2021 New Music Calendar

27-Jan-21 22:00

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Life in quarantine can be a blessing in disguise for many. It may be a time to pause and ponder, or for musicians, this time allows them to gather inspiration and produce fresh new albums for the world to get through this pandemic because really, music acts as food for the soul. Join us as we go through some notable album releases to look out for this year.

JANUARY
29 Weezer, Ok Human
29 Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams

FEBRUARY
5 Foo Fighters, Medicine at Midnight
5 Slowthai - Tyron
12 Neil Young - Way Down in the Rust Bucket
26 Willie Nelson - That’s Life
26 King Gizz - L.W

MARCH
5 Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
19 Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
26 Evanescence - The Bitter Truth

APRIL
30 Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade
30 Royal Blood - Typhoons

MAY
7 Weezer - Van Weezer (Van Halen tribute)
21 Chai - Wink
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Produced by: Ali Johan, Othniel Ting

Presented by: Ali Johan, Othniel Ting

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