Pause & Play Today: May 3, 2023
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Dreams in Splattered Lines,” Wolf Eyes – May 26, 2023
“Return to the Kingdom of Fife,” Gloryhammer – June 2, 2023
“Slugs of Love,” Little Dragon – July 7, 2023
“People Just Wanna Have Fun,” Kool & The Gang – July 14, 2023
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REISSUES
“RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, June 10, 1973,” Grateful Dead – June 30, 2023
“Anthology,” Charlie Watts – June 30, 2023
VINYL
“Live at Third Man Records,” Old Crow Medicine Show – June 2, 2023
MUSIC BOOKS
“Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs,” Willie Nelson – Oct. 31, 2023
“David Bowie: Mixing Memory & Desire,” Kevin Cummins – Nov. 7, 2023
“World Within a Song,” Jeff Tweedy – Nov. 7, 2023
“Confessions of a Rock ‘N’ Roll Name-Dropper,” Laurie Kaye – Dec. 8, 2023
“Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio,” Katherine Rye Jewell – Jan. 9, 2024
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Purple and White,” Violet Daze (producer: Billy Otto; first single: “Across the Bay”; Hear here; Violet Daze)
“Vestige & Vigil,” The Bellwether Syndicate (producers: frontman William Faith, Chad Blinman; Hear here; Sett Records / Nexilis / Schubert Music Europe)
“Analog Memories,” The City Lines (seven-song EP; Hear here; TCL-Records)
“Savage Existence,” Savage Existence (Costa Rican metal band’s debut album; new single: “Standing in Flames”; See here; Rivet)
“Killer Kin,” Killer Kin (New Haven, CT quintet’s debut album; Hear here; Dead Beat)
“Desert Songs,” Ava Vegas (Hear here; Songs by Night / The Orchard)
“GREEN LP,” moshimoshi (Helsinki punk band’s debut album; Hear here; All The Plazz / Playground Music Scandinavia)
“Dark Fire Heresy,” Draag (L.A. electro-shoegaze quintet’s debut album; new single: “Good Era Doom”; See here; Draag)
“The World in Air Quotes,” The God in Hackney (producer: Nathaniel Mellors; Hear here; Junior Aspirin)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Harvest, Rufus Wainwright feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Stills
All Things Must Change, Bush
Kenneth, Little Dragon
Pink Bikini, Sally Potter
Nchiwewe (Ode to Willie Nelson), Keturah
Skeleton Wedding, CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE
Suntrap, Maya’s Radio Orchestra
To Feel Alive, Alex Ebert
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
R.I.P.
Linda Lewis (British singer-songwriter)
Irv Lichtman (editor and writer at Billboard and other music publications)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott and George Michael Among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees | CBS News
> Musicians Gather at Massey Hall to Talk About Gordon Lightfoot’s Influence | CBC News: The National
> Neil Young Honors Gordon Lightfoot: ‘His Melodies and Words Were an Inspiration’ | Rolling Stone
> Radio Stations Concerned Over Ford’s Plans to Remove AM from 2024 Vehicles | NewsChannel5 Nashville
TOUR NEWS (see more Tour Dates)
> Lamb of God Announces U.S. Summer Tour | Louder
> Tour News: Sky Ferreira, Cold as Life, Blake Mills / Chris Weisman, Zorn, JJUUJJUU, More | Brooklyn Vegan
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