Bowie would want us to keep playing music. That’s what we’re doing at Pauseandplay.com, busily poring over nearly 1,000 submissions from ReverbNation-affiliated artists. They’re all seeking to be included on Pauseandplay.com’s massive new-music release list. (More will be added later.)
Let all the children boogie.
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Just B. Polo (NYC hip-hop artist) | “There Is a Hell” (Hear here) | (Just B. Polo, Jan. 16) |
| Nikol (best female rock artist at the 2015 Carolina Music Awards) | “Bittersweet” (first single: “Goin’ Down”; Hear here) | (Nikol) |
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| Daniel Amedee (New Orleans folk-rock singer-songwriter) | “Everything Will Change” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Daniel Amedee, Feb. 2) |
| DJ Movex (from Ukraine) | “Medusa (Original Mix)” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (DJ Movex, Jan. 25) |
| Ionic Construct (EDM artist based in Colorado Springs) | “Alien Transmissions” (22 tracks; Hear here) | (iM Electronic, Feb. 1) |
| Johnny Stanec (singer-songwriter from Youngstown, Ohio) | “Farewell, Sadness” (first single: “The Sky Is Falling”; Hear here) | (Forgotten, Feb. 2) |
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| Leah Brooke | “Royal Jelly” (Hear here) | (Lucky Tooth) |
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| Damon & Matthews (rock duo from Brandy Station, Va.) | “We Go Kartin'” (Hear here) | (Isle Royale, March 4) |
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| GrooveShine (Santa Barbara funk-reggae band) | “New Moon” (Hear here) | (GrooveShine, Jan. 5) |
| Katelyn McCarter (Christian pop singer from Petersburg, Va.) | “Chasing the Wind” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Katelyn McCarter, Jan. 5) |
| Some Velvet Morning (British alt-rock trio) | “Damocles” (new single; Hear here; see album below) | (Some Velvet Morning) |
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Jenny Bracey (U.K. singer-songwriter) | “Just Accept It” (Hear here) | (Jenny Bracey) |
| Galaxy Skytree (Australian EDM artist) | “Think About Me” (Hear here) | (Galaxy Skytree, Dec. 31) |
| Link&Chain (Jamaica, N.Y., reggae group) | “Fix the Roof” (Hear here) | (Link&Chain Music, Dec. 30) |
| Some Velvet Morning (British alt-rock trio) | “Allies” (MP3; Hear here) | (Some Velvet Morning, Dec. 30) |
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| DJ Alberto Conde (Madrid electronic artist) | “Pendergas” (two-song EP; Hear here) | (DJ Alberto Conde, Dec. 27) |
| Eddie Bars (hip-hop artist from Brighton, Mass.) | “My Word” (Hear here) | (O.G.M.A) |
| Ordinary People (Portland, Ore., electronica artist) | “No Longer Human” (Hear here) | (Ordinary People) |
| Symbiotech (aka pianist-instrumentalist Stephanie Dilk) | “Gods in the Chrysalis” (Hear here) | (Symbiotech, Dec. 22) |
| Tanyé SøL (Oklahoma City-based R&B singer) | “Dolomite” (Hear here) | (Tanyé SøL, Dec. 24) |
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Infinite Eights (Lutz, Fla.-based alt-rock band) | “Unfound EP” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (The Infinite Eights) |
| Staren Black (Phoenix metal band) | “City of the Dead” (producer: Ralph Patlan; Hear here) | (Staren Black) |
| Joel Tuttle (Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist) | “Giant Steps” (Hear here) | (Joel Tuttle, Dec. 19) |
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