Summer Music Preview 2021
June 21 is a big day … it’s the first day of summer 2021 (it officially began at 11:32 p.m. EDT on June 20). It’s also considered the longest day of the year because it’s the day with the most daylight.
It’s also Fête de la Musique, or World Music Day, making it the perfect excuse for us to whip up a Summer Music Preview.
Here’s what’s coming out in the months ahead.
Enjoy your summer, enjoy your music.
Highlights: New stuff – Tyler, The Creator … Modest Mouse … Doja Cat … The Mountain Goats … Hiss Golden Messenger … Gary Allan … Faye Webster … William Fitzsimmons … Jennifer Nettles … Lucy Dacus … John Grant … Matthew Dear … Buckcherry … Beartooth … Hiatus Kaiyote … T. Hardy Morris … Frankie Valli … Phil Wickman … LoneLady … The Grid / Fripp … Gabe Dixon … Lacuna Coil … Vincent Neil Emerson … Pom Pom Squad … Drug Store Romeos … Mother Mother … Kojaque … Squirrel Flower … Cautious Clay … “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cinderella’ (Original Cast Recording)” … Maple Glider … etc.; Reissues – Joni Mitchell … Miles Davis … Nina Simone … Etta James … CBill Evans … Peter Murphy … Josh Turner … Marc Almond … Asia … The Sorrows … Lissie … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Lana Del Rey … Laura Mvula … Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth … The Go! Team … Paul Carrack … Earl Slick … etc.; Reissues – Richard Marx … Charlie Parker … Jimmy Clanton … Art Tatum … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – The Wallflowers … Lucinda Williams … Inhaler … Half Waif … The Flatlanders … Tom Odell … Murray McLauchlan … The Goon Sax … The Maine … Two Feet … Junaco … etc.; Reissues – The Rolling Stones … Ella Fitzgerald … Amy Grant … Patrice Rushen … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – John Mayer … Wavves … Tedeschi Trucks Band … Gary Kemp … Charlie Daniels & Friends … Nathaniel Rateliff … James Vincent McMorrow … Il Divo … Umphrey’s McGee … Tones and I … Ida Mae … John McLaughlin … Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band … Chet Faker … Acid Dad … Rodrigo Amarante … Oscar Lang … KSI … Cautious Clay … Chloe Flower … Nigel Hall … Trampolene … etc.; Reissues – Tina Turner … Laura Nyro … Waylon Jennings … Alice Coltrane … Joseph Spence … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Paul McCartney … Jackson Browne … David Crosby … Rodney Crowell … Leon Bridges … Anne-Marie … Joshua Radin … Descendents … Yngwie Malmsteen … Ora The Molecule … Molly Burch … Piroshka … etc.; Reissues – 2Pac … Stone Temple Pilots … Glen Campbell … Mudhoney … Dream Theater … Madness … Lissie … Richard Pryor … Sun Ra … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Billie Eilish … Los Lobos … Bleachers … NEEDTOBREATHE … Yola … Erasure … Blues Traveler … Dee Snider … Somi … Son Volt … Jim Lauderdale … Durand Jones & The Indications … LUMP … Clay Walker … Naia Izumi … Ric Robertson … Pageants … TORRES … The Wandering Hearts … Charlie Parr … Patrick Paige II … etc.; Reissues – Aretha Franklin … Prince … Level 42 … Peter Cetera … London Boys … Phyllis Hyman … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Chris Young … Will Young … Liars … Ellen Foley … Alice Sara Ott … Colin Hay … Willy Mason … Information Society … Desire Marea … Kate Taylor … Paul Thorn … Kississippi … “Amerikinda: 20 Years of Dualtone” … etc.; Reissues – Barbra Streisand … George Harrison … Kim Wilde … Bill Evans … Ed Bruce … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Sheryl Crow … Joan Armatrading … Jungle … Jade Bird … Watchhouse … The Cold Stares … etc.; Reissues – The London Suede … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Lorde … Switchfoot … Jake Bugg … Maggie Rose … Chrissie Hynde … Martha Wainwright … Martin Gore … James McMurtry … Villagers … Debbie Gibson … Anderson East … The Joy Formidable … Connie Smith … Shannon and the Clams … Sierra Ferrell … Freestylers … Newton Faulkner … etc.; Reissues – Eric Clapton … John Coltrane … Caravan … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Chvrches … Brian Setzer … The Bronx … Danko Jones … Yann Tiersen … Indigo De Souza … Southern Avenue … Jason Eady … Mouse Rat … Evann McIntosh … Bob Schneider … etc.; Reissues – Madeleine Peyroux … The Kooks … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Manic Street Preachers … Little Simz … Ronnie Wood and The Ronnie Wood Band … Baby Queen … David Ferguson … etc.; Reissues – P.O.D. … Van Der Graaf Generator … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Metallica … Diana Ross … Low … Slothrust … Andrew W.K. … Alice Sara Ott … Pokey LaFarge … Steve Hackett … The Stranglers … Heartless Bastards … Steps … Julia Bardo … Martin Sexton … Sincere Engineer … Martina Topley-Bird … etc.; Reissues – Metallica … Ray Charles … Laura Nyro … etc.
Highlights: New stuff – Lindsey Buckingham … Melissa Etheridge … The Felice Brothers … José González … Cynthia Erivo … Candlebox … Jónsi … Nate Smith … Carcass … Noise Unit … etc.; Reissues – Buena Vista Social Club … etc.
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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