy Gilman (33)
G-Eazy (32)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Jay Bennett (1963-2009)
Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008)
Gene Clark (1944-1991)
Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
RELEASED ON MAY 24 IN … 1968
“Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake,” Small Faces (featuring “Lazy Sunday,” “Afterglow of Your Love” and “Mad John”; producers: Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott; Immediate)
R.I.P.
Zion Aquino (Filipino singer-songwriter)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Megadeth Fires Bassist David Ellefson Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct (Los Angeles Times)
> West Virginia Road Named for Native, Musician Bill Withers (The Associated Press)
> Broadway Restart Accelerates as ‘Hadestown’ Plans Its Return (The New York Times)
> Eurovision Winner Cleared of Drug Use by Broadcaster (BBC)
> Celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday With 80 Cover Songs (NPR)
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