Pause & Play Today: Oct. 20, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Following the Moon,” Simon Bromide – Nov. 19
“Instant Night,” Beauty Pill – Dec. 3
“All the Bright Coins,” Simone Felice – Jan. 28, 2022
“Piece of Me,” Lady Wray – Jan. 28, 2022
“Time Skiffs,” Animal Collective – Feb. 4, 2022
“LP3,” Hippo Campus – Feb. 4, 2022
“War of the Worlds, Part II,” Michael Romeo – Feb. 4, 2022
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JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“ALPHA,” CL (Hear here; Apple Music; Very Cherry)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Prester John, Animal Collective | 
Air, Phebe Starr |
London Boys, Ariana and the Rose feat. Cakes da Killa
Let’s Talk, Kur |
Wolves on Clouds, Kent Loon feat. 03 Greedo
Prodigal Daughter, Lights |
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Wanda Jackson (84)
Mark King [Level 42] (63)
Jim “Soni” Sonefeld (57)
Doug Eldridge [Oleander] (54)
Dannii Minogue (50)
Snoop Dogg (50)
Jimi Westbrook [Little Big Town] (50)
Jon Natchez [The War on Drugs] (45)
Paul Wilson [Snow Patrol] (43)
Daniel Tichenor [Cage The Elephant] (42)
Jess Glynne (32)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Shirley Horn (1934-2005)
Henry “The Sunflower” Vestine [Canned Heat] (1944-1997)
Merle Travis (1917-1983)
Cassie Gaines (1948-1977)
Ronnie Van Zant (1948-1977)
Steve Gaines (1949-1977)
RELEASED ON OCT. 20 IN … 2003
“Frank,” Amy Winehouse (her debut album won an Ivor Novello Award; featuring “Stronger Than Me,” “Take the Box” and “In My Bed”; producers: Commissioner Gordon, Jimmy Hogarth, Salaam Remi, Matt Rowe, Winehouse; Island)
R.I.P.
Leslie Bricusse (“Goldfinger” songwriter also co-wrote “Candy Man,” “You Only Live Twice” and “Talk to the Animals”)
Ralph Carmichael (film and TV composer and arranger of Christmas classics)
MUSIC HEADLINES
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> Spotify Partners With Shopify to Add Merch to Artists’ Profiles | TechCrunch
> ‘ANNIVERSARY,’ Duran Duran (Music Video) | YouTube
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